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Thanks guys, appreciate the input!

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im planning on going with the airaid mit with a K&n air filter, do you guys think the results are worth the money ? what kind of results are yall seeing?

 

 

I just installed this setup on my truck on Saturday and what I notice most is better throttle response and smoother acceleration.

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Ive had k&n kits on different trucks and never had a problem, I tried an S&B this time and am very happy with it.

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Badass69 Senior Enthusiast

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ive heard its just a waste of time and money on the 5.3 vortecs is this true? id like to get an intake for mine but if its a waste then i wont bother.

 

 

I am going to link you a post from pt.net which shows the difference I am about to talk about.

 

http://www.performan...parison-494962/

 

Since your truck is an 06 you have the same airbox I did and it's pictured on the right in the photo from the post. The GMT900 bodystyle trucks airbox is on the left. As you can see the opening is much larger in the newer trucks. I personally cut the cross bar out of the newer style box so the whole side is open. The boxes interchange perfectly between the GMT800 and GMT900's and the newer style clips right in........ Plus the lids are identical regardless so you can keep your stock lid if you want your emission sticker. You can even get the style from the latest trucks with the intergrated MAF and just toss their lid and use you own as the base did not change.

 

Either way I just marked my trucks inner fender and cut it to match the opening of the new air box. The truck may have picked up a little top end power.... and my MAF shows more airflow now then it did with the MIT tube and my original box. Not to mention the intake noise at WOT sounds better.

 

I could have modded the stock box for sure.... but I got the stock GMT900 intake boxes for nothing. Plus they have the foam seal all the way around the opening that you would have to add on the stock box if you wanted the same thing. Not to mention I just run paper filters as I can't be bothered with aftermarket oiled crap.

 

I only installed the MIT because my one truck is an 05 1500HD which I tossed the clutch fan off of, replaced with factory e fans and like the intake without all the silencers and the big notch that used to accomodate the fan shroud at the throttle body. Cheap and easy.

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