Intake horn test results

[CToney]

I put a Cooler Tubz Stainless intake horn manufactured by one of our members on my '03. I ran a test by starting from 30mph and accelerating to 60mph. With the stock horn I avg'd 8. 5 seconds and with the Cooler tubz I dropped it to 7. 5 seconds. That is a fairly significant increase I would say. The throttle response is definitely faster. You definitely see why an aftermarket intake horn is beneficial after you remove the stock piece. I have a horn to install on my dad's truck. It is similar to mine other than it has a Edge EZ on 40hp and no cool hose. It will be interesting to see how it fairs. I hope the mpg goes up and towing power is increased. Time will tell.

 

[Casey Ray]

Well, have you seen any mpg increase? Do you still like it?

I'm looking into getting one myself. Did you tap into it for a boost pressure gauge?

Casey

 

[Bob4x4]

Hey Casey,long time no see.

The 3rd gens see a bigger improvement than the 2nds. I am going to do some testing in the future to see if the head itself is the biggest stumbling block on the 12v's



Bob

 

[Radshooter]

Did it do anything for your EGTs? I would be interested for towing purposes. My go-fast days are long-gone. Except for the AFE, my truck is still stock.

Thanks... Steve

 

[Matt400]

What... no pics!!

 

[Casey Ray]

Hey Casey,long time no see.

The 3rd gens see a bigger improvement than the 2nds. I am going to do some testing in the future to see if the head itself is the biggest stumbling block on the 12v's



Bob

Bob,



It has been a while, hope you are well. Are the Rattlin Rams still having get togethers?



I am hoping the intake helps with egts while towing. Would you recommend removing the grid heater to remove any restriction?



Casey

 

[Bob4x4]

The SoCalRR trips have been mostly Glamis/Pismo lately.



The AFE 3rd Gen intake has allowed lower rpm towing,improved mileage being a good result.

I averaged over 14 mpg towing the trailer roundtrip to A camp out near Lake Arrowhead. We were at about 5100 ft elevation. On the 4 lane part of the climb I was pulling at 65 mph.





Bob

 

[p-Bar]

Bob,



It has been a while, hope you are well. Are the Rattlin Rams still having get togethers?



I am hoping the intake helps with egts while towing. Would you recommend removing the grid heater to remove any restriction?



Casey

The grid heater is a bit of a restrictor don't have the numbers in front of me though

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

The grid heater is a bit of a restrictor don't have the numbers in front of me though

I have the Stefan Kondolay SS version intake - very nice piece - and while the HP/TQ numbers look impressive in the grid heater delete dyno runs, the one I have seen and posted is for a 3rd generation truck. Still waiting and wanting to see the same W/WO grid delete dyno graph for a 2nd generation truck...

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I think the grid heater delete only yields 5-8hp... the intake horn is the big restriction.

 

[Yo Hoot]

I chose to not do the grid delete. I also didn't feel the supposed increase warranted not having it.

Here is my horn

 

[TMax]

YO Hoot,

Can you buy that SS intake horn from DTT? How much was it?

 

[Yo Hoot]

Yes I think it's $289