Cold Air Intake

Suggestions for a CAI for 2002 DC Taco?

Was looking at the K & N, but I don't much about any brand.

 

Volant. With Donaldson powercore air filter instead of an oiled one.

 

That was my next question.

Oil v dry?
Benefits?

 

I like my S&B, I prefer it over K&N for 2 reasons 1. it has an inclosed box with 2 openings vs just a heat shield & 2. they use an 8 layer filter vs K&N's 5 layer (probably not that big of deal on gas engines but I came from modded diesels & that was a major plus for them & how well the air got filtered with the massive ammoount of air diesels suck in) But that's just my opinion

 

Yeah, looks nice! Is that an oil or dry filter?

 

Yeah looks almost the same as volant. Never heard of that one. Looks a little better actually. I like the clear lid. I thought about making a clear one for mine. But I'm actually gonna try making a custom cai out of volants custom kit they sell..

It looks to be oiled too. Which volant is too. But again, powercore filters can be used on anything really. I suggest it. Dry filter. Absolutely no dust specs or anything in my intake.

Edit: and I drive down a dirt road every single day twice.

 

Mine is oiled, but they have dryflow filters also.

 

Oiled filters have the POSSIBILITY (key word here) of depositing oil on your maf, and that is no bueno. I ran k@n for years and loved the ability to be able to just clean it. Then i signed up in a ford mechanics program to become a ford mechanic (FORD. you ask why? JOB STABILITY) and my teacher explained how k@n can releases droplets of oil through the intake system. Then a stubborn couple years later of running said filter, and dropping out of said class (BECAUSE THE CAREER I WAS ALREADY IN IS BADASS)i decided to switch back to stock after noticing a lot of oil on my intake tube and tb butterfly valve. So basically it leaves oil behind. However some will argue, and im sure they are right, that if you oil it LIGHTLY this won't happen. I never tried that cause im STUBBORN. And wont admit when im wrong, even though I just dud (SHHHH... Dont tell anyone). Does that answer your question?

 

Best cold air intake is the one that came on the truck from the factory.

 

Well..... There is a lot of different options here, which is what I asked for I guess. I was hoping it was going to make my decision easier. Ha! I feel more conflicted now. Thanks for all you input though. Learning a lot.

 

Toyo is right, unless you're boosted, nothing beats stock. I had a cai on an early 90s civic four door, and all it did was sound louder. Just get a high flow filter, and if it was me, id stay dry

 

Driving down a dirt road in front of a pack or solo really does not kick up much dust.

Try being in the soft silt sand in the desert behind 6-8 people who drive like they have something to prove every 2 minutes where the visibility is 20 feet tops..

You will have a lot of dust.. everywhere

 

Stock with deck plate is fine for daily driver and desert for me.

However because I have compliment mods already done with Doug Thorley header, new cats and 24 inch magnaflow muffler exhaust having my AEM brute force on besides being louder gives me maybe 1 mpg better with very little but noticeable more power going up hills or hauling more weight in the bed or trailer.

Deck plate: with elbow removed and side area closed off.




High flow mod.. ricer style:


AEM:has new filter since pic was taken

 

Snorkel

 

Yeah screw that. Lol. And I do get quite a bit of dust. And follow people from time to time. Certainly not like you though ha. But yeah it's really dusty out where I live. Was just stating that with the oiled filter it would get gunked up and had dust specs in intake as well. Since the powercore, nothing. I'm sold on them

 

Just my thoughts but it mainly comes down to you! If you service your vehicle religiously. Get you one for whatever reason you want. If you're a slouch and don't maintain the truck, by all means stay stock.

I work in the oil fields. I had 211k on my old truck before totaling it. I always had a spare filter for just cause reasons.. I won't do it again cause I just hate having to keep up maintence on several trucks. I now Just keep a Napa filter for the 2.7 spare in the camper and trash the old one when needed.

 

AFE all the way

 

I have the fipk...
and it's been installed and used
for many years.

Was installed on my '00
the week after I bought it in '00.

I also have the factory original intake box
with the deck plate mod added.
But only install that when I know I'll be rolling
a trail that might find me splashing in deeper waters.

After that special need... I remove it.
as I prefer my fipk most any other time.

For fine powder dust (talc) trailing...
I would ignore my factory air box...
because it actually sucked up more talc then my fipk did.

When using the factory AB wDPM...
it was better to leave the DP open
as sucking from the wheel well was far worse IMO.

at 144K
my original fipk element began to dry rot on the lower side of it's pleating.
likely my fault... and due to moisture wicked to that lower point.

In the future, for a longer consumable element life...
I will rotate the element on occasion...
so that the same pleats are not always at the bottom.

^ I'd probably recommend doing that for any canister type element
that is mounted such as the fipk is.

K&N mailed me a replacement element...
at no cost to me...
and I only needed share a picture with them for verification.

I'm fine with oiling the filter pleats... (it's not difficult)
Never dirtied/oiled my maf doing that to this date.
I like that the element is washable, durable and breathes well.
and that the K&N lifetime warranty covered my replacement element.
And with very little hassle in that effort.

I also occasionally stretch a nylon stocking over my element
when driving in very dusty areas.

I can then remove the stocking when it gets clogged
and simply shake it out... losing most of the dust/dirt.
then reinstall it for another round.

K&N does offer pre-filters for their elements...
but I'm too cheap to pay their asking price.
Tho' I'd likely advise that a pre-filter of some sort be used.

I have not needed to purchase any air filter element
since I originally purchasing my fipk.
And I believe that savings is a plus...
if one takes into account the 15 years of service.

I do change oil religiously regardless of what air filter is run.
and my 15 year old truck still purrs just fine.

Do not confuse the K&N drop in element
with the fipk's element...
The drop in element does not compare.
And over oiling that element...
will often result with cleaning the maf of residue.
^ tho' it's not hard to clean.

A dry filter element might be easier in that it
requires less maintenance...
But it will likely be more restrictive as well.

The fipk element works better when it's dirty.
Often folks will clean that simply because it looks dirty...
but they probably shouldn't have.

To each their own of course...
it's yer junk.

 

I've got an AEM brute force, and I can tell there's a bit more power, but not by any significant amount. If anything, it just makes my truck sound better.