CAI's

[Max]

love my aem, solid gains across the powerband.

 

[tahoe ss]

love my aem, solid gains across the powerband.

yep

 

[tybardy]

a couple things...

i didnt want to drop $350 on an intake. So i purchased the airraid tube for $90 on ebay. I also used a K&N drop in air filter replacement and moded my air box and the plate below it to allow more air into the box itself. I actually did the air filter first and saw an immediate increase in milage, all i noticed when i put in the new tube was it was louder and i could hear the truck aspirating. Either way, i am pretty happy with the whole setup

To everyone who bads on the K&N because it can mess up the MAF... this is much like the warning about putting a baby seat in the front seat. Follow directions, dont be a moron and you will have no problems. i have had a K&N in every vehicle i have ever owned and NEVER a single problem, dont over oil the filter and let the oil "dry" on the filter for at least 12 hours, its a really easy process. i think the problem is people either over oil the filter or dont allow the filter to properly settle before droping the freshly oiled filter into the box.

all that being said, im not against the dry media either and would probably have the AEM BF if I had the disposable income. Unfortunatly my truck is nearing 90k and is requiring a little love to make sure she runs for years to come.

 

[blueflamed03]

AEM CAI......love it

 

[HitandRunDriver]

Airaid FTW

 

[Toadster]

a couple things...

i didnt want to drop $350 on an intake. So i purchased the airraid tube for $90 on ebay. I also used a K&N drop in air filter replacement and moded my air box and the plate below it to allow more air into the box itself. I actually did the air filter first and saw an immediate increase in milage, all i noticed when i put in the new tube was it was louder and i could hear the truck aspirating. Either way, i am pretty happy with the whole setup

To everyone who bads on the K&N because it can mess up the MAF... this is much like the warning about putting a baby seat in the front seat. Follow directions, dont be a moron and you will have no problems. i have had a K&N in every vehicle i have ever owned and NEVER a single problem, dont over oil the filter and let the oil "dry" on the filter for at least 12 hours, its a really easy process. i think the problem is people either over oil the filter or dont allow the filter to properly settle before droping the freshly oiled filter into the box.

all that being said, im not against the dry media either and would probably have the AEM BF if I had the disposable income. Unfortunatly my truck is nearing 90k and is requiring a little love to make sure she runs for years to come.

oh yah!

 

[Volant1]

With homemade CAI's you need to watch the overall size and distance from the MAF to the throttle body, unless you do a custom tune to spec everything together, it's all about air/fuel ratio and air intake temps that's what make's hp, No matter how big the filter and tube are the throttle body is the same size. As for oil and MAFs, as stated above the filter should never be wet EVER!!!! if it is it is over oiled on the flip side you can put oil directly on to the MAF and it will run fine, it's the dirt that sticks to the oil that troughs check lights, Just spray some MAF cleaner on it and the problem is fixed. As for CAI choice, I choose Volant but that's what is on my paycheck