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So it's better to keep just puf a better filter in?This is a highly debatable topic on here. Some say its not worth it, other say it just swirls hot air from the engine into it, others say it does help. I personally have had a K&N cone filter attached to the end of the intake and removed the plastic box. I will tell you didn't really do anything other than looks... I couldn't tell if there was more power or not. It didn't help my gas mileage and it didn't make much sound (most good CAI's have a nice throaty sound compared to stock intakes). So at the end of the day it is up to you.
Personally, I would just buy a K&N air filter for your stock intake and be done with it. I know there are people on here with computer readings showing the difference.
It already has one on it. They installed it at the factory. There is NO aftermarket system better than the factory one. Period.I've been looking for a cold air intake for my 2002 ford ranger edge but I haven't been able to find one for it.
Not entirely true. From October to April, all of my vehicles have a much better aftermarket Cold Air Intake than the one from the factory. It's called Saskatchewan Winter. December to February usually give the best CAI.It already has one on it. They installed it at the factory. There is NO aftermarket system better than the factory one. Period.
Not entirely true. From October to April, all of my vehicles have a much better aftermarket Cold Air Intake than the one from the factory. It's called Saskatchewan Winter. December to February usually give the best CAI.
Second exception, when you alter the volumetric efficiency of your engine, intake needs may change.It already has one on it. They installed it at the factory. There is NO aftermarket system better than the factory one. Period.
Yay?Second exception, when you alter the volumetric efficiency of your engine, intake needs may change.
Will say I picked up 2mpg from a CAI on my 2011 SuperDoody with a 6.2. It got me to a whopping 11.5 average.
The reason most CAIs make more noise is they have a larger tube from the throttle body to the MAF. The MAC intake on my Ranger is noisy as f*ck, I hear it over the muffler less exhaust I have. It hisses real loud at idle, and has a deep throaty roar when the throttle is mashed. The intake on my Lightning is loud as f*ck, it lets out more supercharger noise than the stock EPA intake muffler airbox ever did. I just put a WeaponR intake on my Mustang. With a still stock exhaust, the intake is all I can hear.This is a highly debatable topic on here. Some say its not worth it, other say it just swirls hot air from the engine into it, others say it does help. I personally have had a K&N cone filter attached to the end of the intake and removed the plastic box. I will tell you didn't really do anything other than looks... I couldn't tell if there was more power or not. It didn't help my gas mileage and it didn't make much sound (most good CAI's have a nice throaty sound compared to stock intakes). So at the end of the day it is up to you.
Personally, I would just buy a K&N air filter for your stock intake and be done with it. I know there are people on here with computer readings showing the difference.
This is 100% accurate, don't waste any time or money replacing something that works perfectly. Aftermarket "cold" air intakes gain you nothing.It already has one on it. They installed it at the factory. There is NO aftermarket system better than the factory one. Period.
Never had those problems with mine. I've never cleaned the MAF on my Ranger, and that intake has been on it since 2002. I clean and re-oil the filters yearly. The Lightning has had that intake since I bought it in 2009. So stop spreading false facts. I use Simple Green to clean the filters and good old K & N oil to oil them. Just don't over oil them. That's the reason that MAFs get oily. Most people have a tendency to think "More is better." It's not in this case. One pass, very lightly applied, good to go.This is 100% accurate, don't waste any time or money replacing something that works perfectly. Aftermarket "cold" air intakes gain you nothing.
Furthermore, I would advise simply using the factory filter as well. K&N and other oiled filters seem like the way to go because they're reusable, but the clog up REALLY fast in dusty environments, and the oil will migrate throughout your intake tube and all over the MAF sensor and potentially ruin it. Those paper filters will seem cheap in comparison to a new MAF sensor.
During the summer time, the air is 100 degrees anyway. You can't escape that. I drove my Lightning to a friends place one day, he lives around 100 miles away. It was January. The filter on the intake of my Lightning was cold to the touch when I got there.Are you looking for a short ram or an actual cold air Intake?
A short ram leaves the filter exposed in the engine bay, letting it suck in 100°+ degree air. Engines dont like sucking hot air. If your intake air temperature is high enough the computer will pull timing, drastically reducing power, especially from a stop sign.. Which Is where we want our power.
An actual cold air intake will put its filter usually in the fender of whatever it's on, separated from the engine bay. That way, your motor will always be pulling in "cold" air. However, a true cold air intake also has a habit of ruining your motor by sucking up the first big puddle you come across.
BOTH styles, by design, will leave you with a net LOSS in torque, with MABEY a 5hp gain up top where the average person realistically never revs to.