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Rob1334

Never been a fan of them for power, I always try and find one that has better filtration but adds no extra sound. At most I would spend $50 for a fitler with better parameters than stock, but still nothing on my truck.

Cool video tho, proves why you see people buying AFE/air raid kits and then have them for sale weeks later.

EDIT: Maybe I should route my AC to my engine, wondering how much difference it would make lmao

geno51

I agree with this. BUT during my dyno session we bolted up my intake just for ****s and giggles and it actually made power over the stock air box with a K/N filter. Enough so that Geoff with full race is revisiting the idea of an intake. It surprised us all

caperJ

No Dyno testing on my part but after doing this on a few 2010 to 2013 f150 and losing MPG yes it is useless IMO.

Sitedrifter

They did the 1st dyno run with the factory air box. Their last run should have been with the factory air box as well to even out the baseline.

NASSTY

If my truck had a V8 I'd put a CAI on it just because I like the sound on a V8. I don't dare to put one on my Eco because I probably wouldn't like the sound.

Koolponycar

I noticed in that video they used mostly smaller engines and not any N/A bigger V8's. Not saying I dont agree with the video,but a bigger air pump might see a little bigger gain if you tested it.
I put one on my truck so I could install my mustang 5.0 engine cover, and It really sounds awesome. Power increase I cant tell, but it cleaned up my engine bay look and allowed me to install the cover, also cleaned up my wallet 198 dollars,lol but I love the look and sound Ive got. I have never expected a 20% increase and we all know that is just marketing or I would like to think so.

seannh

There is definitely a marketing aspect to them. At Pepboys the other day I saw a CAI that said (up to) 69hp gains on the box! You just cannot expect that.
I happen to love the sound from my Volant, so I don't feel I'm out the money. If there were gains, though, I never noticed.

cowboy0707

So what's the deal at 2.17 of one guy grabbing the butt of the other guy. Are these Limey's gay?

Ford850

Most impressive to me was the fact that running a factory filter produced just as much power as running no filter. They could have stopped right there. That explains why so many guys report power or mpg loss when using a 'high performance' aftermarket filter. If the factory filter is equal to no filter, a replacement can offer no improvement.