I was looking at either a K&N intake or some sort of cold air intake...what are some differences and where can I find the best prices ? thanks

 

Depends on what vehicle it is for?

 

it's for a 1999 ford f-250 5.4L v8

 

check out www.stylinconcepts.com

 

Check Summitracing.com, JCWhitney.com, or K&N's website, but I would go with K&N personally got the FIPK on my 5.8 and it showed tremendous gains in throttle response, gas milage, and torque! Airraid, AFE, and Volant are all good too if they have one for your application!

 

I have also been wondering what the best intake for a 2003 super duty 5.4L. There are so many out there with a wide range of prices.

 

There is a company called Volant that makes a nice Cool air intake. It is enclosed so that you aren't sucking hot engine air at lower speeds... http://www.VolantPerformance.com

 

Looking at the picture in your gallary of the K&N FIPK this system would get air from under the hood and it would be warm air right? I was thinking of doing a modification to the stock system to get a larger flow of cold air to the box with a K&N filter installed. I am defiantly new to this and am just looking for suggestions.

Thanks

Chris

 

How do the filters that the intake companies provide compare to one another? Are some better than others? How do they compare to a stock paper filter? I would like to find the best combination of intake and exhaust for my 03 F250 5.4L.

 

I've only ever used the K&N and have only had great experiences. They are head and shoulders above a paper filter. Never replaced only cleaned and re oiled every 25 -50k depending on conditions.

Chris

 

DerikL I have a 2001 superduty 5.4. I went with the airaid. It uses the stock tube. The filter and the box mount in the same place that the stock one does. It has sheet metal around it to deflect the heat from the engine. It takes in air right from the front of the truck. I went with the flowmaster exhaust.

 

christaylor-
Yeah, the air is a little warmer, but its not called cold air intake just FIPK, just gives me more air flow, I am in the process right now of building a sheet metal shroud to dicipate the engine heat, and also having Stainless Steel tubes going from the filter to the throttle body made and I am going to wrap these with some thermal stuff, don't really know what its called! Hopefully this will make the air a bit cooler, and considering its winter right now I have some time to spare!
The K&N filters (all of them) use a cotton gauze filter element that, like said before, is reusable, you just have to re-oil it whenever it gets dirty, depending on the environment you're in it ranges from every oil change to every major tune-up, I have had mine since September and haven't touched it, and its still as clean as it was when it was new, some other competitors have used the cotton gauze filtering elements too, such as Accel's Cool Blue and many other off name filters you can find anywhere, I find K&N to be more reliable, all they make is filters, unlike Accel which makes a wide range of equipment, hope this helps!

 

Yeah I already use the K&N Filter and I am in the process of figuring out hoe to get more air to the box. All the tips help.


Chris

 

Which vehicle do you want to know about?

 

F150

Chris