Best Cold Air Intake

[j.m.mcfly]

Who Makes The Best Cold Air Intake For An 05 I Have An Airade Drop In Now

 

[Got Smoke?]

Check into Scotty Air Systems.



Scotty Air Systems

 

[RankRam]

Check into Scotty Air Systems.



Scotty Air Systems

I agree, I have the Scotty 5 coming soon.



Should be here this Friday. Oo.

 

[AllGoodHaywood]

Also check out Volant perfomance, I am very happy with it.

 

[JCleary]

The above filters are ok, but they're all "oil on media" filters, whether it's foam or gauze. I feel paper filters the best. You should check out DRC's BHAF setup. Pretty sweet. I think it it will be my next intake setup. I'm selling my AFE now that winter's coming...

 

[MFetzer]

Why would you sell now that winter is coming?

 

[Diesel Nut]

The same reason he'll be getting rid of a Big Paper filter one he gets one, rain. At least oil repels water. My vote is for the Scotty. I have some available now, but I'm not sure how many my supplier will be able to promise me. We've been waiting for these for a while.

 

[RankRam]

The Scotty 5 is great! Oo.

 

[JCleary]

Why would you sell now that winter is coming?

Yep, it's the rain. I've abandoned high flow intakes during the rainy season. I had my AFE installed last year, and drove through a huge rain storm. I popped the hood to discover that the filter was soaked with water. This happened a couple of times.



One day I decided to pull apart the intake and take a look. I found that the inside of the AFE Torque Tube was corroded and some powdery white stuff was falling off it. I did not like the idea of the inside corroding, so I took the intake off for the rest of the winter.



I had the Torque Tube powder coated inside and out so it would not corrode again if it got wet. I gave away the old filter that had the oil displaced by the water. It all sat on a shelf until the rains were over.



In summer, I reinstalled the AFE intake with a new filter and a pre-filter. I ran it all summer and love it, but I took it off in anticipation of winter again.



Next summer I'll be running a BHAF with an Outerwears filter, just for something different.



The newer trucks have a shroud that blocks the rain from getting straight into the filter, so if I had a 04. 5 and up I'd probably just leave it year-round. Call me picky or whatever, but I want my truck to last.

 

[BigGunZ]

I personally don't like the idea of an oiled filter on an intercooled engine. Eventually, an oil film will form in the passages of the IC and dirt will stick to it clogging the ports.

 

[Mark Craig]

BigGunZ,



While that is technically possible you would have to realllly over oil the filter a lot of times to ever have the opportunity to pass that much oil into the cooler. An average reoil of a Stage II filter uses less than 1 ounce of oil, anymore than that and your wasting oil anyway. Check with the Ford boys, the 7. 3's have a crankcase vent that vents into the entry of the turbo, the amount of oil that collects is 10 times what you could ever do with a oiled filter and doesn't effect the overall charge temp etc. I have seen Ford coolers being cleaned and they can get as much as a quart of oil out of a high mileage one.



Mark @ DPPI

 

[ohnoitsyu]

What do you think about the AEM filter setup? Here's a link to a retailer with info: http://www.rpmoutlet.com/dodgecaem.htm

And info on the filter from AEM's site: http://trucks.aempower.com/press_events_detail.asp?aid=54



Pricing on this system is considerably better than the other plastic boxes/systems, and AEM has a long-standing reputation in the performance market. No, I don't have any affiliation; it just seems like a good system.

 

[Giachino]

I have uni's (oiled air filters) on all 7 of my dirtbikes..... while filtration is not a concern (they have an excellent design, and 2 layers)... . i would be concerned about oil being ingested... . you have to submerge them (or spray the hell out of them) in oil to ensure complete coverage, and you can only ring out so much... . I can tell when I first change my filter on a bike..... it's off just a tad... . after a half hour or so it's optimal..... so i'm assuming i'm sucking just a tad bit of oil..... there's also the frequency of oiling... . while my truck is not taken in the dirt nearly as much as the bikes, the filters get pretty dirty after only 1-2 rides..... so for me... . I love uni filters on dirt bikes, but I think i'll stay with paper for the truck.....



also, uni's flow awsome... . 1 hp on a 250/450..... so it's gotta help get air in the truck... .

 

[NavyDood]

I have the AEM Brute Force Dryflow. I installed it 2 weeks ago. Off the bat... holy crap is the sound awesome. This is the first diesel I have ridden in with an aftermarket intake. So I have nothing to campare it to. I didn't remove the silencer ring, but thinking about doing so. Right now the tone is pretty cool. It's music to my ears since I am a jet engine mechanic in the Navy.



Above 10lbs of boost this think is sucking like *insert own text*. At max boost the Turbo is singing every high note that is audible. When I was pulling in the drive way I stopped and barely touched the gas to get moving, and I could hear the Turbo start it's initial spool up. Sitting still in gear with the brake on, you can hear the turbo spinning. Overall I am totally digging it. And as for the dent right there on the sticker... Don't ask. It was NavyDood inflicted.



The heatshield is nothing special. I think I will mod it so there the rain will be blocked coming through the front of the truck.



I am doing a week by week analysis of the intake for 4-6 weeks to see if any thing is building up on the inside of the tube. The dryflow is supposed to be good down to 1-micron filtration.



The first week nothing was building up. It's time for the second week look.



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[CHolman]

I know what you mean about that brute force intake and thought that if it sounded like it did with the silincer ring in, it would sound even better with it out... Don't bother, it didn't make any differance "at all"... It does sound bad *** though. I love to see people look when I'm crusing @55 or 60 and decide I want to show them I have a turbo. "As you know, IT'S Loud!" The guys that work on the C-130's around here stop me all the time. "I love the way your trucks sounds, how'd you do that. I simply say "it's a Cummins" I hated the AEM filter though, so I ordered a Air Aide filter from summit and also got the filter pre wrap... I recommend this intake to anyone, who's looking from some kick butt turbo whine, like a 18 wheeler from their truck... .

 

[NavyDood]

Did you have the original AEM filter? The oiled one? That is why I went with this system. 100% synthetic material, 1-micron filtration, and washable without needing oil.

 

[DaveHess]

I know this isn't what was probably being asked but here goes... I purchased a AFE Pro Guard stock replacement filter. Then I took and cut about 95% of the bottom of the stock air filter housing with my sabre saw. Everything looks bone stock from the top and sides. Even from the borrom you have to look to see the bottom of the stock box. I did write down the DC part number before cutting it out in case I want to buy a new one. Jut my . 02 worth.

 

[Matt400]

Thats a great looking intake Navy Dood. I am sure it would be too noisy for me but by son who has an 03 and will also become a Navy Dood in Nov. would want one especially with no oil. Where they put the filter minder seems odd as it might pick up some venturi vacuum rather than just filter restriction. Is there any kind of deflector in the pipe so the minder isn't subjected to venturi vacuum?



Thanks for posting what you got there.

 

[NavyDood]

No. It's just a straight through design for the filter minder.

 

[Matt400]

Do you find it gets pulled down with a clean filter?