K and N Cai installed

[Phyguy]

Ordered mine today. Thanks for sharing details, price, discount and link!

Matt

Decided I wanted to dry and dust socks for the filter and called them back. They added both to the order for a discounted price and included free shipping. So far I'm pleased.

 

[crashmc302]

Just added the filter today... I can't stop grinnin'. A lil more pep to the truck and sounds pretty gnarly!

For those of y'all worried about water, debris, mud, etc., I figured out you can move the bottom of the flap that sits in the same corner as the filter upwards and attach it to the fender well. It doesn't effect anything under the hood, it doesn't cost anything, and incredibly easy.

-Just pull the push tab off of the frame underneath

-Make a hole in the spot of your choosing in the fender well. I just sat up top and moved it to where I couldn't easily see the road underneath

-Move tab and flap up and plug into your hole...open to any comments The electrical tape in the pics was to get rid of glare for the pictures

The major stuff is avoided. The gap left in it is still large enough to where it doesn't restrict any airflow, even though the angle doesn't look like it. It forces things to bounce back and forth, which is unlikely, just to reach your new filter. Probably still wouldn't hurt to raid your wife's ***** drawer for the ***** hose. More fun that way anyways

 

[19-Kilo]

dont take this the wrong way... but the K&N filter is not good for the motor. If you plan on keeping your truck for more than 50k miles, I would look for a more effective filter.

The K&N does not offer adequate filtration in everyday environments let alone in dusty conditions like the truck was designed for. I would try a different filter element and try to get a dry one.

I used to run K&N filters in my turbo vehicles (sports cars and diesel trucks), but started to notice severe impeller wear due to the increased dust intake. Also the oil in the filter coats the MAF and sensors in the intake and cause dust to adhere to them. After just 15k miles with the oiled K&N filter I would have to clean the intake and MAF sensors because of all the oily dirt residue adhering to the intake. If you care about your motor you will look for something that offers better filtration. If you need more air flow... get a filter with more surface area.

Just don't want you to have problems down the road. Besides, its annoying to have to clean it all the time.


This is from a third party that did air filtration tests:

"Info on K&N

In the chart it’s important to note the different test durations for each filter. The AC Delco filter test ran for 60 minutes before exceeding the restriction limit while the AMSOIL and K&N tests each ran for 20 and 24 minutes respectively before reaching max restriction. In 60 minutes the AC Filter accumulated 574gms of dirt and passed only 0.4gms. After only 24 minutes the K&N had accumulated 221gms of dirt but passed 7.0gms. Compared to the AC air filter, the K&N “plugged up” nearly 3 times faster, passed 18 times more dirt and captured 37% less dirt."