K&N CAI for the 2010 Ram
Just ordered mine. It will be the first CAI I have ever used.
Superchips going on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending when it shows up and if I need to wait for an update.
CAI I would imagine will be next weekend as I should have it by Friday. I looked high and low, not many have them in stock yet. $321 shipped off EBay. Even Summit does not have them yet, when I called they said end of the month. I will create a how to with pics.
Superchips going on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, depending when it shows up and if I need to wait for an update.
CAI I would imagine will be next weekend as I should have it by Friday. I looked high and low, not many have them in stock yet. $321 shipped off EBay. Even Summit does not have them yet, when I called they said end of the month. I will create a how to with pics.
We don't have a MAF sensor (instead MAP sensor that reads pressure/vacuum), so the little bit of oil that goes thru the intake wouldn't be collecting on it and giving false readings. That's the real downfall with oiled filters on other applications (IMO).
Look at other applications where they use paper vs. oiled filters. Motocross bikes are pretty much used in the most severe conditions. They use oiled filters because it traps more than a paper filter would. Yes it is a lot more maintenance... but it provides the best long term reliability.
If you can keep up on oiling and cleaning the filter it seems to me that would be the best route to go. I don't have any 1st hand experience in other forms of racing, so I don't know what they use in the Baja 1000. I could be way off... just going by my experience with motocross and how my stuff seems to hold up real well with preventative maintenance.
Preventative maintenance is a lot like paying bills... I hate to do it, but always make sure I do it on time. I think with the oiled filter you'd up your maintenance schedule for cleaning it more often...
I would think an oiled filter would be better for a couple of reasons:
We don't have a MAF sensor (instead MAP sensor that reads pressure/vacuum), so the little bit of oil that goes thru the intake wouldn't be collecting on it and giving false readings. That's the real downfall with oiled filters on other applications (IMO).
Look at other applications where they use paper vs. oiled filters. Motocross bikes are pretty much used in the most severe conditions. They use oiled filters because it traps more than a paper filter would. Yes it is a lot more maintenance... but it provides the best long term reliability.
We don't have a MAF sensor (instead MAP sensor that reads pressure/vacuum), so the little bit of oil that goes thru the intake wouldn't be collecting on it and giving false readings. That's the real downfall with oiled filters on other applications (IMO).
Look at other applications where they use paper vs. oiled filters. Motocross bikes are pretty much used in the most severe conditions. They use oiled filters because it traps more than a paper filter would. Yes it is a lot more maintenance... but it provides the best long term reliability.
Yea and other off road race vehicles use k&n's w/ foam filter wraps, and some use aem dryflows. I recommend paper if you have the stock intake or maybe an AEM dryflow drop in, and for an intake a dryflow or volant powercore. None of this is to say a k&n will ruin your truck, just that there are better filters out there that will give your engine more than enough air and be easier to service.
Last edited by chambers; Mar 15, 2010 at 05:18 PM.



