Cold air intake questions

[uscgmac]

Has anyone installed a cold air intake and what brand did you use? Did you see any significant gains or improvement in power and gas milage? Do you think it's worth it? I have the 4.6L V8 in my 02 Expys. Any reviews are welcome. Thanks.

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[GAINMOB]

I have k&n...u won't see hp gains but slight increase in mpg... since u have 02... search gotts mod in the site... there's a write up to make ur own intake for increase mpg for about $30 or less

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[GAINMOB]

Programmer is where u get the biggest improvement... add exhaust and u'll have a good increase

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[docraymund]

Just settle for a good exhaust system and lighten the load on the truck.

 

[GAINMOB]

Just settle for a good exhaust system and lighten the load on the truck.

The programmer is hands down the biggest bang for buck... add the exhaust... add the intake... decent changes

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[Shabadoo]

The programmer is hands down the biggest bang for buck

+1 for this. Just make sure you do your research on which brand of programmer is best. I started with superchips but was really disappointed with the lack of features. I switched to SCT and have really enjoyed it.

I also installed a K&N cold air intake kit. As has been mentioned in other posts, the problem with these is that they're designed such that they actually "breath" in the hot air from the engine bay. Intake air temps reached 154F on mine once when I was idling through Orlando with an ambient temperature of 96F. Personally, I think you'll see similar gains by buying a Spectre or K&N replacement air filter and installing the gotts mod on the stock intake assembly.

 

[ChrisOIFdoc]

Save the money and just do this.

My throttle response is much better and a slight improvement in gas mileage.

 

[GAINMOB]

+1 for this. Just make sure you do your research on which brand of programmer is best. I started with superchips but was really disappointed with the lack of features. I switched to SCT and have really enjoyed it.

I also installed a K&N cold air intake kit. As has been mentioned in other posts, the problem with these is that they're designed such that they actually "breath" in the hot air from the engine bay. Intake air temps reached 154F on mine once when I was idling through Orlando with an ambient temperature of 96F. Personally, I think you'll see similar gains by buying a Spectre or K&N replacement air filter and installing the gotts mod on the stock intake assembly.

I'm disappointed with superchips as well...i might switch to something else as well

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[Awbarrett1001]

ChrisOlFdoc- that is ingenius! Lol. I never thought of doing that.
The CAI seems to be hit and miss when I see most people talk about them, but I've never had anything bad come from them. I have one on my Stang, it increases the MPG for sure. I just put a CAI on the X today, cheapest I could find to buy, a POS aluminum one paid 30 bucks off eBay and drove around town for about 30-40 min and seen about 2 MPG difference.

A good piece of advice though-get one either way. If your wanting better MPG pair it with other air intake parts like a throttle body, exhaust and tune. You'll see noticeable gains in MPG, as long as you keep your foot off the gas long enough to see them. Lol.

 

[Awbarrett1001]

Oh and a MAF if you replace the TB.