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Spartan cam, Intertia heads, pacesetter lts, gutted cats, 3" piping to true duals, dual e-cutouts to 3"di/3.5"so magnaflow dumped over axle, taurus e-fan, ramhammer cai, superchips flashpaq/psc1 piggyback..... changin programmer next week to Diablo Predator with custom tune and hope to break into 12's
OK group - Which CAI does everyone have? Suggestions on which ones are better. We have K&N, AIRAID, et al. Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks.
My choice has been the AFE High Breather: and it retains 'The Hemi-Hat'. I get no benefit from the additional noise of other choices but that is just personal preference. This system has worked very well for me for 3 years. Keep in mind though without extensive engineering and performance modifications your stock set-up will flow more air than your truck can process and may well keep more dirt out of the engine at the same time.
if you are trying to win races at the drag strip
don't run a filter at all
as the graph above
shows anywhere from 2 to 6 inches of water restriction
even on the best new filters
My choice has been the AFE High Breather: and it retains 'The Hemi-Hat'. I get no benefit from the additional noise of other choices but that is just personal preference. This system has worked very well for me for 3 years. Keep in mind though without extensive engineering and performance modifications your stock set-up will flow more air than your truck can process and may well keep more dirt out of the engine at the same time.
My 2 cents worth***
to a certain point you are correct..our engines can only flow so much air before it doesn't matter, but what is that amount?... I did the k an n dropin, the homemade cai sans hemi hat, mopar clone and then the ramhammer... each upgrade performed better then before.... what this proved to me imo was that even though our pcm's can only process so much air... that amount is more then the stock setup can give... my low and mid range performance increased exponentially since the ramhammer addition...
...it also proved to me that the Hemi hat is the biggest culprit of robbing airflow/performance... a few of us hemi guys tested this at dynos a few years ago by switchin cai's out before each run...
...it also proved to me that the Hemi hat is the biggest culprit of robbing airflow/performance... a few of us hemi guys tested this at dynos a few years ago by switchin cai's out before each run...
Yup..
BTW nice 60ft man...what tires you running? Nice 1/4 time with that trap too..