Do Cold Air Intakes Really Increase Horsepower??
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Nice mod. Remove the leaves that's another 20HP.
Get em!!
Remove the trees
I put a Volant true cold intake kit on my '99 Silverado about fifteen years ago and it made a difference. It still works well.
That's a TRUE cold air kit... this isn't. This might make a little difference, but not like yours does. But that's the difference between $100 and $300. S&B also makes a very nice cold air kit, but it's also expensive.
@@pr3modeling239 what is the difference?
@@pr3modeling239 def this 50$ ebay “cold air” is not cold at all shoot it’s not cold even a little bit the metal tube heats up to at least 186 degrees with long tubes
Before 0-50: 4.76 seconds
After 0-50: 4.71 seconds
The cold air kits will increase hp if you tune it for the increased airflow. I did a cold air kit, e-fan conversion with a Nelson Performance harness, and Pacesetter long tube headers with y-pipe. Then had it tuned and noticed a major difference.
Was the conversion plug n play?
Who did the tune and what was it
I agree, removing the leaves would add 20 more horses by reducing the weight, lol. Seriously, nice video. I added a K&N filter setup to my truck and noticed a slight performance increase (that's what I like to think). But the sound is sooo much better when you step on it. Oh, by the way, I put a racing stripes on the sides and it gave me about 15 more horses.
What kind of racing stripes did you put and where did u get them so I can do the same anything helps I heard if u put #s like race car drivers it adds crazy horse power but im not ready to kill my self I just want a little more HP hahaha 😂
Airaid tube with the stock air filter box is the way to go!
The first thing I do when I get a vehicle (which is ALWAYS a used one with a V8). Is install a cold air intake then get a programmer for it. The two vehicles that I noticed the biggest difference on: 2003 F350 w/ bullet proofed 6.0 and a ‘05 WK (Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited) with the Hemi. The hemi just WOKE up on the wrong side of the bed with the cold air and programmer. My 6.0 loved the street tune.
But, you said something and made a great point. All these mods we do; ie cold air, short or long tube headers with true dual exhaust, programmer, larger diameter throttle body etc…. They do best when working with other mods. There is no single performance mod that alone, makes a world of difference and/or is using 100% of its potential.
A cold air intake and throttle body makes a difference however is not getting 100% of its potential unless there is a good exhaust. Why improve a air pumps ability to inhale air, if it can’t exhale it just as effectively.
what i'm considering is adding custom scoop fitted to front and bottom of airbox to have naturally forced air as speed increases, cold air in front of truck will be pushed into airbox, like free small kind turbo!
That "tumor" is a helmholtz resonator. It's designed like that to reduce resonance from the intake
I have had lost of experience with eBay cold air intakes and they are fine, but my only complaint is the filters if being used for a daily driven vehicle. Only last maybe 12 months the fabric or material starts to decay and then your engine is sucking on the stuff that is falling off of the filter. Overall the tubing is great and no issues. The filters However are not the best. Invest in a decent filter right away it will be worth it in the long run.
Good video and good content. Just trying to help you and possibly other enthusiasts(:
Have a blessed day.
*Id buy the intake kit and but a AEM or K&N filter in that case*
I improved my CAI heat shield by installing a Swimming Pool foam noodle onto the top to block the gaps from sucking hot air.
idk if they work or not but i like the way they sound
They of increase hp only if u do a dyno tune, to get full potential(not sound) u need a dyno tune
For gas vehicles I recommend SB only. High flow intake that has a covered intake box is better than having an open box. Open box intakes are not CAI, they suck in the hot air in the engine bay.
Let dat bih cool down
Cone air filters are always going to add more power on the high end, if and only if there's enough air flow getting to them. Sometimes you have to open up the grill a little bit to get a little more air into the engine bay.
I would definitely put that bottom plate back on to keep dirt out
I just had to watch this again because I was thinking about purchasing a CAI for my TBSS and remembered seeing your video. I agree it definitely can't hurt and has to be better than the factory tube,silencer and box, so I went out and grabbed one and yes throttle response has improved .
*Be even better when you get a tune for the extra air*
I wrapped the chrome tube from this kit on my ‘04 Avalanche with black self-adhesive foam tape- looked cool and hopefully help keep temp and noise down a bit.
Automatic like from me for not wanting chrome on your truck, I agree
Uhm, I'm not sure if anyone on here has said it or not, but that 'Tumor" is a resinator, and makes the air intake quieter, as well as smooths out the air as it flows through the intake tube, making it a little better for the TB and intake manifold. You should get a sealed box and have the intake tube come from under the fender, like the stock set up, and get actual cooler air, than what will be sucked in from under the hood.
Resonators actually impede air velocity. They're junk!
I think i gained maybe 10hp. I love the sound it makes under load.
When changing air flow you gotta adjust tps and injector pulse timing or you'll be backfiring all over the place
You can pick up a 50 dollar one and just put a k&n filter and get same performance as the 300 full set filter
Yes and no. Yes there is a minimal if any performance increase with the drop in K&N. Mainly you get a average 1mpg better. Do a full CIA setup you only amplify the results when done and set up properly.
All the cars I've had ive put in the K&N drop ins. Very minimal difference if that performance wise. The mpg gains will pay for the filter cost over the next handful of tanks.
My v6 ford escape i used to have probably responded the best to a drop in. Went from 20 maybe 21 mpg average on a good oil change cycle (4-5k miles) to averaging low/mid 23's consistently. 25 rolling down the highway at 77-80mph.
CIA's have been proven to bump up 7-10whp on just a drop in that didn't require a tune ontop of it. Video proof exists within TH-cam. The ones that required a tune obviously had more significant gains being tuned for the extra air intake, etc.
Want more performance oriented you do your research and get a legitimate CIA setup. Want a extra mpg or 2 go pick up a drop in.
CAI IS A CLOSED BOX SYSTEM THAT PULLS AIR FROM THE FENDER WELL.
A 50 DOLLAR SET UP IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE SAME.
You are right about the air temperature. There is not enough temper differential to make air density matter.
As for opening the bottom, as you drive air is pulled out of the bottom of the vehicle, not sucked into the filter. Shouldn’t matter at all
Nope , air is Forced towards the engine and a good cai has a scoop for underneath/ behind the bumper to catch all that goodness
If u open up the exhaust it will work. The catalytic converter is already causing congestion open duel exhaust then cold air. There’s no way to push the air out faster so more air or colder air coming in won’t do a lot.
"What is that, a tumor?" 😂😂😂😂 sure looks like one! I noticed a little difference. Imo I think they are worth it. That truck is freaking sweet, especially for 600!!
Yeah, They do that stuff tp add extra volume inside the airbox. That way it helps with restriction because it can pull air from inside the intake as apposed to just through the filter very quickly. Its the same thing as adding a a capacitor to a subwoofer amplifier. It never seems to help tho with intakes :3
If you get a tune and mix it in with cold air intake it’s definitely worth it lot more power
put one on my 05 tahoe couldn't be happier.runs cooler use less gas and transmission shifts so smooth .not interested in the extra hp as its old high miles engine and it needed to breath.paired with 60 flow master and she runs and sounds sweet.
I have always used them on my mustangs and 5.3 trucks. The cheap eBay kits have worked well for me also. I’m about to get another for my 04 cat eye. Good video man. Love the channel.
Just put one in on my 2000 5.3 short bed 🛌 single cab.
Sheeeeshhh it makes a difference specially at takeoff. Engins sounds way better no lie. Straight piping it and tuning next
Got the same intake but put a k&n filter on it and bolted the stock bottom plate with the new heat shield, noticed a big difference
That “beater” truck would bring in 5-6 grand up in Michigan lol you got a killer deal, even for the miles.
The first time I popped the hood when I got my truck was look at how pinched off the tube to the air box is. I was certain that it was a bad design and can't possibly flow worth a damn. But after a lot of research it seems GM knew what they were doing. But its hard to convince anyone of that if they haven't done the research because to anyone looking at it it just looks painfully obvious that its just choking the air flow. But apparently its not. But it makes it sound a lot better and if you're planning to do headers and a cat back its worth it.
I’ve dyno tests on my Silverado and the pinched tube on the OEM intake 100% chokes the throttle for air, over 4500 rpm it’s just not getting enough air, definitely recommend a high flow intake and a high flow exhaust, otherwise your just holding your engine back
When I did mine on my 5.3 I wanted more mpg wich it did wonders. If it added any power that was just a plus.
I wish there was a dyno result with hood closed just like you would drive down the road. On the sportsters it was proven a cold air intake and a tune just moved the power curve to lower rpm
Ss717 did a video a few years back dyno'd before and after with just a cold air Inductions system. Impressive results
like you said they need a cat back or a tune to really feel a difference. Great vid bro..
Just installed cia in my 05 yukon slt rwd noticed low end power but it will need a tune to accept the extra airflow so your CEL won't keep popping up besides a decent tune will give u more power and more power without the CEL
I just bought one of these for my trucks. It’s fuckin identical from speed engineering, just crinkle coated in black and a k&n style filter
Only really got mine for fuel mileage. Went from 11 to 14.3 miles a gallon.
Brent Chaloupka what kind of cold air intake u got
I put a cheap spectre intake in my charger rt and went from. 11mpg to like 15 or 16
Rob Steed don’t go cheap youl regret it later bud.
@@AQWbladefire k&n cai
@@BrentC2k nice man! People are telling me volant and some say just get the K&N engine air filter. dont even need the cai. But idk man.. should I get the CAI?
I love the sound of them
600 my ass you lied
On my tahoe I built a stainless steel tube lined with a heat insulator to go over my cold air intake so it doesn't get heat from the engine and I mounted an electric fan infront of the filter to keep it cool, it feels alot peppier but I dont know numbers for performance increase or anything
There's one issue with k&n filters. They're precoated and that can clog maf sensors. I had that issue with my 07 nbs lh6. I have the original 799 case heads and all aluminum block with cast iron rods and crank. I put a bully dog in her and redid full exhaust to 2.5 inch duals with an x pipe for scavenging. And dual in and out cherry bomb extreme. Done with 16 g 304 stainless piping cuz I live in iowa with 9x3.5 inch tips. And she sound beautiful now. Put on aftermarket highflow cats good for up to 5.9 litres in case I wanna bore it to a 5.7 and those are bolted straight to aftermarket ls1 designed log cabin shorty headers. And have the o2 sensors all intact. Gets 30-35 highway in economy mode. And I haven't raced it up I now roast tires with just a pedal drop. I run mickey thompson Deegan 38s for grip and I have no issues with laying rubber. I have yet to do a cold air intake. So idk. I have extra piping left and may do a custom designed intake as I can tig weld. Looking here to see if I can do it cheaper haha
timed both runs with a stop watch, around 7.40 stock and 7 seconds with the intake.
bro wrap the chrome tube with exhaust fiberglass wrap and it’ll keep air cooler and it’ll look cool
Nice one
Wrap everything in aluminum foil 🤣
I agree with you man. There are too many dyno videos of before and after CAI are installed and the results show an increase in hp and torque. Now I do think it's crazy to spend 300+ on one. Most are structurally the same. I also have an S&B on my Silverado but I picked it up used for 1/3 of the retail price. Looking forward to the race truck build.
*Literally all are just Aluminum tubes lol, with a welded print or paint to make it more expensive, id buy a Ebay one and just buy a legit filter like K&N or AEM*
Short ram is for low end torque and throttle and cold air is for high end torque. Its better for gas mileage as well.
Love the responsiveness that i got with mine!
FYI, Amazon has the cold same air filter kit for around $55 with free Prime shipping. I installed it on my 01 Suburban 5.3 and oh shit talk about a huge difference in acceleration and fuel savings😮😮
I just got mine in for my 1999 5.3L and I have a cat back getting put on soon
Yeah it makes a huge difference once you open up the exhaust as well
Put a K&N black series cold air on my 13 Z71 with a tune and saw about 1 to 2 mpg increase. Also on a side note with 87 tune a buddy has a 15 Z71 and tried to pass my 13 Z71 both are crew cab's and I walked off and left him.
Must be something wrong with his truck. My 15 is so much faster than my 13 ever thought about being.
They do not create more. Just makes your truck sound badass.
Im getting ready to do mine waiting for it in the mail. Yay or nay on taking off that bottom plate seems like it would allow more air but more elements in too.
What did you end up doing? Mines coming tomorrow and im debating the same. It only gets wet around here tho. City driving
@@jacobdalton9419 i went back to factory box with K&N filter. Its only because i live in Michigan and the weather is terrible here. With or without the plate isn't going to make a difference i ran both with and without plate there's no difference in performance. Although that plate will deflect a lot of debris and dirty air. Hope this helps.
I made a heat shield for my intake, it just feels so much difference n better less heat into the engine
You know what’s wrong with my truck?? Every time I try to floor the gas .. it doesn’t pick up the speed when I step on it but then out of no where it picks up the speed
Clogged exhaust?
good point about combining it with straight pipe mod for more air flow
Have you thought about installing a corvette 1 and 2 servos and fourth piston. It made a ridiculous difference with my truck. Combined with the same intake and a new muffler and she's a completely different beast now.
dave baker more info please 🤔 just bought a 05 5.3 Silverado
I think the tumor is a water catch in case it ever gets water in it ?
Put one on a 2015 HD 2500 6.0 gas. I am at 270,000 miles. I do have some insight on the subject. Mine is an Airaid SynthaMax.. Save your money. Leave it factory.
did not fit my 01 2500 at all had to do custom work myself to get it to happen. huge pain for little pay out
The old Cateye Wheels would look good on the 6 blow, and maybe the old Duramax Tow Mirrors would be great too👍
Outlaw Gamer you definitely need more horses, boah.
Find someone with hp tuners or some type of tuner that scans you’ll be surprised how much the intake temps go up with a intake like that
I bought the same kit and I love it my filter didn't come oiled so make sure you oil yours
Why
@@Letsgetit305 why not?
You need to come up with a better nickname for that, "6-blow" is patented to Ford. These GM small block V8s, especially the 6.0 are practically bulletproof! I'm getting the same 'cold air' intake for my Envoy XL 5.3l with 240k miles. It runs silky smooth and gets over 20 mpg on hwy, but accelerates from 0-60 in 6.8second's in stock form in a 5100lb marshmallow. It's already quicker now with a couple minor bolt-ons.
Cold air intake won't gain much alone cause u still use factory sensor need programmer to change the settings cause with it being factory it will still think it not getting more air when it is
Saw you driving down near William Byrd around lunchtime today. Had no clue you were local to Roanoke area.
Yeah I actually live near Byrd
@@btgperformance9234 Working on a couple subdivisions on either side of the school. Thought I saw your truck a couple times before, but for sure saw it today.
Deffently depends what vehicle you put them in
should have done a mpg test too
Sounds definitely better, did you disconnect the negative side of the battery? I’ve done that on every mod for my truck, it’s supposed to help the computer relearn parameters.
I agree
SuperSportfan1 explain that to me please?
Brayan Escobedo , like any fuel injected vehicle they run with the help of ECU/PCM. GM recommends after any powertrain service disconnect negative cable or both battery terminals. It helps the computer relearn parameters aka reboot
SuperSportfan1 ahhhh okay and also will It work on fords ?
Brayan Escobedo yeah same procedure.
1st thing id do, get rid of them leaves. Of coarse that would require more effort..jus saying
When you take the air box plate off how does that effect us in the north were the elements are more extreme dusty roads slushy and wet in winter. Plate or no plate with 4 seasons of weather?????
without updating the computer the computer would be confused of why you have a different air flow and could not adjust to it. In the long run it would hurt your car. it's a neat way to impress children
Not true,the Ecu adjust afr.think about driving to different sea level the air has changed. The vehicle will perform better or worse depending on the elevation, but will not be damaged
I bought one $80 from Amazon. Figured buy a slightly better one than the 40$ version.
What a waste of money. Creative pictures made it look different I guess. The welds not all that great. Cheap filter and cheap air box.
Another problem I have is that the stock engine especially within on it have tired engine mounts. The engine will be rocking. The intake is mounted to the frame and engine. Yes some 4" rubbers but they only give so much. Allot of it touches or can touch other parts in the engine bay. Hopefully you catch it before it makes a hole.
I returned the thing. Will go another route.
Damn thats a cool truck
the smoother flowing intake tube is great. the conical open filter is garbage. get the tube and a drop in filter for the factory airbox.. best of both worlds. soo in short its half way a complete waste of money.
Love it. I have the some one in the blue accent and filter on my 05 Avalanche with 5.3.
You did 0 to 60 in 6 or 7 seconds, thats actually pretty good for a truck without a tune. I have a 05 GMC Sierra 1500 4wd SLT crew cab 5.3 with a mild tune and it won't do that. Then again I probably got about a thousand more pounds on me than that truck.
If anyone believes that warm or hot intake air doesn't make a difference, they are dead wrong. When the carburetor heat is applied to a aircraft engine at runup... the RPM drop is Instant. Right now! Minimum 75 rpm.
gd job bro im new to the Chevy family like two days new just got me a 02 tahoe Z71 5.3 pretty cool I think so but if possible I'll like to know some do and don't
I put a K&N air intake in my 5.3 and it struggles to start every time and no noise difference. Do i need to tune it to see a difference
These intakes make absolutely no difference in the performance of the vehicle. To get any type of a gain you would also need to replace the mass airflow sensor even then it’s barely noticeable. Not to mention most of the time these cause the stock mass airflow to fail within a year due to the added dirt they also allow through.
Cold air Inductions intake on the 5.3 proven improvements! Watch ss717 old video on dyno!
How did you get that for $600? Lol that's a steal!
That’s wayyy cleaner than mine and I paid $1000 (Canadian) for mine which was also a steal 😂 bought it from my brother in law tho he gave me a great deal. And mine is ext cab not reg
The only negative to this kit. In about 5 years you replace those rubber rings was silicone rings
How much horsepower does it increase
Will this work for my 8.1 vortec in that same body style?
Will it keep the engine compartment cooler with out all that plastic
Cant wait for the cam install
I took my CAI out of my 08 sierra. Ran like shit after
Ran like shit after you installed it?
I know it’s a 2 year old video I just installed same cold air intake it works good but my engine light will come occasionally is there any solve? Would a bully dog tuner work?
by taking out that bottom plate do you think makes a diffference i have a afe magnum with the 3 sides i added the bubble wrap insulation on my 05 sierra with the 5.3 with a full custom exhaust and a mild tune
Yes, still saving up for my 4th out of 5 cars now. The Mustang had a Ford Performance intake from Shelby. I am getting a Mopar for the Dodge.
You gotta tune it.
UPREV!
Hot air, schmot air, that fucking engine bay is pretty open and around the lights and quarter panel is open enough to force air into the bay and air box.
Is a 60 dollar intake hood on eBay?
Go to Amazon
I see that your filter is on the edge of the hood do you worry about water been suck in ? Please let me know because I have the same long filter
Do people really not understand the difference between short ram vs cold air intake because he doesn't have a cold air intake
def make adiffrince in throttle response for sure.on my 6.0 lq4
Lq9 here I did muffler delete first, the cai changed the way it rev's. With just delete a touch of throttle put you in the 5k range, with both it isn't jumpy and it rev's down a little slower
That’s a nice beater truck
That tumor is there for when your at wide open throttle and you snap the throttle closed it allows air to escape in that cavity and not mess with the mass air flow sensor.
Love to see em race
Does water and dirt get close to the filter when you take that intake plate off.