does anyone have one installed? would an 09 kit fit my 2010 2500 PW --- what kit do you have? any increase in fuel economy? thanks in advance

 

would a drop in k&n have close to the same results

 

BWoody has a CAI, something like 21 RWHP, and is suppose to increase your mileage.

 

No a CAI will give you another 10-15hp

 

I have the K&N CAI. Can't really tell much of a difference to be honest. If I were to it over I probably would have just bought the drop-in.

 

Thats a bold statement. There are alot of companys and dynos that might argue with you about that.

 

Im going off what my very own truck gained on the dyno when going from a drop in k&n to their CAI.

 

i think if a company DID offer a intake that gave you 15+ HP it would prolly be at 6000k rpms and you would loose a lot of low end power

if you could squeez an extra 15hp while not affecting the torque curve, mileage and other things.. im sure it would be sold as stock.

selling rams at 410hp instead of 390 would look a lot better in a brouchure if all they had to do was swap out an intake

 

The K&N is supposed to be good for 16RWHP but I didn't feel much of a difference. The ****ty part about their guarantee is that their graph starts at 2500 RPM, so less than that it may be a power loss - nobody knows. But I didn't feel an increase in power (which doesnt mean anything) but I also didn't see an increase in mileage as you would expect.

 

Just thinking here:

Everyone knows how hot it is under the hood when you open it and the engine has been running for some time.

Hence the preceived advantage of the cold air intake.

However, I suspect that the underhood temperature isn't as bad when the truck is underway as when you look at the enigne idling with the vehicle stopped.

Perhaps this reduces the benefits of having the CAI somewhat.