looking for input on geting a cold air intake for my 5.4 L. can you tell any difference in performance or fuel economy? Whats the best bang for your buck?

 

you probably wont be able to tell a difference.....some say you can but i doubt it......the best bang for your buck for power is a programmer....ithink at least....exhaust intake and prgrammer are pretty much the basics though

 

ya im trying to figure out the same question...

 

i might go with both

 

if you got the money i woulod def recommend intake chip and programmer....all together it is a big noticable difference and well worth the money if you ask me...

 

well superchip was my first purchase when i got the truck a year ago, flowmaster next and then with the tires i just put on ive droped about 6 miles a gallon in fuel economy, dont know if the cold air is the missing piece to the puzzle or what.

 

I've heard of people getting there programmer reprogrammed for the new tires if you put on bigger ones..maybe that would help?

 

i dont know about edge, but with superchip you get to plug in aftermarket tires and gears sizes

 

Edge is a popular programmer for 04+ guys. A cat-back exhaust, enclosed intake system, and program would be the best bang for the buck.

 

i did an intake with no programmer and i noticed better acceleration, and my exhaust definatly got deeper. dont know about fuel economy though

 

I have had my truck for ~1 year. I bought a Superchips 1715 programmer (ebay) and AF-1 CAI at the same time. I have just uploaded the 91 Octane performance tune for the first time. I ran the 87 Octane tune for 3-4 months; I had no noticeable mileage increase over stock. However, was very pleased the the performance.

Folks on this forum indicated I might see some mileage improvements with the 91 Octane tune, but again, too early to tell. It definitely won't be on this tank, as I haven't been able to stay out of the throttle; too much fun. I can assure you, you are not going to gain back 6 mpg. It is amazing you have lost that much! How big and fat are those tires?!

I was reviewing the Technical Articles yesterday, and thought the Airbox Mods...article was quite interesting. To go back, I might have done this instead of the AF-1. Pretty straight forward, and would have saved probably $175.

Good Luck

 

X2! I have an AF1 and don't regret it one bit.

 

Af1 ftw!

 

AF1 here and I love it. No doubt it added power and improved throttle response

 

go with the S&B, almost as good as the AF1, and about $100 cheaper