K&N FIPK Installed..........WOW!
#21
Originally Posted by chris99gmc
I felt better throttle response, and i did pick up some more grunt out of the motor for sure. I think it was worth it. I got the chrome fipk with k&n filter and heat shroud, it's made by MAC performance, and i got it for 160+shipping.
thanks
#22
On The Tree
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: cali
i bought one last nite and put it on.. i definetly felt a difference in throttle response. motor seems to wanna scream more through the rpm band now as well.. i would have to say mod is def worth it! i got the k&n fipk 2 from autozone.. 229.00..
#23
i bought the UPD intake when it was a big thing on this website. it has the k&n drop in filter and utilizes the bottom of the factory box. I do like it and noticed a slight "wake up"....but i think it gained attention more effectively than it gained hp/torque.


#26
Originally Posted by SportSide 5.3
How much horsepower do you guys think you gained?
#27
On The Tree
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From: cali
not sure how much hp to be honest with u, but what i noticed the most was from a dead stop. before mod, it would chirp the tires a good 5 feet or so. after install did the samething from the same stop sign and it not only chirped but did for a least three times farther than normally. that would tell me it picked up some tq somewhere. i just like the over all feel of the truck alot more now. the truck seems to pull alot stronger through out the rpm range.
#28
I noticed better throttle response, and better pull down low and in the midrange. I went from stock, to a magnaflow muffler, and lost some of low-end power. The FIPK was my next mod and it gained all the low end back and then some. I'd estimate 10-15hp on mine. Its enough to feel a difference, and I don't think you can feel a 5hp difference in one of these trucks.
GregM
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