2014+ Intakes (CAI) & Air Filters

[iCryWheniGoPoop]

Looking at @ a 2013 F150 FX4. My vibration issues haven't gone away, and dealer won't go any further in till I put back on stock tires. But I sold them already. So I'm not going to spend $800 just so they can tell me the vibration is still present. Sent from my Nexus 5

 

Hey... just a thought but I would be more than willing to swap with you while the dealer looks at it so I'm sure that somebody closer to you would be willing to do the same... sorry to hear about your issues.

[anthony2558]

 

Looking at @ a 2013 F150 FX4. My vibration issues haven't gone away, and dealer won't go any further in till I put back on stock tires. But I sold them already. So I'm not going to spend $800 just so they can tell me the vibration is still present. Sent from my Nexus 5

 

 

 

Hey... just a thought but I would be more than willing to swap with you while the dealer looks at it so I'm sure that somebody closer to you would be willing to do the same... sorry to hear about your issues.

 

Never thought of that. Good idea.

 

Sent from my Nexus 5

 

 

[Axel114]

Is anyone making just the bigger tube .. that attaches to the factory air box?

The Airaid Jr. kit uses the stock air box.

[GMC-AT]

do they make it for a 2014 ? link ?

[Axel114]

Just tried looking it up on their web site. They only make the whole kit with a new box for 2014s. They do have a u-build it kit. You can make you own custom tube.

[Northern Sierra]

Any word yet on when Airaid will have the MIT and JR. kits available?

Also those who have purchased the complete CAI kit where did you end up finding the best deal?

 

Thanks.

[TxTruckMan]

The CAI kits do have better flow at the high end of the RPM range. You will see slight HP increase up high. That'll benefit you if you like to race or drag your truck - 99% of buyers don't. The added noise and expense isn't really worth it for most buyers IMHO.

[soltys]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree, when it comes to any muscle car or v-8 power plant noise engine noise is the last thing any buyer would really care about. The truth is a CAI doesn't filter to the same effect as a paper filter, hence manufactures don't want the added liability. Hence benefit vs cost...the added 8 hp doesn't outweigh the cost of advanced engine wear. If your truck sees it's days in a field or dusty road, that's significant vs a muscle car on a road, drag strip or track.

 

Paper is better? Have you have you ever seen the results a paper filter that's gotten wet? Or how caked the standard filter gets went drying on dirt roads and fields. It turns to garbage. Dealerships love it because they can always get the nieve people to spend $50+ every couple of oil changes buy telling them their filter needs changing.

 

I've ran after-market filters an every vehicle I've ever had - never a problem. That's why ever manufacture's performance division offers them as a quick upgrade. The people that want the quiet - don't get them. The people that don't care - like them.

 

Last point, why log onto a topic where Pardo was clearly asking what he should do, and where you know guys are going to be chiming in saying which where they're happy with, only to first say they suck (figuratively of course because they're no better then paper right) and then get defensive when everyone is saying that they have them and like them.

[kstruckcountry]

What does a paper filter getting "caked" have to do with anything? Used in dusty conditions a filter should get caked and covered. If it doesn't, it's letting stuff through! I have seen intakes of vehicles running oiled filters and they are never as clean as an intake downstream of a non oiled filter. There are plenty of quality non oiled filters.

 

You don't see anyone running oiled filters on farm equipment. Big diesels demand far more air than a pickup, and most use paper filters, x2!

[soltys]

I didn't say that aftermarket fiters don't get caked. But have you ever noticed that on a stock airbox, theirs only a small portion of the filter that's dirty as opposed to the rest of the filter. Personally I perfer the dry-flow filters myself. My arguement is an aftermarket, larger, cone style filter without the restrictive box and inlet is going to beathe better and won't have that one "caked" spot.

[Sooperdave]

I personally love cold air intakes on a V8 applications. Previously worked at a domestic performance shop for 8 years with many installs and dyno testing on many applications. Every single time a CAI was tested, it performed with very positive results. Usually 10+ rwhp. $300 or so for 12-14hp isn't bad bang for buck. It will make more noise sure but I think it adds to the toughness myself. Power might not be too much noticeable on a heavy chevy but when combined with other mods it can add up! I'm definitely gettin one for my Sierra!

[iCryWheniGoPoop]

The term CAI is very misleading. Most people just take for granted that any aftermarket tube with a cone shaped filter is a CAI when In fact I can show you proof that most actually draw in hotter air than your stock unit does. Most of it has to do with the placement of filter, how well the element is sealed off from the engine compartment and the material that the intake tube and shields are made out of and on top of all that, doing it without compromising the gain in CFM. Most "CAI" kits are actually HAI, Noise makers! If you are flowing hotter air, you ECM will actually pull timing causing a loss in power, so I suggest that you do a lot of research or wait for somebody to do an actual test of CAI kits on a dyno using one of our new trucks as a mule because testing on a Camaro, Vette, or Mustang will tell us nothing.

I will probably just build a custom intake tube or buy the MIT kit and possibly mod the stock air box a little.

 

My .02

[soltys]

Problem with a true CAI in a truck is if you in the mud, water or snow and have a low lying CAI that's sucking air from low on the truck, there's in increase chance of sucking something up. Hence why you won't find a lot of true CAI's for full sizes. Usually custom is the only way to go.

[TJay74]

The stock airbox leaves a lot on the table, the entrance opening is only 3"x5". the Airaid kit seals to the hood and draws from down below like stock and from behind the headlight. No more hotter air than the stock locations.

[iCryWheniGoPoop]

The stock airbox leaves a lot on the table, the entrance opening is only 3"x5". the Airaid kit seals to the hood and draws from down below like stock and from behind the headlight. No more hotter air than the stock locations.

Isn't 3x5 bigger that the transfer tube and TB?