Best CAI for the 5.7L is the Ramhammer, period. After finding out about i wouldn't invest money in any other intake.

 

$369 is a little rich for my blood. Looking for something in the $250ish range

 

i thought ramhammer was going through some problems. ive seen soo many peopel on other forums ordering it and not getting anything not even a response. some were having their money sent back to them. it is a nice product though. i got my volant for $220ish right after xmas around this time last year. the place only had one left and gave me a great deal ( i believe they are $300+ usually)

 

look around you can find good deals sometimes.

 

personally I wouldnt get anything with metal tubing gets way to hot in the summer.... hence I went with the 57 series intake.... best one ive found even better then the ram hammer i think plus it replaces ur resonator... but the kit i think is around 500 so prolly out of ur price range comes with a pyrimid style k&n which is the biggest filter ive found.... plus its really easy to convert it to a forced ram air as long as you dont like ur driving lights lol i never had any

 

Truly, the most restrictive part is the Hemi hat that attaches to the throttle body. If you can get rid of that, a la the Air Raid setup, it will help. I was the one who re-did mine using the PVC pipe:

 

From what i understand, people were ordering them faster than they could be produced. This led to back ups which pissed a lot of people off. I talked to Scott from Hammer utomotive and they are not taking orders untill all previous orders are filled. There is supposed to be a GENII RAMHAMMER made out of carbon fiber coming out.

 

I saw the Gen II pics and the carbon fiber looks sweet....

Maybe I can wrap my PVC in a carbon fiber sheet! LOLOL

 

The lenth of the intake tube has as much to do with "seat of the pants" performance as the diameter of the tube.

 

I have that same exact intake on my ram, came with it when i bought it. In my opinion its an ebay p.o.s. Likes to whistle a lot, and the chrome is all pitted. Spend some extra money and get somthing nice. You'll get what you pay for. I'm saving up to get the K&N kit for my truck..