The JLT cold air intake kit is a good option for those of you out there that are searching
for a cold air intake for 2015 and newer GT Mustang that requires a tune so it'll not
only provide the most performance gain possible, but it'll also give a classic look under the
hood.
This intake has an open air box design, but it keeps the direct cold air feed that Ford
created in the grille.
So this is more of a true cold air setup than some of the other options that you have out
there, since it does receive air from outside of the car.
When it comes to install, this is a simple one.
It's a one outta three branches on the difficulty meter.
You can plan on spending about an hour to get this installed.
We spun the car on the dyno before the intake was installed, and we saw numbers of 382 horsepower
and 359 foot-pounds of torque with the stock intake and no tune on the car.
After the intake was installed and a Bama tune uploaded, we saw numbers of 409 horsepower
and 391 foot-pounds of torque.
That makes for a peak gain of 27 horsepower and 32 foot-pounds of torque.
Like usual, peak gains are always nice to know, but what's most important are the curve
gains.
The curve gains are the gains you're gonna notice in your driving.
And you're looking at 36 horsepower and 44 foot-pounds of torque at 4300 RPM.
The requirement of a tune is driven by the mass airflow size.
This intake comes with a 110 millimeter MAV, which is larger than the stock MAV.
You don't get a new sensor here, but the housing itself is the larger 110 millimeter size,
and an aftermarket intake can only go so big with a mass airflow size before the car is
gonna need a computer tune.
The computer calibration can not correct itself for the greater amount of air that the larger
housing will allow past the sensor, so that's why this intake requires a tune.
If you were looking for an intake that does not require a tune, you need to find one with
a smaller mass airflow housing size, like the Airaid, or the enclosed CNL option.
You won't see the same performance gains that you would with a no tune required intake that
you'd see on one that does require a tune unless you end up tuning the car later on
or pairing the intake with a tune right away, even though it's not required.
But the power benefits are only one part of the equation here with the JLT.
Because this is an open element style air box, you're gonna be getting more engine noise
than before with a factory sealed air box.
If that's something that you're after, then you'll not be disappointed here.
Although, if you prefer to keep things quiet, you might wanna stick with a sealed air box
instead.
This cold air intake does come with a reusable high flow filter, and it's a five by nine
power stack air filter.
That means when it comes time, you can just clean and re-oil the filter.
You won't need to repurchase a new filter.
And the heat shield is a roto-molded ABS plastic, and you can see how this whole setup is much
more attractive than the factory air boxes under the hood.
It's a nice matte black, and this is exactly what I consider a classic cold air intake
look.
It's simple but clean, in my opinion.
And JLT is gonna give you everything that you need for the install.
You have your intake tube, silicone coupler, power stack air filter, the heat shield, and
clamps, and all of the hardware that's gonna be needed.
As far as price, you can expect to spend about $350.
This is pretty much in line with your other cold air intake options.
Now there are a few that are slightly more expensive, but generally speaking, cold air
intakes currently range from $300 to $385 without a handheld tuner.
When it comes to the install, this is gonna be an easy one outta three wrenches on the
difficulty meter.
You can plan on spending an hour of your time getting this installed.
Like I mentioned earlier, this intake will come with all of the items you'll need to
complete the install.
All you really need to complete the install is a few basic hand tools, and a flat head
for the plastic pins.
This is probably one of the easiest mods that you can tackle with your new Mustang.
All that you're looking at doing is removing the factory air box.
Remove the inlet tube from the air filter in the throttle body and disconnect the air
box from the inner fender.
We're just talking about a few bolts and clamps to get that done.
The JLT installs the same way that the factory air box came out, starting with the air duct
first, and that just goes right into the factory location.
Just put on your new couplers and clamps, slide the air box in.
Once you have everything installed and lined up properly, you can tighten down all the
clamps, and you'll be good to go.
That's gonna do it for this review of the JLT cold air intake for the 2015 and newer
GT.
You can always check out more online right here at americanmuscle.com.