K&N vs AEM

AssKickinHD · August 2, 2004

Ive searched and read all the treads on intakes, but I still have to ask the question....again! As if this question hasnt gone around enough!!

Im trying to decide between 2 intakes, K&N FIPK Gen-II or AEM Brute Force.

The K&N is $214 and the AEM is $240. Is the AEM worth the extra money? I was totally set on the AEM until I saw the price on the K&N, now I cant make up my d@amn mind!!

Any thoughts or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!!!

Cheers

dannyukonxl · August 2, 2004

volant , but i dont know about the other systems, i just like the volant because its enclosed and your filter wont get dirty as fast and the volant flows the same amount of air as k and n and aem, just cold air because it takes it from outside the engine compartment instead of making a seperate box inside the engine compartment, btw tbyrne has a group buy for i think 230 bucks for the volant, but between the 2 id go with k and n just because some friends got their systems and have had good results

TarheelZ · August 3, 2004

I recommend the Volant as well for the same reasons.

piratebaseball · August 4, 2004

Go aem! Horsepower t/v actually did a special and it picked up 12 hp at the tires. Nobody else can make that claim. I've seen the K&N as well and do not like the set up as much as aem. For one, almost every K&N I've seen the tube actually rubs the fan shroud. I did not have this problem with the aem.

MS3DALE · August 4, 2004

I recommend the Volant as well for the same reasons.

I third the VOLANT for the same reasons

dannyukonxl · August 10, 2004

actually you might want to check out hte new vararam... looks pretty good if you want low end

mazingo · August 10, 2004

I would go with the volant with the ram tube or the vararam King Cobra Ram air system spend the extra bucks and get the extra power. If not, go with the K&N.

sstruck383 · August 22, 2004

I have seen the volant, AEM, and K&N on trucks and I have to say that the AEM and Volant are the best systems. K&N just doesn't filter the dirt that AEM and Volant does. The cold air box is nice but for the moeny, AEM is the best deal b/c you can remove the skirts and have ram air through the headlights and the AEM tube is 4" round with flows a lot of air.

02denali · August 22, 2004

im using a k&n intake and it works great. it filters as much air as any other intake and is k&n which make the filter. i didnt like the aem since the tube is metal and gets very hot. i do like the volant.

chevyagogo9 · August 24, 2004

I have had all three over time and different model trucks. Volant did not pull enough air in my opinion and did not fit well on a Ford, IMO just replacing one box for another. K&N was OK. Have a AEM now on my 6.0 and it fit better than any intake I have ever done and looks great.

Currently running the AEM Brute Force with dual 18 inch Magnaflows and the engine tunes by Diablo Predator. My mileage went from 13mph to 16mph. This is the first time in all my years of modifying trucks this has happened. This is on my 2004 2500 HD w/6.0, 4x4, w/4:10 gears. Running 6 inch Superlift, 35 inch pro comp mud terrains w/eagle alloys. Good luck!

03Bowtie · August 25, 2004

I have seen the volant, AEM, and K&N on trucks and I have to say that the AEM and Volant are the best systems. K&N just doesn't filter the dirt that AEM and Volant does. The cold air box is nice but for the moeny, AEM is the best deal b/c you can remove the skirts and have ram air through the headlights and the AEM tube is 4" round with flows a lot of air.

The AEM uses a K&N filter.....

I have an AEM on my 4.8 and couldn't be happier. Fit and finish is excellent and it definitely helps with mileage and performance. Only drawback is that at some RPM's, when I'm opening the throttle up it whistles a little, but not for long. I can live with that though. I think most open element systems do this.

jerome · August 26, 2004

vararam king cobra or volant

BigDave · September 8, 2004

Look I dont know if anybody else agrees with me, but wht AEM on our trucks. We are american V8's (most of us) so why put an intake that is know for making import intakes,what is next Greddy Exhaust. Glad I got that monkey of my back. Feel free to tear me apart with your opinions

budhayes3 · September 8, 2004

I love my K&N, been on for almost 3 years. I read an article somewhere(Fourwheeler or something like that) where they tested a bunch of intakes and they were all pretty comparable. The K&N made the most power of the bunch, like 1 or 2 hp more if I remember correctly. I remember that Volant and AEM were among the ones tested. I'll try and see if I can find the magazine to get more info.