So i been going back and forth on this for a long time and ive seen the posts about the intake tube + factory airbox being the best setup. I couldnt quite swallow the pill of the airraid tube being the best option at 160 dollars for just a tube. im sure im not the first person to do it but i took pics so i might as well share.
so i started looking at options and ran across this intake on amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DMSUM7W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
i asked on amazon if they knew it would work with the stock airbox and they said it would, so at under 70 dollars i felt like it was cheap enough to try and worst case amazon has a great return policy lol. after all its my wife's daily driver im not really concerned with performance but those super restrictive air tracts drive me nuts.
![oXObwhx.jpg oXObwhx.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304646-c880e74aea9e39f5ca6022b8cdc43efa.jpg)
what a stupid thing.
anyway so i did a test fit and the pipe itself looks horrid IMO in the bright aluminum.
![HAjfJHd.jpg HAjfJHd.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304647-f9acfa65117767759ff0589693b8e2e5.jpg)
to my surprise though, it did fit just fine. the couplers are pretty crappy if i am honest and are just straight silicon with no reinforcement (dont use them for boost!) but they do the job.
i decided to spray it with some plastidip to get it to a color that i felt fit the daily driver nature of the vehicle.
i think it turned out fairly well.
![51J0eNk.jpg 51J0eNk.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304648-040fcbb4c65852614aa0d1700f80c05c.jpg)
no modifications were needed just fitting the pipe. upside is now i have some extra heat shield stock and cone filter leftover from this kit to use on other projects later.
so i started looking at options and ran across this intake on amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DMSUM7W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
i asked on amazon if they knew it would work with the stock airbox and they said it would, so at under 70 dollars i felt like it was cheap enough to try and worst case amazon has a great return policy lol. after all its my wife's daily driver im not really concerned with performance but those super restrictive air tracts drive me nuts.
![oXObwhx.jpg oXObwhx.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304646-c880e74aea9e39f5ca6022b8cdc43efa.jpg)
what a stupid thing.
anyway so i did a test fit and the pipe itself looks horrid IMO in the bright aluminum.
![HAjfJHd.jpg HAjfJHd.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304647-f9acfa65117767759ff0589693b8e2e5.jpg)
to my surprise though, it did fit just fine. the couplers are pretty crappy if i am honest and are just straight silicon with no reinforcement (dont use them for boost!) but they do the job.
i decided to spray it with some plastidip to get it to a color that i felt fit the daily driver nature of the vehicle.
i think it turned out fairly well.
![51J0eNk.jpg 51J0eNk.jpg](https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/data/attachments/304/304648-040fcbb4c65852614aa0d1700f80c05c.jpg)
no modifications were needed just fitting the pipe. upside is now i have some extra heat shield stock and cone filter leftover from this kit to use on other projects later.