K&N Cold Intake Feedback
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Staging Lane
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K&N Cold Intake Feedback Looking to pick up a k&n cold air intake for my stock 06 impala but would like feedback. Have to think that given the same air filter is used on the 3.5, 3.9 and a 5.3 there would be a big benefit to giving more air to the 5.3.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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I had the K&N style Intake on my car when we built the engine and when the tuner finished tuning the car he told me the K&N was costing me power So he ran it up in front of me on the dyno then installed a Over the radiator type intake and ran it up again and gained 34hp.
We didnt touch anything else between runs and the car didnt come off the dyno to have the OTR fitted!!
We didnt touch anything else between runs and the car didnt come off the dyno to have the OTR fitted!!
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get on ebay. search for an AEM Dryflow filter. this should still be there for 20 shipped. got one 2 weeks ago. beware...it's HUGE. 4x9" cone style. you'll need to trim those couplers a tad for overall fitment.
once parts are assembled...build some version of this:
this is a shot without the shield and utilizing ONLY the very bottom of the stock airbox for the PCM tray. all un-needed excess was removed.
for just the filter and proper couplers expect to spend about 75 bucks total give or take. if you search ebay you can save a couple bucks getting the couplers there too. you'll need a 3" to 4" molded 45* bend and (2) 4" to 3" reducers.
to build the shield exactly as i did expect to have about 100 bucks in just the shield alone for sheet metal, insulation, and more for welding supplies.
get on ebay. search for an AEM Dryflow filter. this should still be there for 20 shipped. got one 2 weeks ago. beware...it's HUGE. 4x9" cone style. you'll need to trim those couplers a tad for overall fitment.
once parts are assembled...build some version of this:
this is a shot without the shield and utilizing ONLY the very bottom of the stock airbox for the PCM tray. all un-needed excess was removed.
for just the filter and proper couplers expect to spend about 75 bucks total give or take. if you search ebay you can save a couple bucks getting the couplers there too. you'll need a 3" to 4" molded 45* bend and (2) 4" to 3" reducers.
to build the shield exactly as i did expect to have about 100 bucks in just the shield alone for sheet metal, insulation, and more for welding supplies.
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an external IAT would also be a BIG help to these cars as the MAF housing gets a ton of heatsoak thus skewing the readings anyways.
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There's also a (slightly cheaper) non-powder-coated version.
There's also a (slightly cheaper) non-powder-coated version.
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Cold Air Inductions air intake sucks, I have one. The Aluminum coated tube is a flame thrower under the hood.
You will get heat soak off the charts. I had to wrap mine in pipe insulation.
Halltech or Roto Fab is your best option. I will be switching to Roto Fab when get a Supercharger in a couple of months.
You will get heat soak off the charts. I had to wrap mine in pipe insulation.
Halltech or Roto Fab is your best option. I will be switching to Roto Fab when get a Supercharger in a couple of months.
Cold Air Inductions air intake sucks, I have one. The Aluminum coated tube is a flame thrower under the hood.
You will get heat soak off the charts. I had to wrap mine in pipe insulation.
Halltech or Roto Fab is your best option. I will be switching to Roto Fab when get a Supercharger in a couple of months.
You will get heat soak off the charts. I had to wrap mine in pipe insulation.
Halltech or Roto Fab is your best option. I will be switching to Roto Fab when get a Supercharger in a couple of months.
Oh that's right...
Although he DOES have a valid point to SOME degree regarding the aluminum.
The big killer for us is the integrated IAT and MAF so close to the crossover. Wrap your exhaust in the bay and shield/insulate the MAF...OR do an external IAT...what happens is although your air is indeed cold from the new intake the MAF still gets heatsoaked and then the IAT reads more to the effect of MAF tube temp rather than intake air temp...and its **** slow to respond to any changes. In all reality the air does not spend enough time in that tube to reach the temperatures our sensor says it does...
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Link to halltech or rotofab intakes for 5.3L FWD applications plz?
Oh that's right...
Although he DOES have a valid point to SOME degree regarding the aluminum.
The big killer for us is the integrated IAT and MAF so close to the crossover. Wrap your exhaust in the bay and shield/insulate the MAF...OR do an external IAT...what happens is although your air is indeed cold from the new intake the MAF still gets heatsoaked and then the IAT reads more to the effect of MAF tube temp rather than intake air temp...and its **** slow to respond to any changes. In all reality the air does not spend enough time in that tube to reach the temperatures our sensor says it does...
Oh that's right...
Although he DOES have a valid point to SOME degree regarding the aluminum.
The big killer for us is the integrated IAT and MAF so close to the crossover. Wrap your exhaust in the bay and shield/insulate the MAF...OR do an external IAT...what happens is although your air is indeed cold from the new intake the MAF still gets heatsoaked and then the IAT reads more to the effect of MAF tube temp rather than intake air temp...and its **** slow to respond to any changes. In all reality the air does not spend enough time in that tube to reach the temperatures our sensor says it does...
Buy a hack saw and make it fit. Its a plastic tube with a MAF sensor and a air filter.
I wanted an inverted tip filter for my CAI intake but no one made a direct replacement. I bought a AFE inverted tip filter close to the CAI filter, cut the rubber boot off my old OEM system cut a 2" long by 4" diameter piece of Aluminum tube midway through a 90 degree bend and Yapple Dapple,, I had my inverted tip filter and it looked like it came with the CAI intake system