I recently installed an S&B CAI on my car for just over $300. It definitely breaths easier than stock, and works better than I was anticipating. It won't give you a huge increase in horsepower on its own, but it's still noticeable. And the exhaust is noticeably louder when accelerating over 3k rpms. I'd recommend it, as it's a fun and easy performance mod.

Just watched this because I am researching cold air intake for my Honda Pilot and your video was very informative. Even though you didn't put this video with visuals quite like you wanted to, it was very well done and very helpful. Thank you for putting this together and sharing this content.

“Babe it’s saving us $$$!” Haha 😂😂😂. Love the continuation of the content, John. CAI and exhaust are the next two things I’m looking to do with my Silverado.

Glad you recovered from that motorcycle injury...God Bless

Love the truck and super helpful video that was well put together. Keep up the good content!

Finally a good CAI review!

Thats exactly why I got the Jr kit. Shits perfect.

Great video man! Appreciate your feedback. Doing research for my 14 ram with the 5.7 Stay safe man!

AFE Momentum GT cold air intake!! Definitely worth it! More Power - More Torque ... no tuning necessary, and it's a Closed Box design VS your open shield that kinda deflects engine heat. You're gonna get what you pay for.

Your running a open box so of course it is pulling engine heat in. To see a difference you need a closed system pulling air from somewhere besides the engine bay

You are really good at taking what could have been a 30 second video and making it 10 minutes.

My CAI was designed to go down in my fender well. It made a big difference since it wasn't on top.

Nice work. Honest an informative.

Awesome vid. Nailed it !!!!

All I got was a engine light that stays on now. Pretty cool!!

The k&n makes 2mpg improvements on highway in mine but I also changed spakplugs ,clean throttle body and reset throttle positioning sensor

very informative, thanks for sharing, I am researching cold air intakes for my 23 tundra, might go w the TRD intake

I just have it for looks and the sound of the intake 😁

great video very informational

I have a Injen close box. Works like a beast

Just recently installed a S&B cold air intake, I honestly like it better gas mileage and sound !

Thanks for this. I just bought my 2014 that already had the same CAI installed, and was curious about the numbers.

Great job 👍👍👍👍👍

Nice vid very informative thanks💪🏼 Careful on them motorcycles bro 😟

Good explanation.

Hey stumbled on to your video, great job it helps my understanding of product. JV

How about a review of the S&B cold air intake? Like the one on the 2010 gmc.

I had one on my 2015 Dodge Charger RT and it made the car get SUPER HOT at drive thrust....Then as I drove, it was always about 13 degrees hotter than ambient temperature. It sounded way better and I just was ok with the heat it sucked from the engine bay. Sold it and stock back on. I feel the heat will mess up something with time.

I’d recommend changing your plugs when u do this just for peace of mind and to add to the better mpg

Congratulations for verifying what I've been saying since "cold air intakes" hit the market.....they suck in hot engine compartment air, which is less dense, and contains less oxygen as a result, making less power. The factory air duct system actually brings in cooler air from in front of the radiator (typically) and REMOVING that fresh air system for something that draws in air from the hot engine compartment is ridiculous, from a power making standpoint. The 1 mpg increase seems real and is interesting though. So glad you were able to recover from your injuries. Please stay away from motorcycles. The old timers saying is "There's 2 kinds of motorcycle riders; those who have laid a bike down, and those who are going to lay a bike down." Stay safe.

Thanks for showing every angle of your truck, geez.

Thanks for the breakdown dude. Gee if there was only a duct in the front. Eh so why did the exhaust decrease the mpg? Do you have to tune or would you try that to gain performance or mileage? Have you noticed the engine temperature? My rig always runs about 210 ( on the display ).. I've thought about running a colder thermostat and then getting a tune with both of these mods.

I have the aFe intake in my 5.3! I noticed a difference in throttle response and maybe slight better acceleration according to my butt dyno. Shortly after that and the full exhaust, I purchased a Diablosport Trinity and had DiabLew make me a custom tune. It ran so much better once the custom tune was installed! These are more like ram intakes compared to a real CAI. The one I had on my car dropped down in front of the front driver tire. It would collect all of the cold air flowing beneath the car! I didn't drive in any wet conditions for fear that it would suck up water!

k&n best on the market🙌 glad your back making videos john!

awesome videos man! just received my MBRP exhaust (same exhaust you just installed), looking into getting this Cold air intake and ordered the ready lift upper control arms (motofab were out of stock). Also about to put on my MOTIV8D sticker! i was just curious on if you've had any problems with CV Axles on your truck? I have a 3in leveling kit with 33x12.5s on 20 inch rims and my Driver side CV axle is already on the way out. just curious if you've had any similar experiences. Keep up the awesome videos man!

2018 F150 3.5L twin turbo with AFE CAI dual air filter intake! ! ! It will kick your A _ _ ! BRO . Full synthetic oil, 93 octane fuel, resonator delete, and Vent to air (VTA). 😮

And i am running an S&B cold air induction intake, with 3 inch exhaust all the way to the end. 8 inch lift with 35inch X 12.5 tires

You’re supposed to put an aluminum box around the bottom part of the cold air intake so it doesn’t suck in the hot air from the engine

Just installed the rough country cold air intake on my gmc sierra which cost me only 150 and boy am I happy I did

I am thinking of installing a short ram in my acura TL purely for throttle response. The Dbw sucks. It is also easier to clean and replace the ram filter. I drive 90 percent highway so my intake temperature may be more stable.

I’ll try rough country and give my results,.....jkn i actually dont mind rough country but i think i’ll go with K & N

TY so much for your research content. But what did you mean you lost some MPG's following the EXHAUST mod? I thought the freer flowing exhausts were helping. Was this due to more restrictions in the pipes / muffler / resonators AFTER the Cat Converter?

I think cold air intakes are the equivalent of flipping your air cleaner cover over, like back in the day . Sounds cool 😂

Thanks, I was wondering how a CAI got cold air, and you explained it doesn't. My 6.2 got 24.8mpg without CAI, and frankly the sound of the CAI makes me keep my foot in it. I just love that sound. So it's not paying for itself. Probably should have just added the factory K&N factory replacement filter.

You need to change it out for an S&B Cold intake it’s sealed unit and it utilizes exterior engine bay area it will cool it down quite a bit

Great video. Very informative. I am going to add my cold air intake even though I was disappointed to hear of all the hot air it brings in. Thanks.

Your comment re the intake manifold temperature is what I had suspected of a number of these so called CAI systems. I had considered the K&N for my RAM but he’d been skeptical … for good reason it turns out. It’s annoying that even fairly reputable companies like K&N engage in blatant misrepresentation marketing their products. AFE and S&B have offerings that seem to be actual cold air intakes. I’ll look into that.

I have a 2001 Chevy Suburban, 5.3L. Before installing the CAI, I was only getting 12 or 13 mpg. After installing I got 19.7mpg. Yes, I thought it was wrong! So, I filled the tank again, got 18.5. I am now a believer in the CAI.

Nice video, did the check engine light come on tho?

The only way to bring colder air in when at a light you would have to make a hole to bring more air in to that area

I put a high flow intake on my son's mazda 3 and I swear it lowered the gas mileage.

Some of the K&N CAI have a rubber stripping you install so that the hood closes the box in, same concept I guess. Mine won't be here for 3 more days so I can test it out.

In my experience flow master helps get better gas mileage. I put some on just for sound and it improved my gas mileage. So I’ve been a flow master guy since

I see you added a open top cold air intake. Some manufacturers have cold air intakes that have the top closed with a panel. That may stop a lot of the hot engine air that the open top doesn't.

Great video. Thank you. But did I hear you say if you add a fancy exhaust like a Flowmaster or whatever you will lose MPG?

2019 suburban. Have a k&n with a magnaflow cat back system. Truck sounds great. Butttttttt. Fuel mileage really sucks now. You folks say tuning will help?

in my vehicles i have been using the drop in k&n filter in the stock intake.

Try putting it on a dyno first with stock intake then the cold intake. you should get between 8 and 12 kilowatts more at the wheels with the cold intake.

Why is your truck shifting at 4k rpm on the 0 to 60 pulls or are you not full throttle

Well i agree cold air intakes take in hot engine air except mine... i bought a new hood that had the air duct and the air duct actually channles the air from outside into the cold air intake filter.

What if you have a custom hood with a scoop that sucks air directly onto the cold air intake that's got to be better then a closed off hood

Let's see...K&N Cold air intake from Amazon $274.00. MPG savings 1 mile/gallon...so 25 miles on my full tank, which gets 15m/gallon at we'll say 3.00/gal...So fuel costs me .20/mile, so I save 120/yr..so the K&N pays for itself in roughly 2.5 yrs...hrm. My maths probably way off, but I have a feeling I could save just as much money by getting my gas at Costco.

I really can't tell since I added headers to it the same day I added the cai. But I did run mine near the wheel well.

Did you reprogram the computer to get the the mpg increase? I did this to my 13 hemi ram ( did not reprogram the computer) and loss 1 mpg .

By definition alone it's not a "cold air" intake. The stock system actually pulls air from the "outside" through the fender. The K&N full systems as well as others like it just pull hot air from inside the engine bay. The only advantage they have is the additional amount of air they can pull from the surface area of the cone filter and possibly the routing of the air to the intake to reduce flutter or turbulence. In my opinion, these systems are only efficient or effective with the addition of upgraded turbos and full exhaust systems. As a stand alone they are a poor placement of your hard earned money and offer little performance improvement. That said, they do look cool.

I installed one that utilized my blocked off hood vent on my 2009 mini cooper s, it gained 12 hp

Do you have to be carful with water or snow and is it bad for it putting in hot air in the intake

i put a AFE cold air intake on my 392 after 35k of stock driving and i feel the torque come on a little bit quicker especially in cold air if i lived in warm climate i would get closed box or keep stock tbh

I put a sealed box on my 2010 4x4 suburban mine around town I dont check anything,but on a California to Pennsylvania trip I put 6k miles round tripI gained 4 mpg after puting it .I went from 18.9 mpg to 24.o mpg that was at highway speed of 70 to 80 mph and the average for the entire trip

I hear you have to get a tune to really get the full affect of a cold air intake. Other wise it's just for sound. But everyone says something different so idk.

Hey, at least you can still walk, unlike a customer her son was hit head on by a drunk it will be sometime before he can walk or ride his bike. I was few weeks ago heading home a lead car on 2 lane highway at 55 mph suddenly swerved rids in front of my Silverado I had enough time to say a swear word and jerk the steering wheel onto the shoulder. Their mirror was extremely close to me.

Yes they do. I have 2016 and my best mileage was 27 mpg.. Average is 19-23

how come adding a performance intake slowed my 0-60 from originally 5.2 seconds to now a 6.4? i have a 2021 camaro 2.0, can someone explain this?

makes a big difference on a turbo car...not so much on a naturally aspirated engine.

Is there some kind of duct brining in fresh air from outside? Because if not, it’s just sucking the hot air from the engine bay. Technically that’s not a cold air intake, it’s a short ram air intake.

But I already own it so it is what it is I'm getting cat-back dual exhaust and I already ordered the s&b cold air intake but I'm wondering what exhaust should I get on my old truck I would get the loudest possible one well not the loudest one but I would get the 40 series of two chambered flow masrer now I have kids in the truck nowhere and I want to be able to get stickers so what should I go with aborla

I put 63-3082 on 2015 silverado high country 6.2l 1500 and when i turn on truck, after 3 or 5 seconds truck would turn off as if it did not get any air in

A clean stock air filter has a lot to do with + MPG's. A dirty one will definitely decrease your MPG's!

Do you really lose gas mileage with exhaust. Don't you get better air flow of the exhaust. So not alot of back pressure

Holy crap, that thing really kick-started your engine

Would the cold air intake have different result if it was in an enclosed insulated box? I noticed the k n didn’t have one and I was looking cold air induction model that is concealed and insulated ?

I had a short ram for around a year. I had to go back to OEM because of squirrel issues. 2 months now and ive found worse mileage with oem. I always hear the opposite. To note, new plugs and have tried various fuels 87-93 as well as ethanol free 91. No improvements. Thanks and algos

Any "check engine" light issues after a K&N is installed? Dealership in my area seems to think that the K&N cause issues??

Honestly I mean they're going to get a 2500 or I'm just going to get a tundra next time because literally it's a LS block 350 and they run forever and they don't have a lot of issues

Don't know if i should step up or be fine with the Airaid Jr. Intake Tube Kit with a dry air filter keeping stock box.. Recommendations?.

Stock box with the mod is a better choice

Sealed Intake with a ram air type would change 100% of the video. Lol

Get Pedal Commander!!! It doesn't change anything inthe ECU or the pattern, but it DOES make the throttle respond much faster and react the way you want the truck to!!!!

So basically you increased MPG 6% and based on average K&N price for the kit, fuel prices, the ROI is about 85,000 miles before you break even on the CAI. I guess you could say the K&N will be "free" eventually as long as you keep the truck long enough or if fuel prices sky rocket. Is there any risk or damage that could be caused by installing a CAI? If so then it might not be a good idea. Great video and thank you for sharing your information

What's a quarter intake?

So if you add an exhaust the gas saving benefits go away?.....(but do you gain power if it)

Did more than the airaid jr at least 😂

With the CAI, since sometimes you noticed the temp 20, 30, sometimes 40° higher than the outside temp, how was the temp gauge? What was it showing? Or did you even notice a difference in that area?

Great video, and appreciate the tips to sell this to the wife ; )

I have heard from mechanics that cold air intakes do not work. If you think about it if you're driving your vehicle in the summertime there's no cold air from the outside to make any difference. If you ever notice when you're driving around in the winter time when the air cold your vehicle always tends to run better because it actually has cold air going into the engine!

How much mpg did you lose with the new exhaust?

Did I hear you say with aftermarket exhaust you got worse gas mileage? Is that true? I thought a free flowing exhaust would improve gas mileage ..??

The best Kermit the frog impression ever

What is a quarter intake?

John, no you haven't covered everything. You didn't cover the fact that you need to adjust your settings of your ECU (Engine Control Unit) a mini computer. As all modern vehicles have them, they do as it suggests, manages your engine. As the cars are tuned with all the stock fittings. If you put after-market gear on your car and not adjust/tune your cars ECU to accommodate the changes, then of course your car will not operate as expected. Temps will still be high as your putting a performance enhancing part into a stock environment, although you did cover temps as such, but don't you think you need some form of 'outside-the-engine bay' air? Then you'll get the 'cold-air' for your intake. Otherwise, an informative video.