gem-bob

Have a 2013 3.5 ecoboost and I was thinking about getting a cold air intake soon. I didn't know if it was recommended/required to also get a tune to take full advantage? Is there the potential for any sort of issues with throttle response, idle, etc. if I do get a new intake and don't do any other modifications?

dhmcfadin

No

Ricktwuhk

Your 2013 came with a CAI...

RLXXI

Huge waste of $$$
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gem-bob

Waste of $ because there won't be any noticeable improvement in performance, mileage, etc?

BareBonesXL

The only agreed upon benefit of the various "C"AI's out there is more intake noise. That's about it.

After seeing so many of these CAI threads I've realized that the main reason people do them is because it's about the only easy modification a person can do to their engine. They're not doing them to fix a performance problem. They're doing them because they just want to do something. Anything. Unfortunately, today's engines are so tuned to perfection for emissions and fuel mileage, and computerized, that there are no simple mods like there used to be when many of us learned our automotive skills. The most effective mod is probably changing the "tune" but we all spend hours per day looking at our computers and phones so that even a tune doesn't feel like working. It doesn't even require opening the hood. Just more computer time.

RLXXI

Tune will improve performance and mileage, however once you tune it's going to be difficult to resist the skinny pedal thus negating any mileage but smiles per mile will increase.
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gem-bob

Only reason I was asking was because it was time to change the air filter, so was considering upgrading there if it would improve mileage, throttle response, hp/torque, etc. If it won't, I'll just replace the air filter now and then somewhere down the road consider a tune.

RLXXI

Pretty sure you were told by 5 different people it's useless.
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