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Hewitt0311 Enthusiast

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Just bought kooks 1 3/4 long tube headers with 3” high flow catted y pipe. Now looking for a cold air intake. Any recommendations as to what’s the best out there?

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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Stock box and filter seem to flow the best.  What year truck do you have?  You could probably just change the tube with the AirAid MIT.  

BCMoto Enthusiast

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I am having a good experience with my AFE Momentum intake and im running a Corsa exhaust. Ive recently added a hypertech tuner but im not sure its doing any help

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

2018GMC

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I had muffler shop cut out stock muffler and flapper, weld in 12909 / 14909 magnaflow muffler. Cost less than an intake and sounds so much better.

 

Some intake brands list small hp and tq gains others just list flow gains. I'm keeping stock airbox for now.

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

2018GMC

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I've mostly heard that you can't tell the difference unless you tune the truck which voids warranty

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

TXGREEK

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I've mostly heard that you can't tell the difference unless you tune the truck which voids warranty


That’s questionable considering GM offers their own version of performance exhausts as well as CAI’s


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CombsL83 Enthusiast

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If your truck is already tuned and you add an intake will you reap the benefits? Or will the tuning adjust fuel/air accordingly and you not see any gains? Blackbear has already tuned mine but I no longer have my autocal.

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Factory intakes are already "cold air", and often, aftermarket "cold air intakes" draw warmer air.  What really matters is intake air temperature; certain scanners/tuners can show you this.

 

Hi-flow filters, by definition, allow more particulate into the engine.  The restriction is still the throttle body.

 

I trust dyno results showing positive results published by the manufacturer of the product itself as much as I trust a Taco Bell fart.  If you value your engine long-term (I don't mean 50-100k miles, I mean 200-300k miles as I run my vehicles), then a hi-flow filter and "CAI" is the last thing I'll add to it.  Opening up the exhaust will do much more (which actually is designed to be constricted in the interest of quiet).

 

But hey, if you want to piss away money for that "awesome intake sound" up front and at every fill-up... go for it.  Better gains are to be had with an exhaust and a tune.

CombsL83 Enthusiast

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Black Bear ran all those intakes on the dyno themselves. They also have another chart showing ambient temp,  intake temps at idle, during cruise and after a run. Sure the stock box compared favorably to a lot of them but a few performed quite better.

2018GMC Senior Enthusiast

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19 hours ago, TXGREEK said:

 


That’s questionable considering GM offers their own version of performance exhausts as well as CAI’s


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Well, I joined the dark side lol. Found a deal on a AFE intake with dry filter, I couldn't pass up on the price (Guy selling truck mods to trade in truck).

 

I'm not expecting any performance gains but It is a bit of a PITA to get the one bolt to check stock air filter. And my engine bay will be a little less cluttered ;-)

 

Do I disconnect battery for 30mins? 1 hr? after install to reset computer? Or not necessary and just drive it?

 

What CAI are you running TX?

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