cold air intake?? Yes or no?
02-01-2011, 10:39 AM
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I'd need to see hard numbers to agree... Test the intake temp for example... What speed were you traveling.... And even if you are correct about the stock intake being able to access colder air by the time that air reaches the throttle body is it still colder? Also if we consider the engine a big Air pump I would thing you would want to create the strangest most un restricted path for that air to get in... IMO the stock intake is garbage and I notice gains in performance and mileage when I replace the intake that's just my opinion and can only tell you what I have seen..... On a side note how do you like the scan gauge and will it give accurate tranny temps?
02-01-2011, 10:48 AM
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Ya... Ok my bad... I will agree on the cold air... Because I've noticed that when I'm at idle the air temp can jump quite a bit... I've been trying to decide if that should be something I try to change or not...
02-01-2011, 10:59 AM
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Welcome aboard Tony. You'll have to forgive our outwardness on this subject, as it comes up often, sometimes 3 to 4 times a month. The most common topics have to do with exhaust, CAI, and tuners. Add to that the usual oil topics, and the dreaded 5.4 spark plug issue.
Take a look at the search option. Type in "exhaust", or "Tuner", or "CIA". Be prepared to see dozens of pages of posts on these topics!
To directly answer your question: yes, tuners are worth the bucks if you complement them with a good CAI and exhaust sytem. By themselves you will not notice real significant changes in performance, but all three together will wake up the truck for sure!
02-01-2011, 01:32 PM
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I'd need to see hard numbers to agree... Test the intake temp for example... What speed were you traveling.... And even if you are correct about the stock intake being able to access colder air by the time that air reaches the throttle body is it still colder? Also if we consider the engine a big Air pump I would thing you would want to create the strangest most un restricted path for that air to get in... IMO the stock intake is garbage and I notice gains in performance and mileage when I replace the intake that's just my opinion and can only tell you what I have seen..... On a side note how do you like the scan gauge and will it give accurate tranny temps?
I agree with you. But I think that the real benefit from these systems is the VOLUME of air you get. Warmer or not, the amount you get into the engine is where you get the HP jump. I know my K&N made a pretty noticeable difference and I don't even have a tune.
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03-05-2011, 08:01 AM
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Yep...Make the holes bigger in your nose and tell me if you breath better.