C&L TRUEFLOW AIR INTAKE UPGRADE & TUNING SOLUTIONS FOR 2005-2008 V6 MUSTANG

Knowing that many of the people who have purchased the surprisingly peppy new V6 Mustang had their hearts set on "V8" level performance, we just had to offer a complete V6 version of our GT upgrade to owners of these vehicles. We heard that many of the new V6 Mustang owners originally wanted the V8 model, but became frustrated with the fact that they have been difficult to purchase due to their popularity. A short test drive in the new V6 Mustang, and you will know that this is by far the most powerful base Mustang ever produced. Knowing that this car is factory rated at 210 HP, we fully expected the baseline performance for our automatic test vehicle to be considerably lower. We had hoped to use a manual equipped test vehicle, but quickly found out that only one in ten of the V6 models are ordered with the manual transmission, as most people want the automatic in the V6 model, or at least that is what the dealerships think. On the GT, things are quite the opposite, as most of those vehicles come with the manual transmission. Using a manual vehicle for testing offers certain inherent advantages, but we found that by turning the overdrive "off" and doing a pull in third gear from about 2,500 to 6,200 RPM, we were able to get pretty reliable results. As a general rule on most ALL vehicles, the rear wheel output is generally 35 HP less than advertised on a car that is equipped with a manual transmission, and approximately 60 HP less on an automatic vehicle. Forget about trying to apply percentages to rear wheel numbers, as that only serves to inflate your values as you generate higher levels of power. On nearly every vehicle that we have ever tested, this rule of thumb has always been consistent. Much to our surprise, the automatic equipped V6 model put down an HONEST 175 rear wheel HP, which is a full 25 HP more than what we expected. This is on par with what we would have expected the manual version to deliver. This means that either A) Ford is under-rating this vehicle or B) The transmission in this vehicle is considerably more efficient than previous automatics or C) our particular test vehicle was well broken-in (17K miles) and stronger than typical. Since we do not have test data from a manual equipped vehicle, we will leave that for you to decide. We do know that the results during testing were quite repeatable. Also of note, the "bump" in the dyno graphs are due to the electronic control of the torque converter. Rather than look at the "peak" numbers, which are inflated by this function of the torque converter, your must analyze the average performance data across the pull to determine actual gains. By doing this, you will find that the improvements are no less than 10 rear wheel horsepower, with a typical gain of around 12 and a peak improvement of around 15.

Click the photo to see actual dyno testing of the new 2005 Mustang V6 C&L Trueflow intake assembly and Predator tune. This video uses the DIVX codec. If it does not work properly, you can download the codec at www.DIVX.com.

Be VERY cautious of outlandish performance claims made by others promising "V8 type" performance improvements on the new V6 Mustang. While we would love to claim that this system performs just as well as the 26-31 HP gains that can be realized by our 3V GT systems, you have to consider that your improvements are proportional to your starting power level. A new V6 Mustang makes roughly 2/3rds the power of the V8 model, and it would be unrealistic to believe that the same type of air intake and tuning modifications would make more than 2/3rds the improvement of what the V8 models receive. The MINIMUM improvement that our V8 combo provides is typically 23 rear wheel horsepower. 2/3rds of that amount equals 15.18 HP, which is actually pretty close to the results that you will see here in our testing. It must be noted that our test vehicle came equipped with low octane fuel so most of the testing was using 87 and 91 octane timing levels. We tried to improve the octane of our test vehicle by topping the tank off with 93 octane, but we were unable to find benefit in more aggressive tuning due to the fact that we were not running a tank of "true" high octane fuel. So it is possible that someone who is running nothing but premium unleaded would be able to achieve better results than in our testing.

The baseline/stock testing showed an air/fuel ratio which hovered between 13.4 and 13.5:1, which is actually a little leaner than ideal. The factory stock timing level peaked at only 19 degrees of total advance. The "After" dyno pull shows the performance that was achieved with our complete air intake assembly running an average of 13.0:1 and a total timing level of only 26 degrees. Some would consider this to be an "87 octane" tune, but we feel that it is probably a couple of degrees too aggressive for most vehicles with low grade fuel. Since we were running a fuel blend which is lower than your typical premium fuel, we were unable to make more power when raising the timing up to the 29 to 30 degree level that is delivered in the higher octane tunes. If we had a tank of strictly premium fuel, it is possible that we may have found a little more power.

In addition to our own dyno testing, Doug at Bamachips has provided us with the following dyno test of a customer's manual transmission equipped V6 Mustang. Before this vehicle was baselined, the customer had already installed an upgrade exhaust system (we do not know who the manufacturer of these upgrades were), and this accounts for the strong baseline numbers. After installing our air intake and a custom tune performed by Doug, the car responded with an excellent gain across the board with a very impressive peak improvement of 12.6 HP and an even more impressive peak improvement of 16 HP at 4900 RPM.

When you purchase our complete air intake upgrade, you will receive everything to replace the entire air intake assembly from the throttle body forward. This includes V6 specific C&L Trueflow air inlet tube with hoses/clamps/fittings, an upgrade 83mm CNC machined aluminum mass airflow housing, conical air filter assembly, filter shroud assembly, installation tool and instructions. When installing this or ANY aftermarket air intake upgrade that replaces the factory air filter and meter assembly, you must make the necessary tuning adjustments to your computer. If not, your air/fuel ratio will run considerably leaner than stock and the vehicle will not operate properly, causing undesirable driving conditions. To make these modifications easier for the end user, we have worked closely with Diablosport to develop a C&L specific Predator tuner (part #CL7140) which comes pre-loaded with all of the tunes necessary to support all of the existing computer box codes in the 2005-2008 Mustang vehicles. Once this tuner is plugged into the vehicles' interface under the dashboard, it will automatically recognize which computer your car is equipped with and will offer a selection of tunes to support stock timing, 87 octane, 91 octane and 93 octane fuel. Once selected, the tuner will make all of the necessary adjustments to the computer to support the upgrade air intake assembly as well as the timing adjustments that are appropriate for your fuel grade. It is strongly suggested that you purchase our combo that comes complete with our custom Predator tuner, as using other tuning options (even the standard Diablosport Predator for your vehicle) will require a bit of extra effort to install a "custom tune" to support any aftermarket air intake assembly. For more detailed information about the features of this tuner, and why you should purchase it with our system, please read the information provided in the link on this page. In addition to the tunes that are pre-loaded into our Predator, our installation instructions for the V6 kit includes tuning tips that will help you optimize your setup, even if you do not have access to a wide-band air/fuel ratio monitor or a dyno.

We are pleased to offer a truly complete solution for these vehilces, and we hope that owners of the new V6 Mustang will appreciate the benefits that this new system has to offer. If you have any questions about this or any of our other products, please feel free to contact us or any of our authorized distributors.

The CL7140 Tuner now supports year models 2005-2008

PART#	APPLICATION	PRICE
117-05PT	2005-2008 V6 Mustang Complete C&L Trueflow Air Intake System with CL7140 Predator Tuner(Covered under U.S. Patent #D533,189)	$649.00
117-05P	V6 Mustang Complete C&L Trueflow Air Intake System ONLY(Covered under U.S. Patent #D533,189)	$299.00
702-CL1	Replacement Filter for C&L 2005+ Intake	$ 40.00