2014+ Intakes (CAI) & Air Filters

[3tspapat]

super nice looking system and also on sale! get it!

[Efrizz16]

1 hour ago, 3tspapat said:

super nice looking system and also on sale! get it!

Whose got it on sale?

[3tspapat]

I was referring to the banks system. 

[bhales]

will the banks CAI work on 2018? 

 

[Denali_King]

1 hour ago, bhales said:

will the banks CAI work on 2018? 

 

Yes 2014-18.

Edited December 11, 2018 by Denali_King

[3tspapat]

Will fit unless it's an eAssist model.

[jdaddy33]

Can't decide between the K&N Blackhawk CAI and the Cold Air Inductions system. Anyone have a recommendation? K&N is about $100 cheaper. K&N is open box, as opposed to the cold air inductions being closed, any pro's/con's to open vs closed? Also K&N Blackhawk is a dry filter, not having to deal with oiling is appealing to me, but maybe not that big of deal...Yes I've read through all 54 pages and understand CAI's may be voodo but I'm pairing with a new exhaust system and figured why not. 

[Efrizz16]

I'm in the exact same boat

[Nasty]

2 hours ago, jdaddy33 said:

Can't decide between the K&N Blackhawk CAI and the Cold Air Inductions system. Anyone have a recommendation? K&N is about $100 cheaper. K&N is open box, as opposed to the cold air inductions being closed, any pro's/con's to open vs closed? Also K&N Blackhawk is a dry filter, not having to deal with oiling is appealing to me, but maybe not that big of deal...Yes I've read through all 54 pages and understand CAI's may be voodo but I'm pairing with a new exhaust system and figured why not. 

Your truck is white. I have a white mp intake for sale in thr fs section for less then those

 

Dont bother searching in the internet for them. Its just a small guy in los angeles area tbay makes custom intakes for people that want them

[Rally_18]

So i have skimmed through this post i have a 2018 5.3 is seems like there isn't much gains from a CAI on this platform worth the 300 plus am i correct saying that? Also it seems like the acdelco filters are the best as far as filtering for these trucks. If anything i think i may get the airaid mit but im not even sure its worth the money. any direct input would be great thanks

[BigGreen15]

Looks like a cool kit but the 100 dollar replacement filter doesn't appeal.  In the market for a kit for my 2015 myself.  Thinking about K&N 63 series, its washable and you can buy the elements anywhere k&n parts are sold, plus the kits $100 cheaper. 

[3tspapat]

IMO, for late model vehicles definitely not worth the money as far as gains. But they are very aesthetically pleasing and also sound cool. Two things that I would do differently today as far as mods go, if given a hot tub time machine:

1. Stick with stock air intake 

2. Stick with stock catback, just swap the muffler out and maybe put on some pretty tips.  

[2018GMC]

On 1/24/2019 at 9:25 AM, Rally_18 said:

So i have skimmed through this post i have a 2018 5.3 is seems like there isn't much gains from a CAI on this platform worth the 300 plus am i correct saying that? Also it seems like the acdelco filters are the best as far as filtering for these trucks. If anything i think i may get the airaid mit but im not even sure its worth the money. any direct input would be great thanks

I have looked in to CAI as well and decided to keep factory airbox and factory "batwing" intake. Blackbear did intake testing and their were nearly no gains by swapping factory intake "batwing" with a intake tube and keeping stock airbox. There were some gains with full intake systems but Trucks ran lean or needed tuning. The gains seem to have come from a freer flowing air filter that potentially lets more contaminates in.

 

I lightly modded my stock airbox. If you remove airbox you will see another small hole in fender that is blocked by airbox black plastic. I dremel out the small oval shape to match fender cutout. If you look at GM performance intake it is completely wide open to fender even though fender is not completely cutout.

 

There is more info in this thread. I was not brave enough to cut out my fender metal. I cutout the bottom oval shape in pic 2 and reassembled everything. Have not noticed anything and didn't expect to. 

 

Its a free mod that allows a bit more air into stock intake.

 

 

Edited February 16, 2019 by 2009GMC

[mitchely03]

I used to work at K&N so I can give a pretty good review on the stuff.  The K&N filters  flow the most air out of all the other filters and filter companies K&N owns. That being AEM, Sepctre and Airaid.

 

On my own presonal 15 5.3 I went with the Airaid kit with the full box design  https://www.airaid.com/search/product.aspx?prod=202-285  I changed out the filter thats in the Airaid kit for a  K&N blackhawk filter (which is an AEM dry flow filter with K&N logo) I wanted to keep with a black filter but the Airaid filter included in the kit is so damn big and difficult to take out to clean. So I got a large cone filter to fit in its place. Still flows alot of air.

 

 

I chose the Airaid full kit despite most people judging against it and going with just the MXP tubing because of intake air temp or whatever.

 

The air aid box has a scoop at the bottom to grab air from the bottom of the truck  (lay on your back and you can physically see the scoop)

 

I recently sold my CTS 2 Evo tuner which gave me intake air temp read outs and i shit you not  at cruising speeds 75-80  my intake air temps were only 5 degrees hotter than ambient outside temp.

 

I highly doubt the stock intake box could of done that, but i never tested it so i can't say for sure.

 

[DirtyAndy]

Will fit unless it's an eAssist model.

Why is this? Seems like nothing fits an eAssist model. Even Weathertech floormats! I’ve pestered Banks about it a couple times.