I have a spectre performance intake now and I was considering just running a couple spectre air ducts from the front of the truck to inside my heat shield. The only problem with that is on wet rainy days it could be problematic, but luckly in CA its not so bad so I thought maybe just making it so I can block the ducts off on rainy days would work just fine.
But yea if you want a real cold air intake its gonna cost you cause letting in lots of air also lets in alot of other crap you dont want in your engine. So more parts are involved than just air ducts.

 

so are you happy with the spectre cold air intake ?

 

anyone using that sock over the end of there air intake to collect debris and stuff?

 

I am happy with my Spectre CAI. I have been monitoring air temp and am planning to insulate the exterior of the box to increase delta T. Haven't had the chance yet. I think keeping the filter changed out and cleaned will be as effective as a sock. I bought an extra filter to allow me to change out when necessary and clean the one removed and putting in a bag on the shelf for next time.

 

you dont think its really and upgrade over the stock box though? I decided to replace mine mainly because the stock filter was dirty and even though I could just replace it with another $10 drop in I was going to do a K&n Drop in but they are arbout $50 bucks. After looking around I realized I could buy a universal 4 inch k&n cone for 50 and then make a tube and all. After looking around the spectre with the tube filter and heat shield was $75 on ebay and the same part on the shelf at advanced auto parts was like 175 or 200 and spectre site says its like $260 or something so I figured I couldnt beat it.

 

The various CAI systems will improve things somewhat, but, very little of it will be due to air temps, as most of 'em draw their air from the same place the stock system does. Where you will see the improvement from is the aftermarket system FLOW better than the stock box. The stock setup really isn't the best......

 

yeah i have heard that mopar did a better job then most with the stock flow but I figure anytime u put a better flowing filter and its not enclosed in a box its going to do a better job

 

has anyone put a sock on the end of the cold air intake. I've seen socks online before that go over the cone to catch debrie and stuff from hitting the filter and collecting on the filter. I'm having trouble finding one online now. But when I saw it before it looked like a great idea to keep the filter cleaner longer.

 

Perhaps yours wasn't oiled properly? The inside of the intake tubing on my 88 5.0 Mustang is as clean as the day I bought it in Aug. 1988. I installed a K&N drop-in filter in it at 9K miles. Drove it daily for 13 years. 23yrs later with 167K miles on the clock, it is as clean as it was in 88. Just removed it all and checked it the other day. Was thinking about a BBK CAI kit, but since they are chrome metal and hold heat, I decided to stick with the oem black plastic.
Just a not, about 100K of the miles driven, I had a ram-air scoop under the front bumper that was about 3" off the ground. Removed tons of leaves and cigarette butts from the filter housing, but never any dirt in the intake or throttlebody. My MAF never needs cleaning either. 167K is a lot of miles. Even ran NOS for awhile

That being said, a CAI is more for looks and noise on a stock truck. I run a K&N drop-in filter on my 08 Hemi. Even the $350+ K&N CAI only claims 8hp for the Hemi trucks. Not worth the money at all.

 

The independent lab test lab results conclusively proved that well oiled K&N's pass more dirt than the paper filters. If you haven't found any in your intake it only means you haven't been driving through enough dust in order to build up a noticeable amount.