K&N FIPK or Roush Performance Cold Air induction Kit

I'm looking to replace the factory air intake and can't decide which one to go with so i figured i'd ask here, since there is a wealth of knowledge on this board. I was originally looking into the K&N FIPK for my 02 GT and have since stumbled upon the Roush Performance Cold air intake kit, i've found plenty of reviews on the K&N but i can't really seem to find much on the Roush kit, i know that Roush is a leader in mustang performance but i wonder if anyone has any experience with the Roush kit, it seems to be a little less expensive, well at least at Summit Racing it does, but i was wondering if there is a difference or if i would probably expect the same performance out of either one.

Thanks in Advance

Chris

I'd go with the Roush mainly for cool factor. Not much info on the Roush website either.

I ve read in a magazine an article on Roush CAI. They had good comments on it. But i think the roush CAI puts the filter into the fenderwell.

I put a K&N FIPK in my 02 GT. The K&N is supposed to be better performing because it is plastic vs. most others are metal. It is also cheaper than the Roush. But if it is underhood bling you desire, then I would go with the Rousch. I almost wish I had gotten the Steeda CAI merely for the appearance. Here is what my K&N looks like installed. BTW - pls overlook my dirty engine bay, it is much cleaner now

I was checkin out the Steeda intake, it look like a pretty cool one!

id stay away from anything that puts the filter in the fender...I have a MAC and I love it...but having the filter in the fender is a freaking pain in the A**...

If you're worried about temperature, it doesn't make that much of a difference. Maybe 2-4 degrees once you're moving. That's less than half a horsepower!

I have no opinion which one to go for but here's a picture of my K&N FIPK Gen2.



btw, red text is obnoxious.

hehe if you had to take off the bumper cover to install a filter you may have an opinion

I have the Roush CAI on my 04 GT. I mainly got it, because it was black plastic, put the filter out of sight in the fender, and to the the average Joe it looks stock... I'm not into bling...

I don't remember what I paid for it now, but I do remember I got a really good deal on it new from ebay...

Pics?

I have a Roush CAI on my 02. It's in the fender and a pain in the azz to change or clean. It's plastic, not metal. K&N has only 1) 75 degree bend and Roush has 2 bends. The less bends the more performance. However, going into the fender takes away some heat. Take your pick! I'd go with Roush.

I'll try to post some when I get home tonight.

The DeMolet and JLT are better options.

We've only had one customer with the Roush, and it had some fit issues. The k&n is decent and nothing really wrong with it.

Why is the filter in the fenderwell a big deal?
Working by themselves the average install time for a tech is 15 minutes to remove and reinstall, and with a helper it can get down to 10.

That's 5 minutes to pull it or put it on.

i agree with StangPro. i have the Demolet fenderwell and it took me about 40 min because i actually read the instruction. had i just gone at it and ignored the directions i would have been done in 20.

as far as the filter in the fender, i really dont see the issue either. i can pop out the filter in under a minute.... so, i fail to see where the pain is that everyone talks about. Hey Stangpro, didnt you have an article on your site of a comparison of the JLT and the DeMolet? might be a good read for some people.

Torinalth

We didn't do it, Hot Rod Institute did.

http://www.stangpro.com/html/articles/coldairshootout.htm

An our test of the DeMolet install:

http://www.stangpro.com/html/articles/tunableinduction.htm

JLT gets my vote... when it isnt 90+ degrees here in Ca... i can definately feel the power in the upper rpms and pulls harder all the way to redline...

I 2nd on the Demolet. Its a great intake with good gains that you can actually feel. It took me about an hour to install by myself but it took me a little while to take the POS mac straight shot system out.

i vote for the demolet simply b/c i have seen several articles that noted a pretty substantial gain with it. i am going to go with it after i do a few other things.

Does anyone know if most of these air intakes will work with a Kenne Bell kit? Or larger TBs?