cold air intake
 

Wondering if an intake is necessary and if it is, which one? Spoke to Banks and they said there's not much of a gain which is why they don't sell one. I have the Banks intake manifold already.

RE: cold air intake
 

Banks is right. The gain in cfm with your stock intake system is about maxed out with the stock setup. An aftermarket filter will add 5 to 100 cfm or more, but the intake manifold can't really handle more than stock. That's how they design intake systems. Any good HVAC man will tell you that duct systems are designed to accomodate the amount of flow (cfm) you are looking for. For Dodge/Cummins, that number is 675cfm IMHO. The truth is that if you want REAL cfm gains, a turbo is the way to go.
Cheers
Mike
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RE: cold air intake
 

Already planning a bigger turbo. I'm waiting impatiently for it. Thanks for the info.

RE: cold air intake
 

the only thing I can touch on that bekim didnt is that the BHAF that I run should last me 2x as long between filter changes or longer. do a search for a thread I started a while back on 'the mother of all air filters'. you will see the size difference I am talking about.

RE: cold air intake
 

Drew is right, as usual. The reason I went with the BHAF is that I don't have to change the stock element every 7500 mi or so. The BHAF should go ten times that or more with the outerwears. That should save me hundreds on filters in the first 100,000 mi with the BHAF. The stock filter element retails for over $20 in my area!
Cheers
Mike
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RE: cold air intake
 

How long does the BHAF last? I need to look into that because I thought it had a shorter life span.

RE: cold air intake
 

Amsoil EAA-106 or NAPA 2790? Is there a difference in quality or performance?

RE: cold air intake
 

The Amsoil filter uses synthetic nanofiber technology. They are more efficient at trapping particles and they flow more air than a standard cellulose or paper filter. They can also be cleaned and reused. You can find more information about them at www.amsoil.com

Tell them I sent you.
Paul Zumpf

RE: cold air intake
 

I'd say that with the Outerwears pre-filter that the BHAF will at least 50,000. Right now a t about 10,000 it looks like new under the pre-filter
Cheers
Mike
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RE: cold air intake
 

The Amsoil corporate store sells Wix BHAF filters! This is at amsoil.com!!!!
See for yourself. https://www.amsoil.com/storefront/Se...s=air%20filter
That seems like an endorsement by Amsoil to be selling the BHAF themselves IMO!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Mike
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