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Old May 23, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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Cold air intake
Those of you, that have upgraded to a cold air intake, was it worth it and did you purchase a well known brand? I keep coming back to this decision but having a tough time spending four hurdred bucks.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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Not worth it unless you are looking for 'eye candy'. Gotts mod will provide all the air your truck needs.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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K&N Cold air intake
HI,
I have a K&N cold air intake kit still new in unopened box it's for a 2006 F-150 5.4 litre $50.00 takes it shipping negotiable.I sold the truck and never used it.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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Great for a little under hood "bling" and some intake noise, but don't expect any measurable power gains on a stock truck.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Agree with no power gain, just good for Bling
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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All they're good for is lightening your wallet. And not much more.
 
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Old May 23, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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I only paid $260 for my Roush CAI.It was worth it to me just for the sound.There was a slight improvement in throttle response but no major power gains.I just now realized I gained a little bling under the hood along with a cool 4 barrell kicking in type of sound, so I'm even happier with my purchase.
 
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all I did was slice the stock airbox in half and install a drop in K&N filter. looks fine and you get a little grumble from under the hood. the only down side is that you still have that $250 in your pocket. bummer
 
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Old May 25, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by f2504x408
HI,
I have a K&N cold air intake kit still new in unopened box it's for a 2006 F-150 5.4 litre $50.00 takes it shipping negotiable.I sold the truck and never used it.
I am interested, shoot me an email with your contact info to ebbylshort@gmail.com
 
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Old May 25, 2010 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by f2504x408
HI,
I have a K&N cold air intake kit still new in unopened box it's for a 2006 F-150 5.4 litre $50.00 takes it shipping negotiable.I sold the truck and never used it.
I am definately interested shoot me an email jwiebers@hotmail.com
 
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Old May 25, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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I did the Gotts mod to my truck as well as cutting and modifying the factory inlet tube to get rid of the resonators.
 
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I did the Gotts mod to my truck as well as cutting and modifying the factory inlet tube to get rid of the resonators.
how did you fill in the hole where the resonator was on the intake? I wanted to get rid of that piece but didn't know what to do with it
 
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All they're good for is lightening your wallet. And not much more.

Couldnt agree more,a total waste of money
 
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Old May 25, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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how did you fill in the hole where the resonator was on the intake? I wanted to get rid of that piece but didn't know what to do with it
I glued in rubber plugs than cut them off flush with the outside. Ill get some pics taken one of these days.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by danorules
all I did was slice the stock airbox in half and install a drop in K&N filter. looks fine and you get a little grumble from under the hood. the only down side is that you still have that $250 in your pocket. bummer
i did the exact same thing...works just fine for me plus i have money to put toward my new exhaust
 
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