Is it worth it

[G's Shelby]

Have a fp 65mm tb and jlt 127 sitting at home. Wondering is it worth installing and retune or just sell them? The car is a daily and sees a road course as often as time allows.

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[RedVenom48]

It will give you a crisper throttle response and less restriction when in boost. Youll feel a bit more in the butt dyno when you hit it.

The real problem comes when you need to Smog since youre in SoCal. Even with a smog tune, you'll fail the visual if they are installed when you take it for
inspection. If you don't mind swapping back and forth for smog, Id install them for sure.

 

[Pribilof]

Yes it's worth it, even for smog. Swapping those items and loading a tune will take you all of 30 minutes every year you need to smog

 

[Revvv]

It will give you a crisper throttle response and less restriction when in boost. Youll feel a bit more in the butt dyno when you hit it.

The real problem comes when you need to Smog since youre in SoCal. Even with a smog tune, you'll fail the visual if they are installed when you take it for
inspection. If you don't mind swapping back and forth for smog, Id install them for sure.

California sucks in every way except the landscape. The State known for the Hot Rod revolution is now a disappointment to the world of automotive performance enthusiasts.

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[G's Shelby]

Simply enough. I'll call vmp to get a retune sent out and install when I get home. Thanks gents.

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[IronTerp]

Have a fp 65mm tb and jlt 127 sitting at home. Wondering is it worth installing and retune or just sell them? The car is a daily and sees a road course as often as time allows

Have you considered throwing a 2.50” upper pulley on there as well? Cost you a $100 or so and you have to get a tune anyway for the CAI. You’ll notice a significant difference with these 3 mods together. That’s what I did with my 07” for the first two years I loved it.

 

[G's Shelby]

Have you considered throwing a 2.50” upper pulley on there as well? Cost you a $100 or so and you have to get a tune anyway for the CAI. You’ll notice a significant difference with these 3 mods together. That’s what I did with my 07” for the first two years I loved it.

I already have the 2.5 and 90mm idler on vmp 91 tune. Car put 530 on 91.

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[GT Premi]

It will give you a crisper throttle response and less restriction when in boost. Youll feel a bit more in the butt dyno when you hit it.

The real problem comes when you need to Smog since youre in SoCal. Even with a smog tune, you'll fail the visual if they are installed when you take it for
inspection. If you don't mind swapping back and forth for smog, Id install them for sure.

If he bought it as a kit, it may have come with a CARB sticker. Just slap the sticker on the underside of the hood, OP, and you should be good to go.

 

[RedVenom48]

To my knowledge, the Whipple "Ford Racing" CAI was the only GT500 cold air kit to be CARB approved as was the Ford Racing 65mm TB. And they were approved only as part of the 750hp Ford Racing kit.

Unfortunately California is THAT petty that its only legal when used with the kit (FRPP 50 state tune). :/