Are all the Volant, K&N, and all other CAI kits coming with a different Air intake tube that goes fromt the throttle body to the MAF for the 05' & up trucks?
Reason I ask is because since the 05' & up trucks are now coming with E-fans, there is a lot more room between the fan and the air intake tube.
I currently have the one with the immediate 90* turn at the throttle body.
So are there better CAI kits being made that have a smoother, better flowing transition than the CAI kits that were made for the 99-04' trucks?

Jim

 

I have wondered the same thing for awhile now. There is a hell of a lot more room on the 05 and up trucks, just haven't seen any new designs to take advantage of the added space yet.

 

The 63 series K&N system shows better gains over the 77 series system.
The 77 system looks to have larger bends than the 63 series.
Though I don't like the idea of an aluminum tube over plastic. The aluminum tube will conduct more heat.

Jim

 

Actually, I found if you do a search through K&N's web-site the part#'s for their CAI kits are different for a 2004 and a 2005 Silverado.
So I assume they changed the tube due to the extra room.
Volant has not seem to have changed theirs as of yet. At least not from what their web-site shows.

Jim

 

K&N's 63 series Aircharger system nets more HP gains over the 77 series FPIK kit.
Just in case anyone wanted to know.

Jim

 

i have just the AirAid Jr. kit so i just got the intake tube and the high flow filter and mines workin pretty good. its howls just like all the other aftermarket kits and seems to me to do just as good of a job.