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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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air filter??

so i was at a bbq and met a guy that has pulled trucks for 20+ years... he was looking at my truck ,said he liked it!! talking performance on his pulling trucks and so on.... then i said i thought i lost some low end power when i put on my straight pipe and was thinking of a muffler, and he says i will get every bit of my power back and then some if i do an "open"air filter such as a k&n cold air intake........ any thoughts????
 
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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Really? I have an AFE Cold Air Intake System I will trade you straight across for your factory setup.... and I have 3 filters for it!

I got sucked into that crap in 2005 when I bought my truck and jumped on the cold air intake band-wagon as well. Then I did some reading and found out the factory system flows more than enough and protects the engine better. I wish I had not thrown away the stock filtration assembly cuz I would have sold this aftermarket one.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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Stay with stock unless you plan on 500+ hp. Nothing is proven better in the 500 under hp range and nothing filters equivelant in that range. Don't believe the sales hype.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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what size exhaust did you put in?
also if your judging power off the boost gauge dont. better flow equals less boost
 
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Old Jun 25, 2012 | 09:28 PM
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i got an mrbp 4" straight...... i just notice that pulling the camper it shifts a little different, as in i find myself pulling allitle faster to keep the rpm up
 
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