Okay..

I got my rims and now I want a CAI..

I heard about VOLANT (?), AFE, BBK, K&N. I personally had a BBK in my mustang and I heard some good stuff about VOLANT CAI's, what does everyone else have and recommend.

I don't know if I will feel a BIG difference with the CAI installed, or should I just wait and get a level kit for the truck?

Thanks guys.

 

Cheap CAI on ebay! That's what I got. $80

 

I have and AFE and I like it.

 

what year is your truck and what motor do you have?

 

my installer pushed the AFE and it is great for the f150....

 

I have a 2004 Triton XL 4.6V?

The local truck shops carry the VOLANT, but I wanted to hear what everyone else is running..

I guess the AFE is a good brand. Any noticable difference?

 

by the look of things, it seems that the AFE is a good way to go. Anyplace online that I can order from?

 

K&N 77 here. 04+ you need a tune so you dont run lean. those trucks factory run very close to lean and a CAI makes them run lean. i love my K&N. do an intake and exhuast too. you can only cram in as much air as you can get rid of. yes an intake is good for more air but an exhuast gets rid of air faster. the better ur truck inhales it needs to exhale as well.

 

aem brute force. less mess since it is oil-less and very easy to clean. looks great in polished and also sounds fantastic

 

You don't have to have a custom tune for the 4.6, just the 5.4, however, unless you do have a custom tune, you don't get much benefit from the CAI. You have to have the air/fuel tables modified to take advantage of the air available.

 

X's 2 on Blue jay. i forgot it was 5.4 only that run lean....once again 4.6L FTW! anyways.

yes hes right on the tuning for the A/F ratio the stock tune cannot ajust for the amount of air the CAI lets in. you will see the most benfit with a CAI/longtubes/Tuner. Just my .2cents had CAI and longtubes on my trucks stock tune it was ok. got a custom tuner and it ajusted for all the bolt ons i have and oh buddy. now my truck barks into 2nd gear.

again just my .2cents tryin to help you out from my own trail and errors.

all the CAI listed on here are great. oiled or non oild dont matter i love my K&N 77 and the recharge kits.

 

AF1 or S&B!

 

I currently have a Flowmaster SiDo exhaust system..was thinking bout going with some long tube headers, but i was thinking bout the dual system. I think since it doesn't really matter without a tune, I might explore more on what to get.

The AFE one sounds good, I need to look that up and the K&N one sounds sweet to. I'll look into those...

Now gotta work on the Long Tube Headers..

 

i think im about to try an S&B dry filter CAI

 

aem bruteforce... has a nice little whine when idling