good deal on intake??

[Slammed]

just want some input on this intake does it look real cheap or will it do a good job ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...viewitem=&item=140197294118&_trksid=p3907.m32

 

[Mike97]

just want some input on this intake does it look real cheap or will it do a good job ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...viewitem=&item=140197294118&_trksid=p3907.m32

It won't work for you if you want to get it for your 99 Tahoe. It's for throttle body injection (TBI), 88-95. Your Tahoe is not TBI.

 

[Slammed]

Yes it is :confused2:

It won't work for you if you want to get it for your 99 Tahoe. It's for throttle body injection (TBI), 88-95. Your Tahoe is not TBI.

 

[Mike97]

Nope, that's not TBI. It's technically called CFI, but the vortec engines are not TBI. They switched to the vortec engines in 96. It's a completely different fuel system.

 

[Slammed]

ok but it is fuel injected right LOL you had me going for a min but I think I understand

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

look at the title, its for up to 95. pull up an engine pick of a 95 chevy truck and you'll see the air cleaner is much different.

 

[sasquatch094]

well do these air intakes work or not? i have a 95! Yes.. lol not i love the vortects so much better.. nice and smooth, mine isnt to bad but still.. but do u think these work (the thing he posted up there).... if not then ill have to jsut get a K&N one or something..

 

[Mike97]

well do these air intakes work or not? i have a 95! Yes.. lol not i love the vortects so much better.. nice and smooth, mine isnt to bad but still.. but do u think these work (the thing he posted up there).... if not then ill have to jsut get a K&N one or something..

Will it work? Sure. Will it increase performance? I don't really know but I kind of doubt. I've never tried one on a TBI engine. I would tend to think that it won't really improve performance. It is not a cold air intake because the filter is not located outside the hot engine bay. It will have better air flow, but will that overcome the losses incurred from sucking in hot air from the engine bay? Who knows. The stock intake is in essence a cold air intake. I would personally stick with that, and maybe get a K&N drop in filter, unless you plan to install a true CAI.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

im not sure that will be any better than the stock air filter. IIRC it sits on the of the engine on the pre-vortec's correct? thats still going to suck in hot air. theres not a picture of where it actually sits either.

 

[sasquatch094]

yeah.. huh well idk they look kinda gay in my opinion anyways. lol.. so maybe ill jsut spend the extra 160 and get a round K&N one(like the whole air intake unit) not just the air filter.. idk it gains they say 6horses not like it will matter alot.. but the other K&N one(the like 300) dollar one increases 10horses.. idk.. well see.. anyone have one of these??

 

[boostaholic]

I had a k&n fipk on my 00 limited and it is one the best systems for the L31 vortec. The k&n replaces the entire tube, not like the aem/afe/etc that only replace the short tube and box.
K&N:

Afe:

Aem:

 

[sasquatch094]

your saying the K&N one would be the best bet then.. what about this one

 

[boostaholic]

Unless you swapped fuel systems and you are running a carb that sh*t won't work, pre-96 I would go with the air raid or aem.

 

[Mike97]

your saying the K&N one would be the best bet then.. what about this one

That will work on a TBI engine. They are actually very similar to a carb'd engine when it comes to the intake system. But again, you would be sucking in hot air from the engine bay with this system. It would sound cool, but not really give you any gains.

 

[boostaholic]

Just buy a replacement k&n filter and flip the cover upside down, gave my '89 more power and pulled harder up top too

I think I have an extra one of these E-1500s laying around, if somebody wants it pm me and pay the shipping.

 

[Mike97]

Just buy a replacement k&n filter and flip the cover upside down, gave my '89 more power and pulled harder up top too

I think I have an extra one of these E-1500s laying around, if somebody wants it pm me and pay the shipping.

I installed one of these in my 94 K1500. I really doubt it gave you more power, but I'm sure that it sounded like it did. The butt dyno is a powerfull thing. I am all for using K&N filters, and that is a generous offer. Someone with a TBI engine should take you up on it.

But if you flipped the filter cover on the filter, you were pulling in hot air from the engine bay. With the cover in the stock position, the factory intake is a cold air intake. It pulls in air from outside the engine bay. When you flip the cover, you allow hot air to be sucked into the engine, decreasing performance. It definitely makes it sound better. But, the only way you can improve the stock intake is to install a cold air intake that has less restriction than the stock setup. Simply changing the filter and flipping the cover does not give you any measurable performance increase over the stock setup.

 

[boostaholic]

I'll try to find the dyno sheets but we actually gained 5hp or so and about 9tq, boredom and a dyno is a goofy combination sometimes. I have no doubt a replacement tube going to the hole in the fender is a better source but there was so much room in my c1500 that it honestly didn't matter and wouldn't really heat soak, sounded like a race truck and was actually pretty quick for having a 1/4million on the clock (built the trans when it was shelled at 200k).

 

[Mike97]

If it gained 5 hp that's great. $7 per hp is not bad. At least, that's what I spent on my K&N filter. Not really legendary on a 200 hp engine, but it's decent. I'm sure that it sounded good though.

I remember when I was in high school, and I converted my 66 Chevelle from a 2 bbl to a 4bbl carb. I also installed an open air filter. Man, that sounded fast! I could hear the secondaries open up, and it felt like I hit warp drive. It might have gained me a few ponies, but the sound was what I remember most.

 

[sasquatch094]

thats sweet... idk what im going to do then for my hoe.. perhaps jsut a K&N filter and thats it.. and maybe jsut take off that big black box thing and what ever.. its in the shop now getting the paint stripped and body work.. well see how it turns out.. so what do u guys think the best thing would be as far as airfilter intake ect..

 

[Mike97]

thats sweet... idk what im going to do then for my hoe.. perhaps jsut a K&N filter and thats it.. and maybe jsut take off that big black box thing and what ever.. its in the shop now getting the paint stripped and body work.. well see how it turns out.. so what do u guys think the best thing would be as far as airfilter intake ect..

There are a few of these on ebay. It won't be a CAI, but it should give you a little better air flow over the stock setup.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-9...013QQitemZ230214699620QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW