I've been a long time Volant fan and switched to S&B for this truck.

No regrets.

 

05Supercrew....that S&B Looks good...was it difficult to install? I worry about screwing up my sensors removing stock Air Box.

 

No worries at all. Basic tools to install.

 

Should you install a tuner at same time as a CAI?

I've heard engine will run dangerously lean with a CAI without sometype of tuner to adjust??

Any truth to that?

 

You dont need to run a tuner with a cai. Some 04 and some 05s ran lean from the factory and a cai just put it over the top. I had the Edge and cat back and it ran great but as soon as I installed the cai I ran very lean. So I decided to sell the Edge and get a custom tune. Right now im running stock with no problems.

 

Whew, thnx for info...I have cat back duals as well and was gonna get a CAI now and a Troyer custom tune in a few months(gotta get bigger tires 1st ..lol) but had decided againts CAI until I got tuner since I had heard it made it run lean.

 

You will be fine then.

 

I've had my Volant for a year and it is just fine with me. It does not lie down at high RPMs, as some suggest, nor does it run my truck lean. It's a pretty easy install and I'm sure that whoever buys this CAI, will infact be quite happy with it. Some people want to mention dyno charts but never produce linked evidence. Besides that, difference in HP regardless to which CAI is better, will not be noticable at all. However, which ever intake you do decide on, it will definitely be better than stock. Here's my Volant.

 

Yes, it does, lol. Proven. Keep it below 4,000, and you'll never know. Above that, it reacts just like the stock intake.

Yes, it likely does. You would never know it, though because I doubt you have ever measured. If you have, please correct me & I'm cool with that. Remember - CEL's do not count.

 

run whatever you like the looks of, unless you're racin' at a light you'll probably never see 4500+ rpms in a situation you'll want max power. The difference between 20 - 30 hp gains is not going to be noticeable in daily driving situations. Find me a common man who can tell a 10 hp difference in a daily driver and I'll show you a man who either 1) spends too much time here or 2) drives a high performance vehicle and notices small changes in performance. this is not talking track numbers, just around town. Again GET Something you won't cringe at when you see it under the hood. If you want perfomance, AF1 is the proven choice

 

Proven by whom?

 

I'll toss this out.. I can't prove any numbers with the 3" AF1 on my 4.6 as I've never had it on a dyno.. But after driving the thing totally stock for a year and a half before putting the intake on, it does most definitely improve the hp and throttle response at mid to high rpm.. It's very noticeable when passing or merging over stock.. Very..

Is it about 15 hp or so as they claim? I don't know.. I DO know that you can feel the difference.. I've put the stock intake back on once for a trip to the dealer and it just pissed me off... LOL

So, yes there is a difference...

 

Oh I don't doubt for a second that you can "feel the difference," but I was just questioning BSL's comments that it was a "proven choice...?" and by whom?

I don't question that the AF1 is a quality CAI with noticeable differences from the OEM intake, but wouldn't you agree that just about anyone and everyone would agree with your sentiments above re their own intake, regardless of what it may be?

Denial is not just a northern-flowing river that emptys into the Mediterranean....

Q: Why did you reinstall the stock intake for a visit to the dealership? Warranty purposes?

 

there's dyno's from the major intakes in a post somewhere on here. I don't have a CAI but from what I've heard AF1 is the most consistent hi-performer

 

Exactly, I put the stock back on because I had no idea how the dealer would react (likely say nothing but make that little entry into the computer records they keep.. lol)... and besides, it's not as if it's a big job to switch 'em back and forth..

I know this goes against 90% of the folks on here, but I love my dealer.. They'll do the routine service cheaper than I can and in less time..

And I do agree that most any quality intake will boost the butt.. just make sure it's not actually harming the engine..