K&N Air charger Cold Air Intake Kit - Worth the cost?

I'm thinking about replacing my stock intake with this. 04' 2WD 3.0 ext. Cab. Would this give me better gas mileage? Is is worth the cost? What does this "charger" mean? The dude said it has just been charged and wants $200.

Nope!

Bip35 said:

I'm thinking about replacing my stock intake with this. 04' 2WD 3.0 ext. Cab. Would this give me better gas mileage? Is is worth the cost? What does this "charger" mean? The dude said it has just been charged and wants $200.

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Not worth the time it took to ask! All it will do for you is to make more NOISE from the intake... and put oil from the filter into the intake parts which will make your ride run terrible till you take it apart and clean it.. then you will realize you have took OUT the real cold air intake and replaced it with a K&N HOT air intake... which will give less horses and worse milage..
Your ride came with what it NEEDS... leave it alone.
Big JIm

Is it used? I definitley wouldn't pay that much for a used one. You can get the same thing from an MAC intake kit for around $160 new.
My mileage did go up slightly when I put mine on. I don't have any conclusive evidence of power gains, so I won't make any claims about that. While kits like this aren't true cold air intakes, it has been proven that the cone filters flow better than the flat panel filters and restrictive factory airbox.

Yep!

stmitch said:

Is it used? I definitley wouldn't pay that much for a used one. You can get the same thing from an MAC intake kit for around $160 new.
My mileage did go up slightly when I put mine on. I don't have any conclusive evidence of power gains, so I won't make any claims about that. While kits like this aren't true cold air intakes, it has been proven that the cone filters flow better than the flat panel filters and restrictive factory airbox.

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He is correct! They flow better beyond what your engine can injset! What came on your vehicle can do all that can be used by your engine.

As for better milage... More air MUST be mixed with more FUEL.. So how can we get more milage? Someone should educate me a bit on this..
Big JIm

Here we go again.

My honest input on this is that it is not worth the money. I did it, but i wanted the noise and the cache, you know, the "cool" factor. I installed it today actually, driving around it didnt do much for power. Freed up the revving a bit tho. I'll have more input on it as i continue driving it. So far i think my exhaust did more.

I'll see how my MPGs do this week, i travel 30 miles out 30 miles back every day, so i'll notice if I've got an increase. The exhaust helped by about .5 MPG.

BTW i got a brand new one for 224.22, shipped free. Autoanything.com and their "we'll beat the cheapest price you find by 10 bucks"

stmitch said:

Is it used? I definitley wouldn't pay that much for a used one. You can get the same thing from an MAC intake kit for around $160 new.
My mileage did go up slightly when I put mine on. I don't have any conclusive evidence of power gains, so I won't make any claims about that. While kits like this aren't true cold air intakes, it has been proven that the cone filters flow better than the flat panel filters and restrictive factory airbox.

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is the mac carb approved?

cush said:

is the mac carb approved?

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Not sure. It retains all of the factory emissions stuff and sensors, so I would think it is, but you'd have to contact MAC to know for sure.

stmitch said:

Not sure. It retains all of the factory emissions stuff and sensors, so I would think it is, but you'd have to contact MAC to know for sure.

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how it the mac anyways? pretty baller?

cush said:

how it the mac anyways? pretty baller?

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I'd have to check my baller handbook to find out just how 'baller' it is, but I will say that I have no complaints, and would buy one again.

cush said:

how it the mac anyways? pretty baller?

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dem shits is da cron-diesel homie

Here's a couple good reads on K&N and filters in general. Its got some good information.
The first is a test about the air flow
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=70

there is very little pressure drop across any air filter, and the difference between the best (K&N) and worst (paper) is very small. Yes as total power output increases, air flow increases, and differential pressure would also increase. So a K&N probably does yield some power on higher output race motors where every last ounce of power must be squeezed out. On lower powered street cars, it is probably not much of an improvement over paper. Basically, an air filter is first and foremost a filter, and should be chosen for it's filtration ability.

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This one is about the filtering ability and for me, its the reason I wont ever run a K&N
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=76

hey thanks for that info. thats good stuff. im pretty sure im gonna get a k&n or if mac gets back to me soon enough maybe a mac

The air intake system is a device that allows air to flow into the engine thereby lowering the temperature of the internal combustion. Most cars are typically equipped with a standard air intake which reduces the engine noise, but reduces the efficiency of the engine in terms of horsepower and fuel intake. Cold air intakes, on the other hand, have been developed to gush in lower temperature air directly into the vehicle's internal-combustion engine, thereby increasing horsepower and efficiency of the engine.

aem brute force cold air intake

troutangler said:

Cold air intakes, on the other hand, have been developed to gush in lower temperature air directly into the vehicle's internal-combustion engine, thereby increasing horsepower and efficiency of the engine.

aem brute force cold air intake

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Yep. And that is exactly why Ford puts one on every vehicle they manufacture.