Cold Air Intake for a 5.4L
#11
12 Second Truck
Beware of people who don't what they are talking about lol. Yes it is possible to see a 20hp improvement with some of the CAI kits. However custom tuning is required with some to benefit from this type of gain. The reason why is fairly simple. Being under your hood you have probably noticed the MAS is not mounted in MAF housing as you have no doubt seen on other vehicles. The MAS has been calibrated to area where it is located in the intake track. Changes in design and flow abilitys of this area from one kit to another are what will cause the truck to run lean if the sensor is not recalibrated. The Roush or Airaid kit which are the same kit, the Air force one, and I believe the K&N are setups that keep the same area preventing you from needing a tune. However if power is what you seek then a CUSTOM tune should be on your to do list. I personally had an Airaid kit before going power crazy. It was great and the power difference could be felt in the seat of the pants while also increaseing my 0-60 by .4-.5 secs per my gtech.
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
Last edited by Blown Ford; 01-29-2012 at 10:30 AM.
#12
Beware of people who don't what they are talking about lol. Yes it is possible to see a 20hp improvement with some of the CAI kits. However custom tuning is required with some to benefit from this type of gain. The reason why is fairly simple. Being under your hood you have probably noticed the MAS is not mounted in MAF housing as you have no doubt seen on other vehicles. The MAS has been calibrated to area where it is located in the intake track. Changes in design and flow abilitys of this area from one kit to another are what will cause the truck to run lean if the sensor is not recalibrated. The Roush or Airaid kit which are the same kit, the Air force one, and I believe the K&N are setups that keep the same area preventing you from needing a tune. However if power is what you seek then a CUSTOM tune should be on your to do list. I personally had an Airaid kit before going power crazy. It was great and the power difference could be felt in the seat of the pants while also increaseing my 0-60 by .4-.5 secs per my gtech.
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
#13
12 Second Truck
The one thing I highly recommend which I never see anyone hardly using is a "Pre Filter". I use one and it helps keep the bugs, sand, and dirt from getting inside the groves in the actual filter. The one for my K&N CAI on my F150 was less than $30.00 online.
It may cut down like 1HP, but it is well worth it and when it's time to inspect/lube/clean my K&N it's a very easy and quick job because the filter is much cleaner than running without one. If you don't want to spend $30.00 for the proper K&N fitted Pre Filter you can always grab one of the wifes pantyhose lol.
It may cut down like 1HP, but it is well worth it and when it's time to inspect/lube/clean my K&N it's a very easy and quick job because the filter is much cleaner than running without one. If you don't want to spend $30.00 for the proper K&N fitted Pre Filter you can always grab one of the wifes pantyhose lol.
Last edited by Blown Ford; 01-29-2012 at 12:10 PM.
#15
Senior Member
We have a section here just about CAI and I bought Airraid because its one of only 2 CAI's that doesnt require a custom tune and I noticed a decent gain with my CAI but I also added exhaust along with it
https://www.f150forum.com/f7/cold-air-intake-9159/
https://www.f150forum.com/f7/cold-air-intake-9159/
Last edited by 10SEC93GT; 01-29-2012 at 01:46 PM.
#16
Senior Member
Love the panty hose idea!!lol Here is my pre filter. Love the Outerwears and they usually run around $20. The K&N will dry out long before it ever needs cleaned thanks to these and thats well past 50,000 miles. Also here is a pic of the CAI I custom built from fiberglaass for my truck.
#17
Mark
iTrader: (1)
AIRAID all the way...like Blown stated same as Roush...
#19
Beware of people who don't what they are talking about lol. Yes it is possible to see a 20hp improvement with some of the CAI kits. However custom tuning is required with some to benefit from this type of gain. The reason why is fairly simple. Being under your hood you have probably noticed the MAS is not mounted in MAF housing as you have no doubt seen on other vehicles. The MAS has been calibrated to area where it is located in the intake track. Changes in design and flow abilitys of this area from one kit to another are what will cause the truck to run lean if the sensor is not recalibrated. The Roush or Airaid kit which are the same kit, the Air force one, and I believe the K&N are setups that keep the same area preventing you from needing a tune. However if power is what you seek then a CUSTOM tune should be on your to do list. I personally had an Airaid kit before going power crazy. It was great and the power difference could be felt in the seat of the pants while also increaseing my 0-60 by .4-.5 secs per my gtech.
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
Troyer swears by these things and they do work very well as does the Airaid intake tube which is an improvement over the Gotts mod. He has various Stage kits as well you shoukd look into. Save up and get custom tunes and a CAI at the same time you will be smiling from ear to ear! Oh and heres some links for ya
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...0Kits&start=10
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...o=Stage104354C
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
http://www.troyerperformance.com/cgi...no=Stage204354
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#20
12 Second Truck
As I said, there will be very small gains, if any, over a Gotts modded CAI and clean air filter with a STOCK, unchipped engine. There have been numerous tests done on flow benches and publicised and the factory setup is adequite for a stock setup.
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Want to buy a hydrogen generator? They say it makes 50% more HP on 30% less gas.. They said it so it must be true.