Opinions on cold air intake

[Mr 5 0]

Originally posted by Lethal5Oh

CAIs are pretty much worthless, the metal just absorbs the heat from the engine and then what do you have? Unless you fork out the extra cash for the DEI CAI insulators that velcrow around the tube then i could see it. I have to ask, whats so much better about a CAI than a stock setup with a K&N airfilter and the air silencer removed? Does it flow better?

I can't speak for the other cold-air intake kits but on my Moroso set-up the filter-to-MAF intake tube is black plastic and does not 'absorb' much heat due to it's location and composition. The K&N cone filter is in the fenderwell and does receive cooler air than the stock airbox as it's directly in the airflow stream.

I also have a metal flowpipe from the MAF to the TB that is ultra smooth for better airflow than the factory rubber tube with it's many ribs.

Now all this is probably worth a total of about 5 HP, tops, but on a near stock 5.0, every little bit helps. Frankly, if you have any kind of serious mods, like aftermarket heads, than a cold air intake kit isn't worth it. For me, and others, it is.