CAI and tune help for the Challenger 1320?

[Linemmup]

Anyone have recommendations for a Cold Air Kit and a better tune up for these motors. Any suggestions would be considered helpful. Also advice on warranty work after changing tunes.

 

[Hellcat Cuda]

The 1320 already has a potent CAI from the factory. The best you could do would be if you found an air cleaner element that flows better than what the factory provided, but I doubt it. The car has been certified at something like 11.77 or so in the quarter and I've know a couple of local 1320s who have done better than that with it, all stock except for MT Street Rs on the back and skinnies up front / no rear or passenger seat. (One was ordered without those seats and the other had those seats removed.)

 

[Hunter]

Not familiar with the CAI on the 1320, but I changed out my CAI on my 19 HC with a JLT.

 

[vortecd]

Anyone have recommendations for a Cold Air Kit and a better tune up for these motors. Any suggestions would be considered helpful. Also advice on warranty work after changing tunes.

There is no power to be had. I went to the track with my Daytona 392 and ran the car switching from the hellcat air box and the JLT and there was nothing there. Don't waste your money unless you like the looks of it. I didn't like the open filter of the Daytona so I went to the Hellcat air box. I would switch to that but can't say there is even any gains to be had there but is does add some more air to it

 

[Hunter]

There is no power to be had. I went to the track with my Daytona 392 and ran the car switching from the hellcat air box and the JLT and there was nothing there. Don't waste your money unless you like the looks of it. I didn't like the open filter of the Daytona so I went to the Hellcat air box. I would switch to that but can't say there is even any gains to be had there but is does add some more air to it

I only did it for the sound.

 

[why2kmax]

hellcat lower airbox with the tube to the headlight works and will let you connect to the drivers side headlight. No idea if it helps but it made me feel better. Be warned Dodge went from the twist and lock cover on that hole to 3 screws that hang on for dear life and strip if you breathe on them the wrong way.

A tune will likely help but you void the warranty on the motor and poss drive line if they want to be assholes about it. IMO not worth it for the minimal gains.

 

[Reillyrob]

I haven't seen any real gains from an aftermarket CAI on a 1320 car. I ran a 11.47 at 118 MPH with the stock box and filter.
Lose some weight and wait for -DA ........

 

[Speedy!]

Trans tune would likely be your best bang for the buck.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

I put the T/A CAI kit on my 1320, but if I had it all to do again I would put the Hellcat airbox and plug it into the headlight. I noticed the biggest drop in IAT after I was able to get that extra ram air from the headlight and the center scoop (the T/A kit ties into the scoop as well).\

Here are pics of what it looked like after install.





and the airbox

 

[Tuckerracing]

@Stormtrooper1320 I am pretty sure you can buy the piece that goes from the airbox to the headlight from dodge separate.

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

@Stormtrooper1320 I am pretty sure you can buy the piece that goes from the airbox to the headlight from dodge separate.

The 1320 airbox isn't open to the headlight. There is no opening for that headlight duct in the stock 1320 airbox. You can buy the Hellcat airbox and the headlight duct fairly cheap. I wanted the whole kit that tied in the center scoop in the hood.

If I were going to do it all again, I would just get the Hellcat airbox and headlight duct.

 

[Tuckerracing]

The 1320 airbox isn't open to the headlight. There is no opening for that headlight duct in the stock 1320 airbox. You can buy the Hellcat airbox and the headlight duct fairly cheap. I wanted the whole kit that tied in the center scoop in the hood.

If I were going to do it all again, I would just get the Hellcat airbox and headlight duct.

i thought the TA box had the hole going to the headlight.

 

[PaVaSteeler]

11.428 bone stock engine, on 18x10 DR’s and front skinnies, rear seat delete and no passenger seat, with HC air box & felt tube.

Frankly, save your $ on the CAI and use a hole cut saw and fabricate your own tube.


Left lane, #646 (above & below)

 

[Stormtrooper1320]

i thought the TA box had the hole going to the headlight.

yes....the T/A box does have the hole in it. The T/A kit comes with the bigger airbox, the headlight duct, the open airbox top with the big cone filter, and the air duct that goes to the center scoop of the hood.

The 1320 does not come with the big airbox, it does not come with the headlight duct or the headlight open for air to get in (it is capped on the inside that you have to remove, but doesn't go to anything since the 1320 airbox does not have a side opening), it does not come with an open top airbox. It comes with the regular closed airbox that comes on every other Scat Pack Challenger. This was yet another performance item that Dodge did not give us on the 1320 for a drag oriented car, when they clearly had the parts on the shelf.

I could have bought just the Hellcat airbox and the headlight air duct, but I was bedazzled by the T/A setup and just had to have it.....so I got it....for slightly over $400. If I could go back in time, I would have gotten just the Hellcat airbox and headlight duct. The items in the pics above are the items from the T/A kit.