K&N air filter

[sweet03cobra]

Just throwing this out there. My buddy has the 5.3 in a 07 tahoe like ours and he said by putting in a K&N air filter, he picked up 1mpg both on the city and highway. Has anyone else done this. Hell for $50 this can't hurt.

 

[fco_gonzo]

Just throwing this out there. My buddy has the 5.3 in a 07 tahoe like ours and he said by putting in a K&N air filter, he picked up 1mpg both on the city and highway. Has anyone else done this. Hell for $50 this can't hurt.

I did the whole air intake, didn't really notice an increase in MPG but I did notice a quicker throttle response.

 

[sweet03cobra]

Well I just bought one so I guess I will find out.

 

[bahollis]

I second what fco said. No increase in MPG, but I do a lot of stop n go city driving. Throttle response and engine sound is better though!

BH

 

[JRTV8]

Throttle response and engine sound is better though!

BH

I agree, not only a few HP but you get better throttle response

 

[sweet03cobra]

well it is the wifes vehicle so I really don't care about hp. I'm just trying to do a few things to get a few more days in between tanks.

 

[fernando47]

will the intake for a 2007 tahoe 5.3 fit a 2008 tahoe 4.8?

 

[fco_gonzo]

will the intake for a 2007 tahoe 5.3 fit a 2008 tahoe 4.8?

yep it's the same part number of the 07 and 08.

 

[omgtkk]

I've used K&N's in the past and have one on my Tahoe now. I have never noticed an increase in mpg's in anything I put them in.

I look at it this way; with all the pressure the auto manufacturers are under to meet CAFE standards, if they could pick up one mpg by using a different air cleaner, they certainly would do it themselves

 

[VadersOwnZ71]

Well I just bought one so I guess I will find out.

Well, even with you living in Alaska, you should have received and installed your K&N. I'd like to hear any reveiw or comments if you are so inclined. Any MPG change? Throttle response? Sound?

Let us know!