BEST Air Intake For the 6.2L?

[BAJASVT]

Are any of these filters that much better than the stock setup with a K&N drop in filter?

What do you mean by "better?" Less filtration is going to be better for performance (more free air flow), but that's not exactly good for your engine. More filtration will be better for the engine, but not as good for power (more restriction).

The main benefit of a K&N drop in is that you can clean and reoil it... essentially forever. Personally, I've never been particularly impressed with the filtration ability of K&N filters. Hold them up to light and you can clearly see lots of "holes" in their filter media and I don't personally like the idea of relying on the oil to fill these holes. I feel they're more of an early 1990's fad (everyone had a K&N filter and Flowmaster muffler).

All the mentioned intake systems are going to outperform a drop in filter. The intake system tube will flow more CFM with less restriction than the stock tube. I feel all the aFe filters are better quality than a K&N and the Powercore is the absolute best of the best... it has the highest filtration capability while still allowing the least restrictive flow.

Take all this with a grain of salt, because it's pretty much been proven that these intakes don't really add much power, especially on their own. I plan on adding an aFe intake with the Donaldson Powercore filter mainly for it's filtering ability, not for more power.

 

[skyscraper]

What do you mean by "better?" Less filtration is going to be better for performance (more free air flow), but that's not exactly good for your engine. More filtration will be better for the engine, but not as good for power (more restriction).

The main benefit of a K&N drop in is that you can clean and reoil it... essentially forever. Personally, I've never been particularly impressed with the filtration ability of K&N filters. Hold them up to light and you can clearly see lots of "holes" in their filter media and I don't personally like the idea of relying on the oil to fill these holes. I feel they're more of an early 1990's fad (everyone had a K&N filter and Flowmaster muffler).

All the mentioned intake systems are going to outperform a drop in filter. The intake system tube will flow more CFM with less restriction than the stock tube. I feel all the aFe filters are better quality than a K&N and the Powercore is the absolute best of the best... it has the highest filtration capability while still allowing the least restrictive flow.

Take all this with a grain of salt, because it's pretty much been proven that these intakes don't really add much power, especially on their own. I plan on adding an aFe intake with the Donaldson Powercore filter mainly for it's filtering ability, not for more power.

Better as in performance gains and filtration. Most of These systems are over $300 if I'm not mistaken. Does the performance justify change over the stock box? That's what I was wondering , which I know is mostly a matter of opinion.

 

[GotExhaust.com]

Does anyone sell the aFe intake WITH ONLY the Donaldson Powercore? I've seen several vendors that offer the Powercore as an additional upgrade, but I'm looking for the intake with only the Powercore and not any of the standard aFe filters.

We receive the aFe Stage II intakes from aFe with their filter(s) so unless a retailer swaps it out at no charge, I don't believe you will find that combo. If you're looking for the aFe with PowerCore, we can package those together at a discount to where you won't mind having the extra aFe filter laying around .

Are any of these filters that much better than the stock setup with a K&N drop in filter?

I said this in another thread: The main restriction with the Raptor's factory intake system is the intake tube. A drop-in won't really do much as compared to a full intake system. The filter is only a small piece of the puzzle.

 

[TurboEd]

Which one would you say is less noisy? I want the quietest ride possible with the less restrictive intake possible.

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One could just easily put a prefilter on when off roading.

 

[GotExhaust.com]

Which one would you say is less noisy? I want the quietest ride possible with the less restrictive intake possible.

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One could just easily put a prefilter on when off roading.

They're all going to whoosh and honk at you a little, but probably the Corsa or Volant intake systems would be the quietest.

 

[TurboEd]

Yeah. I do not mind it on my sports cars but the Raptor is my DD.

I read another thread where a user was complaining about his Volant being so noisy as to return and re-report how bad it was. Got me a little worried. I believe he even put the stock tube back in place as an experiment.

Most will be clear on the filtration part and on what may be best.

If I did not misinterpret, the most critical for power and and efficiency, the bottleneck on this engine is the tube? The filter change alone will not produce significant gain.

 

[GotExhaust.com]

Yeah. I do not mind it on my sports cars but the Raptor is my DD.

I read another thread where a user was complaining about his Volant being so noisy as to return and re-report how bad it was. Got me a little worried. I believe he even put the stock tube back in place as an experiment.

Most will be clear on the filtration part and on what may be best.

If I did not misinterpret, the most critical for power and and efficiency, the bottleneck on this engine is the tube? The filter change alone will not produce significant gain.

Sound levels, whether they are wanted or unwanted, are subjective. Same goes for cabin drone with exhaust setups. Some people are overly sensitive to noise, some don't care. You have to take another person's opinion as just that.

If you want my personal opinion, none of them are going to be so loud that it bothers you. You'll hear a whoosh under heavy acceleration which is hardly noticeable with road noise, and you might get a little bit of resonance under load. The aFe with lid will help cut down on the whooshing sounds. Also, whatever you install just make sure the silicone couplers are tight and none of the tubing is touching. That's half the battle for reducing vibration.

Yes, you are correct that the factory intake tube is the bottleneck.

 

[mudblood]

If your asking these intake questions seeking additional power........you will never get 300 dollars worth of power out of a aftermarket intake system without including a tune. So the very first question you need to ask yourself is am I ultimately going to put a tune on my truck. If you have no intention of that the factory system should be fine for you. Most folks put on an intake system to ultimately go with a tune but you may get a very slight boost in performance due to better airflow and a boost in engine sound. What you give up to get the better air flow is less filtration. Kind of like trying to have your cake and eat it too. You can;t get both.

 

[Mjolnir]

Yeah. I do not mind it on my sports cars but the Raptor is my DD.

I read another thread where a user was complaining about his Volant being so noisy as to return and re-report how bad it was. Got me a little worried. I believe he even put the stock tube back in place as an experiment.

Most will be clear on the filtration part and on what may be best.

If I did not misinterpret, the most critical for power and and efficiency, the bottleneck on this engine is the tube? The filter change alone will not produce significant gain.

Just get some Toyo MT's, you'll never hear the CAI again

 

[mudblood]

Just get some Toyo MT's, you'll never hear the CAI again

Interesting you say that. I had a set on my last truck and I found them very quite for mudders. Sorry not intended to hijack the tread. Back to CIA's.