Old school horizontal throttle body. Threaded hole offset towards the front of the truck.
I think you could just use a Dakota or Durango air hat instead. Unless you could fit the elbow between the TB and the hood, then you could use that. Would look kinda cool , I think.

I concur with everything everybody else has said.
If you are going to go with cat back, I would just cut out the muffler and put in a new one, just leave the reast of the stock system. From the muffler back, the stock system isn't THAT bad....at least mine isn't. Yours should be the same. Just get a nice shiny chrome tip. What I plan on doing.

I personally would do tune up stuffs first, then either a CAI or drop-in filter, then tuner.
wait, thats what I plan on doing....ololololol

 

i would do a tuner from sean as the the 1st thing, these trucks are really detuned, and with the proper tune with torque management off, you will have a new truck again !

 

5 1/8' opening for the V8 genII(5.2/5.9) is ontop of the mtr not forward firing like the hemi mtrs (4.7/5.7) so you need to get a tb hat (genI daks apparently work) & connect to one of those. May find one in the bone yard

 

since your truck is the 01 does it have the death flash, if so a tuner is a must ! !

 

Those headers are NOT cermaic coated. THey are painted.

CAI is a waste of money. Get a round or a Spectre Cloth filter for the stock one.

I don't even have a CAI for my truck. I run the stocker right now.

Best bang for buck:
1. Hughes or APS plenum kit (poor college stuident probably does not have all the tools for an easy install in the parking lot) (150)
2. 180* thermostat (14 from jet performance)
3. SCT from hemifever ($275)
4. 1.7 roller rockers (350)
5. JBA ceramic coated headers (544)

THat is all you need. Dual E-fans are not a good idea. They might not even cool your truck better. YOur AC will run cooler when stopped or in VERY slow traffic. After 40 MPH, the air rushing through your grille is what is cooling your engine, not the clutch fan. That is a better mod for someone that already had a set of heads, SCT, 1.7s.


You picked the wrong make for cheap performance.

 

My 2 cents is this:

1. Verify a good plenum gasket
2. Good hi-flow air filter
3. TUNE!! deathflash=bad...
4. 1.7 RR's
5. headers, y-pipe, muffler, and hi-flow cat IF you can or just leave original

I agree on the e-fan issue. Expensive, only benefit besides 7-10 hp. at the crank is cooler temp while sitting in traffic, and fuel mileage gains are minimal. And as far as CAI...The tube already runs outside the engine compartment on a stocker. Its sucking cooler air! Most CAI from the aftermarket end with the filter INSIDE the engine compartment. I really see no benefit over a stocker with a nice k&n in it. On a budget just go for the tune!! Easy and most gain for the money.

 

Mean Magnum is correct, most CAI kits do all of nothing except suck in hotter air than factory and increase air flow which is essentially what a 14x3 air cleaner would do. However, I feel a high quality true CAI, such as Volant, S&B, or a RamAir setup, will provide great results.


With my Scangauge, I recorded an Intake Air temp of 160 degrees at idle, and 145 degrees cruising at 60mph with the stock air box. Once I installed the S&B my idle temps were between 140-145, and at 60mph around 120-125. And these temps are here in Florida during the summer. So a true cold air intake will yield some results, at least better than my 14x3 did. I can't wait to see what the readings are when it cools off a bit down here.

 

Alrighty! Thanks for all the input guys! Its appreciated...

Well first off, I know I want to get the SCT. After that the Volant CAI, and the different plenum. Then, Ill go for the headers and exhaust at the same time. I mean yes, my *** may be poor right now but all this will come in time.

Oh, and sorry if I asked this same question a long time ago. I forgot I even had a thread like this I started in June.

 

One thing to consider before giving full credence to the nay-sayers: Colder air or not, compare that itty bitty hole in the fenderwell to the surface area of a K&N filter.

 

I've been around a couple of dyno tests on air intakes and this is what I've seen:

An air intake ALWAYS gave gains when installed, although by themselves they were not significant.

Intakes that take cooler air outside the engine bay gave better gains (7-10 RWHP) than those that took air from inside the engine bay BUT gave a richer A/F ratio which would result in more fuel being burned and lesser fuel economy.

Intakes that draw warmer air from inside the engine bay did not show the gains of cooler air units (only about 2-5 RWHP) but resulted in the PCM leaning the mix out which would give better fuel economy.

Also found that a CAI added to other mods such as headers or at least a better flowing system to include higher flowing cats and muffler gave significantly better gains than when added to a stock exhaust system.

IMO if you don't plan on other "breathing" mods, pop in a higher flowing, premium filter and call it a day. If you plan on optimizing the rest of the intake/exhaust system, then opt for an intake system...