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Best CAI?

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Old 04-05-2011, 01:34 AM
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What's the best cai?

Which is the best filter if a go afe stageII pro 5, pro 7 or dry?
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 10:19 AM
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Hypermax is the "best" intercooler... however its pricey... Spearco makes a nice unit...

Stock one works just fine too... I am running a stock 6.0 IC and have no real EGT issues.

I do not like the dry filters myself, I have always run the 5 layer and no issue.
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 06:59 PM
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contrary to CSI i love dry filters. im stupid and forget to clean my filter as much as i should so the dry one is easier to clean and that makes me clean it more. ive got the afe pro dry with a pre filter and the thing has been on there for 3 months and the filter looks clean as can be (i pull the pre filter once a month and clean it off)
 
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Old 04-05-2011, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by riddick01
contrary to CSI i love dry filters. im stupid and forget to clean my filter as much as i should so the dry one is easier to clean and that makes me clean it more. ive got the afe pro dry with a pre filter and the thing has been on there for 3 months and the filter looks clean as can be (i pull the pre filter once a month and clean it off)


Pull your filter off, run your hand up and down the intake tube and tell me if you still like that dry filter!
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 08:34 AM
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I dunno what is the best but I am doing the DIY intake
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 09:16 AM
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I have the afe stage 2 pro 7 on mine and i love it, there was noticeable power gain and throttle response
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 12:06 PM
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i've run both AFE and S&B, the S&B is pretty nice, they have both dry and oiled filters, i'll be running an oiled filter with a pre filter from now on just for the extra protection, the DIY intakes are also good
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 12:13 PM
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i've run both AFE and S&B, the S&B is pretty nice, they have both dry and oiled filters, i'll be running an oiled filter with a pre filter from now on just for the extra protection, the DIY intakes are also good
Did u notice a difference between the two? From what I've seen of the s&b setup it seems more restrictive then the afe
 
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Old 04-06-2011, 12:24 PM
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for an economical approach if you dont feel like doing a DIY, but dont want to spend a **** ton of money

Riffraff Diesel: RDP 6637 Filter Kit
 
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Old 04-07-2011, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by shorty2tall
Did u notice a difference between the two? From what I've seen of the s&b setup it seems more restrictive then the afe
i didn't notice any differance no, they both seemed to do their job just fine
 

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