AIRAID vs K&N
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hey guys, this might be an old thread, i didnt check the date it was started,
I just bought an 03 blazer ls 4 door, I think im in love...... haha
anyways I ordered a k&n cold air for it at NAPA, they messed up and ordered me the air raid.... so I used it anyways, just put it on today.
so if anyone cares anymore it was a nice easy mount, I didnt get a heat shield with it, but its in a decent spot, as i drive more i will have to check and see how warm its getting around the filter.
anyways, Ill keep you posted
I just bought an 03 blazer ls 4 door, I think im in love...... haha
anyways I ordered a k&n cold air for it at NAPA, they messed up and ordered me the air raid.... so I used it anyways, just put it on today.
so if anyone cares anymore it was a nice easy mount, I didnt get a heat shield with it, but its in a decent spot, as i drive more i will have to check and see how warm its getting around the filter.
anyways, Ill keep you posted
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i would strongly suggest either buying or buliding a heatshield otherwise your cold air intake is pretty useless and will do more harm than good.
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X2 on the heatshield! But you'll find out soon enough when your back on here posting about why it bogs down, hehe! But yah look around at some albums. Quite a few of us have all made heatshields, its actually pretty cheap and easy.
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Nathan, you do realize that without a heat shield, you basically have a "hot-air intake", right?
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Well, I actually can contribute a little to this thread, because my '96 Blazer has an AirAid CAI, while my wife's '01 Jimmy has a drop-in K&N filter. The drop-in was in my truck first, and then I went ahead and put it in hers when I got the AirAid.
Truth be told -- performance gain is about the same on both. I haven't scientifically dyno-tested them, but I don't see much of a difference between the two. Both have improved performance of both trucks. Now, if we were to race our trucks on a track, mine would probably win, only because I have also tuned the computer, whereas hers hasn't been. But without the tune, hers would probably win, because it's lower to the ground and thus has a little better handling and less resistance.
As for whether the K&N full intake replacement would perform any better than the drop-in filter, I really don't know. My first inclination would be to doubt it.
Oh yeah...and I don't need a heat shield, because my mechanic buddy upgraded the fan when he replaced my rear seal 2+ years ago. If you put your hand in the area near the CAI, it's quite cold.
Truth be told -- performance gain is about the same on both. I haven't scientifically dyno-tested them, but I don't see much of a difference between the two. Both have improved performance of both trucks. Now, if we were to race our trucks on a track, mine would probably win, only because I have also tuned the computer, whereas hers hasn't been. But without the tune, hers would probably win, because it's lower to the ground and thus has a little better handling and less resistance.
As for whether the K&N full intake replacement would perform any better than the drop-in filter, I really don't know. My first inclination would be to doubt it.
Oh yeah...and I don't need a heat shield, because my mechanic buddy upgraded the fan when he replaced my rear seal 2+ years ago. If you put your hand in the area near the CAI, it's quite cold.
Last edited by Psychropod; 07-10-2009 at 10:58 AM. Reason: Fan Comment
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ya your right, its way to hot around that filter, I dont have much for tools and supplies to make a sheild either.
the K&N one does come with a heat shield right? because i may just go and get it and return the air raid
the K&N one does come with a heat shield right? because i may just go and get it and return the air raid
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look at the heatshield threads. the truth is that even the K&N heatshield sucks! for the money your throwing at this, go to the autoparts store and get a roll of firewall insulation. then go to the hardware store and get a sheet of metal and some tin snips and a little box of screws/mounting brackets! thats all there is to it.
the funny thing is that all of us that have made them all did ours a little bit diffrent but based off the same concept! I think most of us are happy with how they turned out.
the funny thing is that all of us that have made them all did ours a little bit diffrent but based off the same concept! I think most of us are happy with how they turned out.
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Thanks ugly monkey, you motivated me this morning, i checked out the threat with the heat sheild template and went ahead and did one up.
It turned out pretty good, I ended up just cutting a drop in spot off the top of the sheet for the intake pipe to sit instead of cutting a hole.
Im quite happy with it, I got most of it covered with a roll of that heat resistant tape stuff haha I dont know what its called, when i get some more time ill slap some more on it
however I noticed after driving that the inside of the sheild was pretty damn hot, are your guys' like that?
It turned out pretty good, I ended up just cutting a drop in spot off the top of the sheet for the intake pipe to sit instead of cutting a hole.
Im quite happy with it, I got most of it covered with a roll of that heat resistant tape stuff haha I dont know what its called, when i get some more time ill slap some more on it
however I noticed after driving that the inside of the sheild was pretty damn hot, are your guys' like that?
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anyone who made their own heatsheild: is it worth putting some heat resistant tape on a preexsisting K&N heatsheild? btw i have a K&N FIPK and was very happy with it
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-98...ht_5016wt_1167
Buy that and then build a heatshield? = just as good as K&N?
Buy that and then build a heatshield? = just as good as K&N?