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11-27-2013, 03:43 PM

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i have the Air Raid intake tube. not the whole thing with the filter but i read that the stock intake box / K&N filter was fine on the 2006 5.4, just the tube feeding air from the fenderwell was restrictive. i tried it for 129.00 and love it...looks much better, fits well and gives the truck a littel moan to go along with the magnaflo cat back and the edge CTS programmer...

I never knew about an aftermarket air tube replacement for these trucks. I did the Gotts CAI mod but the PVC pipe cracked, and I am honestly a bit worried about using it so I switched back to stock. Does it increase the noise in the cab at highway speed (drone)?

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11-27-2013, 04:14 PM

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It's my understanding that ford's already run lean from the factory so if you just put a cold air intake on without a programmer or at least have a tune you will lean the engine out even more and will start to throw codes under heavy acceleration. I have seen a 2006 f150 king ranch do this with an air raid intake.

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11-27-2013, 04:22 PM

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what about an S & B intake?

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11-27-2013, 04:53 PM

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Looks like I have some reading to do...

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11-27-2013, 05:39 PM

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Mine is 04 5.4 3v and has had KnN kit for most of its 88k miles. No lean issue at all for me.

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11-27-2013, 06:10 PM

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My favorite CAI is the one I built myself lol. Made a mold and laid it up with fiberglass. Has 3 separate 4" inlets.

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11-27-2013, 06:29 PM

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My favorite CAI is the one I built myself lol. Made a mold and laid it up with fiberglass. Has 3 separate 4" inlets.

that looks complicated as hell, but nice.

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11-28-2013, 06:30 AM

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i have been running this set up for close to a year....like i said, the only thing changed is the tube which has the really small restriction in the fender and still retains the factory air box which i read is a really good stock piece.....opens it up a little...no more noticeable drone in cab....except when you hit the pedal and then maybe a little like the old q-jets....not quite that bad though....i think you would be pleased...it also cleans up the engine bay really nice

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11-29-2013, 02:33 PM

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I have some store credit with CarID that I need to spend, and I REALLY don't want to do the Gotts mod again and risk cracking another plastic pipe... I need to get with the CarID people and get this thing ordered this weekend... I never thought of the stock airbox as being a problem source, but rather the silly intake tube design.

I have a XCal2 for my truck, do I need to reset the tune when I swap the tube over, or will it more or less carry over like the Gotts did?

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