Do Cold Air Intakes actually work? And do they save you money?
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- Do cold air intakes (CAI) actually bring in colder air and save you fuel mileage in the end saving you money!? I did some testing before AND after the installation and am sharing the results with you guys! Enjoy!
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I recently installed an S&B CAI on my car for just over $300. It definitely breaths easier than stock, and works better than I was anticipating. It won't give you a huge increase in horsepower on its own, but it's still noticeable. And the exhaust is noticeably louder when accelerating over 3k rpms. I'd recommend it, as it's a fun and easy performance mod.
Just watched this because I am researching cold air intake for my Honda Pilot and your video was very informative. Even though you didn't put this video with visuals quite like you wanted to, it was very well done and very helpful. Thank you for putting this together and sharing this content.
Thank you for the support and kind words, sir!!
“Babe it’s saving us $$$!” Haha 😂😂😂. Love the continuation of the content, John. CAI and exhaust are the next two things I’m looking to do with my Silverado.
Glad you recovered from that motorcycle injury...God Bless
Thats exactly why I got the Jr kit. Shits perfect.
Finally a good CAI review!
AFE Momentum GT cold air intake!! Definitely worth it! More Power - More Torque ... no tuning necessary, and it's a Closed Box design VS your open shield that kinda deflects engine heat.
You're gonna get what you pay for.
Love the truck and super helpful video that was well put together. Keep up the good content!
My CAI was designed to go down in my fender well. It made a big difference since it wasn't on top.
Your running a open box so of course it is pulling engine heat in. To see a difference you need a closed system pulling air from somewhere besides the engine bay
I was going yo say the same but what David is saying is total sense.
The cowl (where your AC gets outside air) is a great place as it's cool, safe from rain or snow and gives you a bunch of extra room in the engine bar by removing the giant factory airbox
That’s not the authors fault, it’s more K&N’s fault for false advertising of a “cold air” intake.. when it really isn’t.
the box isnt open once the hood is closed. the rubber strip you put around the housing becomes a seal when the hood is closed so that open compartment is now cold air completely seperate from engine bay heat
Currently have an open box system, not much of an mpg difference but you hear the engine noise a bit more. Ordered a closed box kit and will be installing that, we'll see what happens
I have a Injen close box. Works like a beast
You are really good at taking what could have been a 30 second video and making it 10 minutes.
Hell yeah 🤘🏼🤘🏼
All I got was a engine light that stays on now. Pretty cool!!
The k&n makes 2mpg improvements on highway in mine but I also changed spakplugs ,clean throttle body and reset throttle positioning sensor
Great video man! Appreciate your feedback. Doing research for my 14 ram with the 5.7
Stay safe man!
Me too man. You decide to put one on?
I just have it for looks and the sound of the intake 😁
Eduardo Gonzalez ain’t nothing wrong with that brotha 🤟🏼🤟🏼
Just recently installed a S&B cold air intake, I honestly like it better gas mileage and sound !
BS on mileage
Nice work. Honest an informative.
Appreciate that!
Awesome vid. Nailed it !!!!
very informative, thanks for sharing, I am researching cold air intakes for my 23 tundra, might go w the TRD intake
I had one on my 2015 Dodge Charger RT and it made the car get SUPER HOT at drive thrust....Then as I drove, it was always about 13 degrees hotter than ambient temperature. It sounded way better and I just was ok with the heat it sucked from the engine bay. Sold it and stock back on. I feel the heat will mess up something with time.
Thanks for showing every angle of your truck, geez.
Welcome!
great video very informational
And i am running an S&B cold air induction intake, with 3 inch exhaust all the way to the end. 8 inch lift with 35inch X 12.5 tires
I have the aFe intake in my 5.3! I noticed a difference in throttle response and maybe slight better acceleration according to my butt dyno. Shortly after that and the full exhaust, I purchased a Diablosport Trinity and had DiabLew make me a custom tune. It ran so much better once the custom tune was installed! These are more like ram intakes compared to a real CAI. The one I had on my car dropped down in front of the front driver tire. It would collect all of the cold air flowing beneath the car! I didn't drive in any wet conditions for fear that it would suck up water!
I just received my VOLANT closed cold air intake and am waiting fir my DiabloSport Tuner to be delivered, and THEN I’ll install both and clean the MAF and throttle bottle while I’m down there. I have an ‘02 2500HD 8.1L Vortec
Sure tell ur self that just to make ur self feel better!
I’d recommend changing your plugs when u do this just for peace of mind and to add to the better mpg
are you talking about spark plugs
Just installed the rough country cold air intake on my gmc sierra which cost me only 150 and boy am I happy I did
Thanks for this. I just bought my 2014 that already had the same CAI installed, and was curious about the numbers.
I’ll try rough country and give my results,.....jkn i actually dont mind rough country but i think i’ll go with K & N
Congratulations for verifying what I've been saying since "cold air intakes" hit the market.....they suck in hot engine compartment air, which is less dense, and contains less oxygen as a result, making less power. The factory air duct system actually brings in cooler air from in front of the radiator (typically) and REMOVING that fresh air system for something that draws in air from the hot engine compartment is ridiculous, from a power making standpoint. The 1 mpg increase seems real and is interesting though. So glad you were able to recover from your injuries. Please stay away from motorcycles. The old timers saying is "There's 2 kinds of motorcycle riders; those who have laid a bike down, and those who are going to lay a bike down." Stay safe.
Great job 👍👍👍👍👍
I am thinking of installing a short ram in my acura TL purely for throttle response. The Dbw sucks. It is also easier to clean and replace the ram filter. I drive 90 percent highway so my intake temperature may be more stable.
k&n best on the market🙌 glad your back making videos john!
K&n over rated open hot air intake s&b which its sealed closed intake is real cai alot better than k&n
@@benjaminalmendarez3059 ok
How about a review of the S&B cold air intake? Like the one on the 2010 gmc.
Good explanation.
Nice vid very informative thanks💪🏼 Careful on them motorcycles bro 😟
Hey stumbled on to your video, great job it helps my understanding of product. JV
Appreciate that!
In my experience flow master helps get better gas mileage. I put some on just for sound and it improved my gas mileage. So I’ve been a flow master guy since
You’re supposed to put an aluminum box around the bottom part of the cold air intake so it doesn’t suck in the hot air from the engine
Thanks for the breakdown dude. Gee if there was only a duct in the front. Eh so why did the exhaust decrease the mpg? Do you have to tune or would you try that to gain performance or mileage? Have you noticed the engine temperature? My rig always runs about 210 ( on the display ).. I've thought about running a colder thermostat and then getting a tune with both of these mods.
I have a 2001 Chevy Suburban, 5.3L. Before installing the CAI, I was only getting 12 or 13 mpg. After installing I got 19.7mpg. Yes, I thought it was wrong! So, I filled the tank again, got 18.5.
I am now a believer in the CAI.
Your comment re the intake manifold temperature is what I had suspected of a number of these so called CAI systems. I had considered the K&N for my RAM but he’d been skeptical … for good reason it turns out. It’s annoying that even fairly reputable companies like K&N engage in blatant misrepresentation marketing their products.
AFE and S&B have offerings that seem to be actual cold air intakes. I’ll look into that.
I think cold air intakes are the equivalent of flipping your air cleaner cover over, like back in the day . Sounds cool 😂
Yes you're right and most CAi look like this. Few of them are sealed. I always wondered if these systems were just sucking in warm engine air
I put a high flow intake on my son's mazda 3 and I swear it lowered the gas mileage.
Thanks, I was wondering how a CAI got cold air, and you explained it doesn't. My 6.2 got 24.8mpg without CAI, and frankly the sound of the CAI makes me keep my foot in it. I just love that sound. So it's not paying for itself. Probably should have just added the factory K&N factory replacement filter.
How are you getting 24.8 mpg with the 6.2 engine? That doesn't sound right
@@-Hood- I'm in western PA, and when I first saw the mileage my 6.2 was returning I was pleasantly surprised. So I added a cold air box, waste of money. It return better acceleration, especially when I need to make a quick pass. To answer your question, I returned 24.9 with the cruise on 73 mph, light traffic on rolling hill interstate. That was all completely untouched stock.
@@alexanderspenser4960 That's one trip, that's not representative of your avg gas mileage overall, also did you calculate the gas mileage yourself or go by what it says on the dash? The reading on the dash is misleading
@@-Hood-Since I drive it I know what I get and anyone who is familiar with GMs computers will tell you it's accuracy is usually within a tenth of a %. As long as I don't wanna hear the exhaust note, me puting my foot into it, I average 18.5 city/hwy. Recent trip on PA TPK=24 mpg, do it all the time. Just stop trying to race the fool whising past you staying consistent works. I'm still running factory tires; when I replace them I'll even get better mileage. Been learning this a long time, timing the traffic, lights, anything to remain smooth & steady, believe what you will, I don't give a duck fart. Baxter out!
Great video. Very informative. I am going to add my cold air intake even though I was disappointed to hear of all the hot air it brings in. Thanks.
Appreciate the positive comment!!
TY so much for your research content. But what did you mean you lost some MPG's following the EXHAUST mod? I thought the freer flowing exhausts were helping. Was this due to more restrictions in the pipes / muffler / resonators AFTER the Cat Converter?
how come adding a performance intake slowed my 0-60 from originally 5.2 seconds to now a 6.4? i have a 2021 camaro 2.0, can someone explain this?
in my vehicles i have been using the drop in k&n filter in the stock intake.
awesome videos man! just received my MBRP exhaust (same exhaust you just installed), looking into getting this Cold air intake and ordered the ready lift upper control arms (motofab were out of stock). Also about to put on my MOTIV8D sticker!
i was just curious on if you've had any problems with CV Axles on your truck? I have a 3in leveling kit with 33x12.5s on 20 inch rims and my Driver side CV axle is already on the way out. just curious if you've had any similar experiences.
Keep up the awesome videos man!
Greg Simpson hey man, appreciate the support!! No CV issues for me fingers crossed 🤞🏼 28K miles with the 2.5” level and no problems to date
Alright man! Good on ya! Thanks for the reply! I really appreciate it! Stay MOTIV8D buddy!
Yes they do. I have 2016 and my best mileage was 27 mpg.. Average is 19-23
What are you running, 5.3 or 6.2 & any other modifications, factory tires? Thanks
You need to change it out for an S&B Cold intake it’s sealed unit and it utilizes exterior engine bay area it will cool it down quite a bit
Facts
Lol I have the same K&N in my 05 silverado. I'm trying to switch it out with a closed one. Run into S&B but they don't ship it to communist state of California yet. Now thinking of volant.
@Van-du8uz or you could move to a better state. Lol jk stay safe
@@thomplatt8945 wish I could.
I would but the only manufacturer that made an intake for my car (that I could find) was K&N.
The only way to bring colder air in when at a light you would have to make a hole to bring more air in to that area
What if you have a custom hood with a scoop that sucks air directly onto the cold air intake that's got to be better then a closed off hood
Some of the K&N CAI have a rubber stripping you install so that the hood closes the box in, same concept I guess. Mine won't be here for 3 more days so I can test it out.
But I already own it so it is what it is I'm getting cat-back dual exhaust and I already ordered the s&b cold air intake but I'm wondering what exhaust should I get on my old truck I would get the loudest possible one well not the loudest one but I would get the 40 series of two chambered flow masrer now I have kids in the truck nowhere and I want to be able to get stickers so what should I go with aborla
2019 suburban. Have a k&n with a magnaflow cat back system. Truck sounds great.
Butttttttt. Fuel mileage really sucks now.
You folks say tuning will help?
Well i agree cold air intakes take in hot engine air except mine... i bought a new hood that had the air duct and the air duct actually channles the air from outside into the cold air intake filter.
I see you added a open top cold air intake. Some manufacturers have cold air intakes that have the top closed with a panel. That may stop a lot of the hot engine air that the open top doesn't.
Yup.. this video is a few years old. My truck now on the channel, I bought a closed S&B intake. Much better
I really can't tell since I added headers to it the same day I added the cai. But I did run mine near the wheel well.
I installed one that utilized my blocked off hood vent on my 2009 mini cooper s, it gained 12 hp
Try putting it on a dyno first with stock intake then the cold intake. you should get between 8 and 12 kilowatts more at the wheels with the cold intake.
Do you have to be carful with water or snow and is it bad for it putting in hot air in the intake
I put 63-3082 on 2015 silverado high country 6.2l 1500 and when i turn on truck, after 3 or 5 seconds truck would turn off as if it did not get any air in
Why is your truck shifting at 4k rpm on the 0 to 60 pulls or are you not full throttle
I put a sealed box on my 2010 4x4 suburban mine around town I dont check anything,but on a California to Pennsylvania trip I put 6k miles round tripI gained 4 mpg after puting it .I went from 18.9 mpg to 24.o mpg that was at highway speed of 70 to 80 mph and the average for the entire trip
If you don’t mind me asking, do you have the 5.3 or 6.0? I have a 2012 Tahoe with the 5.3 and I’m planning on installing a cold air intake
Great video. Thank you. But did I hear you say if you add a fancy exhaust like a Flowmaster or whatever you will lose MPG?
Typically you do a bit.. just because you’re letting your truck exhale a lot faster and with more volume. My set up after exhaust I lost only about 1mpg average so nothing too bad. Truck ran a lot better but sacrificed a little fuel.
@@JohnWargo93 So you just lost the minimal MPG increase you got with $$$$ hot (not really cold was it ?)overall intake system, That makes enough sense.... you came about even except you gained some real "cool" noise. For how much money invested ??
@@donsigler588 like literally $250… it’s not that big of a deal, lol
Get smart, fab an aluminum filter box get a cai for it and have external tubes from aluminum box pulling fresh air from somewhere other than the engine bay, results steady colder air better mpg. Depending on certain motors, throttle body spacers can even help with a little mpg and throttle response. I have a 1998 2500 dually with the 350 vortec 4l80e combo , 3:73 gears on 35s and it gets 17-18 mpg on average
i put a AFE cold air intake on my 392 after 35k of stock driving and i feel the torque come on a little bit quicker especially in cold air if i lived in warm climate i would get closed box or keep stock tbh
Hey, at least you can still walk, unlike a customer her son was hit head on by a drunk it will be sometime before he can walk or ride his bike.
I was few weeks ago heading home a lead car on 2 lane highway at 55 mph suddenly swerved rids in front of my Silverado I had enough time to say a swear word and jerk the steering wheel onto the shoulder. Their mirror was extremely close to me.
Nice video, did the check engine light come on tho?
Not once... comes with the right stuff to hook up the MAF sensor to the new intake. Otherwise it probably would come on.
What's a quarter intake?
makes a big difference on a turbo car...not so much on a naturally aspirated engine.
Did you reprogram the computer to get the the mpg increase? I did this to my 13 hemi ram ( did not reprogram the computer) and loss 1 mpg .
jared glass I did not, no sir
Would the cold air intake have different result if it was in an enclosed insulated box? I noticed the k n didn’t have one and I was looking cold air induction model that is concealed and insulated ?
Yeah man so if you get an S&B CAI they’re typically enclosed and help a lot actually
A clean stock air filter has a lot to do with + MPG's. A dirty one will definitely decrease your MPG's!
What is a quarter intake?
Get Pedal Commander!!! It doesn't change anything inthe ECU or the pattern, but it DOES make the throttle respond much faster and react the way you want the truck to!!!!
Tune > shitty pedal commander
Stock box with the mod is a better choice
With what mod?
Any "check engine" light issues after a K&N is installed? Dealership in my area seems to think that the K&N cause issues??
Never had 1 ✊🏼
Holy crap, that thing really kick-started your engine
Don't know if i should step up or be fine with the Airaid Jr. Intake Tube Kit with a dry air filter keeping stock box.. Recommendations?.
l Pronox shoot @lmfscrew a message on Instagram.. he has the Airaid Jr kit you’re thinking about getting and has a few videos on it on his TH-cam channel as well.
@@JohnWargo93 been running the kit for a while now and loving it, just don't know if I should step up to a cold air intake .
l Pronox I’m not sure personally.. never ran anything other than the stock air box and then the K&N.
By definition alone it's not a "cold air" intake. The stock system actually pulls air from the "outside" through the fender. The K&N full systems as well as others like it just pull hot air from inside the engine bay. The only advantage they have is the additional amount of air they can pull from the surface area of the cone filter and possibly the routing of the air to the intake to reduce flutter or turbulence. In my opinion, these systems are only efficient or effective with the addition of upgraded turbos and full exhaust systems. As a stand alone they are a poor placement of your hard earned money and offer little performance improvement. That said, they do look cool.
I just ordered on but im planning on getting the exhaust system done next ..I got an 04 yukon
Don't have to worry as long as you have a boosted car or truck that the air goes through an intercooler. Obviously his truck isnt
Do you really lose gas mileage with exhaust. Don't you get better air flow of the exhaust. So not alot of back pressure
Is there some kind of duct brining in fresh air from outside? Because if not, it’s just sucking the hot air from the engine bay. Technically that’s not a cold air intake, it’s a short ram air intake.
Correct… pretty much my whole explanation in the video. Results were sucking in hotter air than the stock air box.
Oil pressure looks a like higher after on acceleration.
I hear you have to get a tune to really get the full affect of a cold air intake. Other wise it's just for sound. But everyone says something different so idk.
Armando Smith yeahhh.. I believe you do need to get a tune to get the full effect. Does feel a little better throttle response tho
I think so.....did mine without a tune and muffler deletes and my mpg and power went down.
I did the K&N blackhawk + magnaflow cat back.. other then sounding 100x better, no difference really in power or mpg.. i honestly think just adding a flat panel k&n to the stock setup would've been better and i could've bought a tuner instead
Great video, and appreciate the tips to sell this to the wife ; )
Good luck!!
Let's see...K&N Cold air intake from Amazon $274.00. MPG savings 1 mile/gallon...so 25 miles on my full tank, which gets 15m/gallon at we'll say 3.00/gal...So fuel costs me .20/mile, so I save 120/yr..so the K&N pays for itself in roughly 2.5 yrs...hrm. My maths probably way off, but I have a feeling I could save just as much money by getting my gas at Costco.
But yet the gas at casco is no good tbh i filled up their and notcied that i had to refill my tank again the next day as the gad burns way quicker for some reason.. i put gas at chevron or fastrip most of the time and 91.. but casco gas is no good tbh... it dont last at all..
@@peterfix7411 You are correct. The ethenol in their gas burns faster. I believe they use something like 10-15%. Also cold air intake boosts throttle response and adds about 15-20hp.
That's totally worth it. I think you've thoroughly disproven yiurself here.
Also using cheaper gas means it is usually lower octane.. Even though it is represented as a certain octane, it's cheaper because it's cut with less octance rich fuel. So you'd be putting shitty fuel in your engine.
Silent Hill, it’s not about money. There’s plenty of cold air intakes that cost 50 bucks. Most people add cold air intakes for the sound improvement.
Honestly I mean they're going to get a 2500 or I'm just going to get a tundra next time because literally it's a LS block 350 and they run forever and they don't have a lot of issues
I had a short ram for around a year. I had to go back to OEM because of squirrel issues. 2 months now and ive found worse mileage with oem. I always hear the opposite. To note, new plugs and have tried various fuels 87-93 as well as ethanol free 91. No improvements.
Thanks and algos
it made my vw sound sick
Did more than the airaid jr at least 😂
@1CENT I disagree!
Sealed Intake with a ram air type would change 100% of the video. Lol
Yup. Definitely doing an S&B closed box on the next rig.
So if you add an exhaust the gas saving benefits go away?.....(but do you gain power if it)
I think if I tuned the truck properly to take in consideration cooler and more direct air, and more airflow out the exhaust it would correct the issue and yield better fuel mileage. Same thing with HP gains. From my understanding you definitely gain some with bolting it on, however a tune will gain you the best increases! Adjusting the CPU for the cooler and easier air flows. Hope that makes sense!
Run the stock box with the aftermarket intake pipe.
Can't do that. The conical filter will not fit in the stock box.
@@virgilgray stock filter too obviously.
I did this same thing with stock box, k&n rectangular filter and airaid pipe for the intake. Created some torque and quick throttle response but had too much drone at high RPM. So now I have black hawk CAI by K&N and closed box. Smooth now and same great torque/acceleration.
Probably a snorkel would suck in better air🤷. Thanks for the time it took to make this👍
So how much horse power did you gain
Sounds like you're saying corner air or quarter intake
what exhaust kit do you have on that bad boy?
Just a cheap MBRP cat back. Very happy with it for a pipe under $400!
CAI saved my marriage ... thanks CAI
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