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Where can a guy find this S&B intake? Everywhere but Realtruck seems to be out of stock and after recent posts on here, I’m not sure I wanna use RT.
I ordered mine direct from S&B's website. It said it was backordered, but I placed my order anyways. I received mine within a couple weeks if I recall.
Also, I've never had issues with realtruck on any of my orders. I've even gotten a discounted price by chatting with them through their online portal to place my order. This was all pre-Covid though.
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Dick Messerly
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It's legitimately huge (yes those are 5 gallon buckets it's nearly as tall as one) I wasnt sure it would fit until it did.  Here's a link to it for the 6.2L version.  https://www.sbfilters.c

TNTSierra
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@GA_LTZ   You have to make sure you disconnect the battery for 2 1/2 hours on these new trucks. I spoke with the technician at S & B. This allows the computer to relearn the new air flow of t

nobaddays
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Just installed mine last night. WOW! Directions are crystal clear, install took less than an hour, and it looks fantastic! The sound is incredible. If you DON'T want to hear it sucking air when you ge

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I ordered mine direct from S&B's website. It said it was backordered, but I placed my order anyways. I received mine within a couple weeks if I recall.
Also, I've never had issues with realtruck on any of my orders. I've even gotten a discounted price by chatting with them through their online portal to place my order. This was all pre-Covid though.

Yea. S&B shows out of stock. I ordered my Retrax from RT about 6 weeks ago and had no issues either. But there’s been a slew of negative comments lately about them.
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I ordered mine from AmericanTrucks.com Fast free shipping and comparable pricing.

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On 6/12/2020 at 2:10 PM, TNTSilverado said:

@GA_LTZ   You have to make sure you disconnect the battery for 2 1/2 hours on these new trucks. I spoke with the technician at

S & B. This allows the computer to relearn the new air flow of the CAI. And also turn off the filter life, and you're good to go! 

 

I have had K & N and Spectre CAI's but after installing and having my S & B on my Sierra, and waiting on my High Country, I won't go back. The price, fit and finish, performance, and looks are huge selling points. 

 

Now that being said, I think Roto-fab, Cold Air Inductions, and AFE all make very good products, so close to one another, it really comes down to PRICE!!  Good luck with your purchase! 

 

Have a great weekend! 

 

Maybe I spoke too soon about not having issues... Every time I start it now I get the "check engine air filter system" message. I don't get a CEL, just the message. I disconnected the battery again for about 4 hours and made sure the air filter life is unchecked in the information page. Not sure what I did wrong, but its pretty annoying...

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18 minutes ago, nobaddays said:

Maybe I spoke too soon about not having issues... Every time I start it now I get the "check engine air filter system" message. I don't get a CEL, just the message. I disconnected the battery again for about 4 hours and made sure the air filter life is unchecked in the information page. Not sure what I did wrong, but its pretty annoying...

Well shoot. My 2018 had zero issues.  Loved it.  I just ordered my 2019 on Friday.   Should be here within next few days.  

I called technician personally before ordering and asked all the questions, especially about an codes/errors popping up and if it needed to be re-tuned because when you buy the factory OEM cold air from GM they re-tune it......got me a bit skeptical.....but she reassured me if you follow steps, it would be good to go.  

I think we all know that GM has made these new generation of trucks harder to add stuff to the engine for performance upgarding.....its very frustrating 

Let me know how it turns out and I'll keep u posted on mine when I get it.  I bought it from realtrucks.com, never had issue with them but there is a post complaining about there service.   My fingers are crossed hoping mine goes smoothly 

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5 minutes ago, TNTSilverado said:

Well shoot. My 2018 had zero issues.  Loved it.  I just ordered my 2019 on Friday.   Should be here within next few days.  

I called technician personally before ordering and asked all the questions, especially about an codes/errors popping up and if it needed to be re-tuned because when you buy the factory OEM cold air from GM they re-tune it......got me a bit skeptical.....but she reassured me if you follow steps, it would be good to go.  

I think we all know that GM has made these new generation of trucks harder to add stuff to the engine for performance upgarding.....its very frustrating 

Let me know how it turns out and I'll keep u posted on mine when I get it.  I bought it from realtrucks.com, never had issue with them but there is a post complaining about there service.   My fingers are crossed hoping mine goes smoothly 

I reached out to S&B to see what they recommend I do. I will update the group with their response.

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Maybe I spoke too soon about not having issues... Every time I start it now I get the "check engine air filter system" message. I don't get a CEL, just the message. I disconnected the battery again for about 4 hours and made sure the air filter life is unchecked in the information page. Not sure what I did wrong, but its pretty annoying...
If you go to S&B's website and locate the intake for your truck, there will be a link to an install video. At the end of the video they show how to navigate your driver info menu to disable the air filter monitoring system. After I did that I haven't gotten any error messages regarding my intake.
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11 hours ago, Moloc325 said:
23 hours ago, nobaddays said:
Maybe I spoke too soon about not having issues... Every time I start it now I get the "check engine air filter system" message. I don't get a CEL, just the message. I disconnected the battery again for about 4 hours and made sure the air filter life is unchecked in the information page. Not sure what I did wrong, but its pretty annoying...

If you go to S&B's website and locate the intake for your truck, there will be a link to an install video. At the end of the video they show how to navigate your driver info menu to disable the air filter monitoring system. After I did that I haven't gotten any error messages regarding my intake.

I did that initially, and I just repeated the process last night. I disconnected the battery for 3+ hours, but when I went to the air filter monitoring system, I now do not have an option to disable it... It only shows up red and says "check system".

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I did that initially, and I just repeated the process last night. I disconnected the battery for 3+ hours, but when I went to the air filter monitoring system, I now do not have an option to disable it... It only shows up red and says "check system".
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Oh man that's strange. I'm not sure what's going on there. Hopefully S&B can answer that for you.
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I pinned back the flapper valve to full open today and noticed better throttle response. As well, the helicopter sound, when the truck is in the lower RPMs, has been reduced. 

 

Overall, it sounds better, and feels like the power comes on smoother.

 

If you have the S&B, I'd recommend opening up the flapper!

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Recently installed the S&B with the dry filter option and love the sound and performance. Truck originally came with a K&N CAI but recently decided I didn’t want the open CAI with the opening on top. 
 

My 02 2500hd fells like a newer truck lol. Not. But the new intake looks good in the engine bay. 

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On 6/27/2020 at 12:33 AM, Trza said:

I pinned back the flapper valve to full open today and noticed better throttle response. As well, the helicopter sound, when the truck is in the lower RPMs, has been reduced. 

 

Overall, it sounds better, and feels like the power comes on smoother.

 

If you have the S&B, I'd recommend opening up the flapper!

Yep, did that before I got my muffler swapped out.  Definitely recommended if you are going for more sound.   

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On 6/24/2020 at 7:46 AM, nobaddays said:

I did that initially, and I just repeated the process last night. I disconnected the battery for 3+ hours, but when I went to the air filter monitoring system, I now do not have an option to disable it... It only shows up red and says "check system".

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Update, this was my fault... Got the air filter monitor reset and disabled, correctly this time. No more lights!

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1 hour ago, nobaddays said:

Update, this was my fault... Got the air filter monitor reset and disabled, correctly this time. No more lights!

Awesome, good deal!  Glad nothing was wrong with the intake or your truck. Mine is still on back order!  UGH!!!  S & B states it will be shipped out August 14th. Same time my new Corsa Exhaust comes in. So I can put them on at same time. 

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