DIY Cold Air Intake

Johnny · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:49 am

Sorry if someone has already posted this, and I was too lazy to find it myself.

Anyone do a DIY? ...or are you all using the K&N $300 one?

lfhoward · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:59 am

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:04 pm

At least you admit being too lazy to search. :-)r

I tried doing this a long time ago, but removed it shortly thereafter. No extra power, no increased throttle response, no more mpg's, just a waste of time and money.

Johnny · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:49 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

At least you admit being too lazy to search. :-)r

I tried doing this a long time ago, but removed it shortly thereafter. No extra power, no increased throttle response, no more mpg's, just a waste of time and money.

Haha word. Good to know.

Soooo....would you get the extra power, throttle response, mgp, etc. from the K&N? And if so, why?

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:50 pm

I use the $300 one. I won't say too many good things so I don't get bashed, but I love the sound. Just research them a lot before you install them so you know the risks. :2cents:

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:36 pm

Sound is all you will get with a K&N dirt sucker
Research on line about issues with K&N, you'll have a couple of days reading

DREDnot · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:53 pm

Don't do it. You already have a cold air intake that filters properly.
lfhoward has the right idea if you insist on doing something.

They are great on turbodiesels so you can hear the turbo whistle.

Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:11 pm

DREDnot wrote:

Don't do it. You already have a cold air intake that filters properly.
lfhoward has the right idea if you insist on doing something.

They are great on turbodiesels so you can hear the turbo whistle.

I've asked a fair good amount of people about this grille mod. I want to believe it would do something beneficial, but we don't have any measurable data that I know of that proves it does.

Johnny · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:15 pm

DREDnot wrote:

You already have a cold air intake

Good point. Looking at it today, the stock box does actually have a tube going to the grille.

lfhoward · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:15 pm

The grille mod makes no discernible difference (at least in my experience). I closed the hole with black duct tape from behind, and now I don't have to worry about getting in a flash flood up to the door handles and hydrolocking the engine. :ROTFL:

In all seriousness, I don't think our stock KK intakes are in any way restricted, so opening the hole didn't really improve anything. My scan gauge did show a slight reduction in intake air temp when idling or driving in slow traffic, but with our advanced computer controlled fuel injection and throttle, I think the engine compensates. There was very little to no IAT difference at speed. I got no mpg or power increases from doing this.

Lowridah313 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 8:36 pm

lfhoward wrote:

The grille mod makes no discernible difference (at least in my experience).

I have the "mod" done too, and I didn't see any difference on my scangauge. It was worth a shot...

Scar0 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:34 pm

Just get a good high flow "drop in" filter.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:07 am

Don't even waste the money on "those".
Just get good quality NAPA gold or equivalent paper filter.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:53 am

DREDnot wrote:

Don't even waste the money on "those".
Just get good quality NAPA gold or equivalent paper filter.

X's two
Hard to beat the flow rate and protection they give plus cheap

Ted15 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:51 am

I've got a K&N drop in filter, not so much for performance though. I like the fact that I can clean and oil it when it needs it. As long as its oiled properly it seems to work well. I can see potential problems if it isn't maintained properly or if too much oil is applied. I regularly check the inside of the tube going to the throttle body and it stays clean. I use the spray oil, it's way too easy to over oil it with the liquid. :2cents:

Rescue575 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:52 pm

DREDnot wrote:

Don't even waste the money on "those".
Just get good quality NAPA gold or equivalent paper filter.

For those of us who do not have a NAPA store around us, what do you guys recommend as and equivalent filter? Say shopping at Advanced Auto Parts?

lfhoward · **Posted:** Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:51 pm

I use The Purolator brand from Advance Auto and have been happy with it. I use their oil filters as well.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:07 pm

Wix P/N 49933
Purolator P/N A35670

Stumbled across this... pages of air filtration porn...

http://www.donaldsonfilters.com/Pages/p ... fgodS1kAOA

http://www.donaldson.com/en/engine/supp ... 074396.pdf

silverkk · **Joined:** Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm **Posts:** 637

lfhoward wrote:

was the inlet for the air there already or did you move it

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Gageraid · **Posted:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:57 am

That inlet he's showing is stock and in it's stock position.

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