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Cold air intake... Any Luck? Is it worth it?

Old Jun 24, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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Cold air intake... Any Luck? Is it worth it?

Is cold air intake by itself will do any difference in HP/gas milage? or is it just simply waste of money? I'm not looking for a huge dramatic improvement but maybe 5-10hp?
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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You are not going to get the 5-10 HP you are looking for. You will not be able to notice the difference and you may damage the MAF
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Old Jun 24, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
itll sound and feel different. but it isnt gonna be 10hp worth.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Did any one actually installed it on their ML?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally posted by vlad
Did any one actually installed it on their ML?
me.
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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and you didn't notice any noticible increase in power or gasmilage? And what about this damaging MAF?
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Old Jun 25, 2004 | 01:59 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally posted by vlad
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and you didn't notice any noticible increase in power or gasmilage? And what about this damaging MAF?
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i have the brabus upgrade which obviously is bulletproof, but i did it along with the motor work, so tough to say.

on my 320, i had a custom cold air intake made..it works fine. filter, with proper bend angle. it allows better flow, better induction sound, and rids the v6 of the stumble in higher rpms.
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