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Old 03-02-2007, 02:33 PM
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I ran into a little extra $$$ and am wondering which i would benefit more from...putting on a Volant Intake or doing the electric fans? They both will cost roughly the same but trying to figure out which one to do first...any thoughts? (2004 4.8L Tahoe)
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You will get more from the efans even though i like the Volant too.
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If i can find the fans for less than $100, get the harness for $80, and flash the PCM for $25 it should be a nice little bump in HP i'm assuming...
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You would get more out of the e-fans right now but in the end I'm assuming you will end up with both so get whichever you want right now...
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get the efans and build your own intake, get best of both worlds and it's pretty easy to do.
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Originally Posted by BLACK04VHO
get the efans and build your own intake, get best of both worlds and it's pretty easy to do.
punch a hole in the front or the back of your stock box, at least a 3"-4"
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I have one of those drop in K&N filters right now...any benefit of those if i were to punch some holes in the box too?
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Originally Posted by Carlos
I have one of those drop in K&N filters right now...any benefit of those if i were to punch some holes in the box too?
yes, but little, open the box, and you'll see the small intake ports in the inside. Make those bigger or make a nice 4" round/square hole in the front, or if you're scared about getting water in when it rains, make it on the bottom, or on the back side.
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Anybody got any pics of their airbox with the holes in them?
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I would go ahead and do the efans first. After you install the efans, you can build your own cai for around $100 that will be just as benefitial as any intake you can buy.
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