Cold air intake
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Cold air intake
I have a 1986 f150 with a 302 EFI that Im wondering if they make a cold air intake for. I have looked and looked for them, but can only find one for a mustang or newer f150. If you guys know where I can get one please let me know.
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Blake
Thanks in advance
Blake
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I have not seen any kits for these old trucks. I went and did one of those piece-it-together yourself deals. Bought a carb hat, some expandable tubing and a cone filter. I plan on making a box for it later, but I did get a noticeable improvement in airflow on my vacumn gauge.
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I read your post twice and missed the EFI part both times. 
You have that funky 2 small tubes on your intake then huh? I know the intake setup on the 302 was pretty much the same up until they went to the 4.6. My 95 F-150 with a 302 had 2 hoses as well. Have you tried finding a CAI for a 92-96 Truck? It could work.
You have that funky 2 small tubes on your intake then huh? I know the intake setup on the 302 was pretty much the same up until they went to the 4.6. My 95 F-150 with a 302 had 2 hoses as well. Have you tried finding a CAI for a 92-96 Truck? It could work.
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I have saw them for trucks from 1987 till present, but for lots of things it seems like 87 is the cut off. What one would have the best odds for hooking up to mine without major mods. Can you feel an increase in power with your truck?
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Blake
P.S. I know that on the 92- 96s the tube went over to the drivers side fender, while mine stays more by the motor. I cant find out how to post a pic on here but I have one in my gallery of it.
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P.S. I know that on the 92- 96s the tube went over to the drivers side fender, while mine stays more by the motor. I cant find out how to post a pic on here but I have one in my gallery of it.
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I would try and find a shop that has one in stock for any 302 from 87-96, and see how it matches up to your truck. I wouldn't say I had an increase in power, but it definitely improved the driveability. Without the big metal air cleaner absorbing all the engine heat, it didn't feel as sluggish when it got real hot outside.
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Ill try to do that, and reply back when I find out if it works. I just looked on the Internet for some and some of them say with mass air or without, so you know if 1986s had mass air.
Thanks alot for your help.
Blake
Thanks alot for your help.
Blake
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if it has mass air, youll have a bunch of wires going to a connector close to the filter and the wires go into a sensor that goes inside the tube itself.
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I built one out of junkyard parts for my 86 302 EFI....
Look for an 87 302 EFI, it has the air filter box on the fenderwell, not above the engine like your 86. Use the plumbing from BOTH air filter units (keep your existing filter in its place). The 87 still has rubber hoses like your 86. Sometime either in 88 or 89 they went to different hoses that wont work.
Anyways, in the end, I have two filters, each filter feeds one of the throttle bores, and I connected the two air filter housings together using one of the extra hoses. Works great, my air filters last a LONG TIME, (used to have to change it all the time, seems like I get three times the life out of a filter now).
I will try to get you a picture of this, it all fits under the hood really well. To boot, you get a BIGGER windshield washer reservoir and better lids for it and the coolant reservoir. Not sure how much power it gave me, but it sure is a neat setup, and looks completely factory.
Ryan.
Anyways, in the end, I have two filters, each filter feeds one of the throttle bores, and I connected the two air filter housings together using one of the extra hoses. Works great, my air filters last a LONG TIME, (used to have to change it all the time, seems like I get three times the life out of a filter now).
I will try to get you a picture of this, it all fits under the hood really well. To boot, you get a BIGGER windshield washer reservoir and better lids for it and the coolant reservoir. Not sure how much power it gave me, but it sure is a neat setup, and looks completely factory.
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86 won't have mass air anyways...hence the two hoses...mass air goes from 2-1....you could always get two aftermarket cone filters and hook them right to the throttle body like mustang and some truck guys do....but then it wouldn't be cold air would it?I don't think they make a KIT per se....but you could probably build a boxfrom sheetmetal and grab a 300-6 intake tub that goes from the front of the truck to the airbox...that alone helped my 95 5.0.......Remember, it ain't cold air intake if it's under your hood....the engine will breathe better but it'll have even more power with a cold air charge going into it.......if you do build your own...try not to use the flexible tubing that Sycostang did.....it'll be ribbed on the inside of it and cause the air charge to slow down.....I've got picsof my air intake in my gallery of one I made from PVC.....remember.....the smoother the inside and the less bends and the colder the air....the more air velocity and air density you'll have feeding your engine...those things equal power......Good Luck
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I got it at schucks, they had a dual intake version, but if you notice the rest of the motor, I'm not worried about looks. I would have preferred the smooth tubing, but at $20 per section/bend, that gets expensive real quick. The accordian stuff was $20 and it goes to 4-5' long. It's all only temporary anyhow until a cummins finds it's way under the hood. Then I'll throw the hat on one of my stangs and get the fancy smooth pipe. 
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