From what I heard, the Ford Edge is a shorter version of the 9. Also the same engine. That being said, has anyone used this intake kit from K&N? http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?id=2891
Using Ford Edge Performance Parts
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From what I know, the edge has roughly the same engine block, but that's about it. CX-9 has different fuel injection system, different intake, different starter, different alternator, different a/c compressor, different ignition, different engine mapping, different shape of the engine bay (front inner structure is not shared). The mounting hardware likely would not fit right, the electrical socket/connector would not fit (if K&N has an altered mass air flow sensor which is what appears in the photo in that link in your post), tube may or may not be the right length and/or diameter, etc etc.
The CX-9 and the Edge don't even share the same hub&bearing because Mazda thinks the Edge bearings suck (sorry - that is my bias speaking)
In my opinion, this would not work. I could be wrong.
The CX-9 and the Edge don't even share the same hub&bearing because Mazda thinks the Edge bearings suck (sorry - that is my bias speaking)
In my opinion, this would not work. I could be wrong.
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Mazda did not have any engine bigger than 3.0L at the time.
The CX9 was designed around Ford's Duratec 3.5L (named MZI 3.5 within Mazda).
They modified the intake manifold and other stuffs because they were not satisfied with the
engine they got from Ford. 1 year later, they lengthened the stoke to 3.7L (more torque,
less increase in HP, and named it MZI 3.7).
Other "accessories" in the engine bay were from Mazda house if possible.
Mazda made a right decision in using as fewer Ford parts as possible in my opinion.
Recent JD Powers survey put Mazda's reliability around top-5 as a brand.
As for the CAI in your link, I don't know about the EDGE, but the CX9 draws air from
an opening right under the hood. I have ScanGauage-II and I can monitor the intake
air temp. I can tell you that the intake air is always about the same as outside temp
(which is measured by CX9) even when I was trapped in traffic doing bumper to bumper.
I highly doubt that CAI will help CX9 much if you use a replacement K&N filter like I do.
The CX9 was designed around Ford's Duratec 3.5L (named MZI 3.5 within Mazda).
They modified the intake manifold and other stuffs because they were not satisfied with the
engine they got from Ford. 1 year later, they lengthened the stoke to 3.7L (more torque,
less increase in HP, and named it MZI 3.7).
Other "accessories" in the engine bay were from Mazda house if possible.
Mazda made a right decision in using as fewer Ford parts as possible in my opinion.
Recent JD Powers survey put Mazda's reliability around top-5 as a brand.
As for the CAI in your link, I don't know about the EDGE, but the CX9 draws air from
an opening right under the hood. I have ScanGauage-II and I can monitor the intake
air temp. I can tell you that the intake air is always about the same as outside temp
(which is measured by CX9) even when I was trapped in traffic doing bumper to bumper.
I highly doubt that CAI will help CX9 much if you use a replacement K&N filter like I do.
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