air intakes- worth it?- which one is best?
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have a 2006 ford 6.0 deisel, put the smt programmer and turbo back exhaust, looking at the afe stage 2 and airaid intakes, they claim 22 horsepower and over 70 pounds of torque, they are 250$ are they worth it and which one is better thanks
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If you are in a extremely dusty environment, the factory filter Donaldson filters the best. Next best filtering would be the AFE 1 and 2 breathes a little better and easily taken out and cleaned. There are alot of open filter designs, I went with mac, its the only one witha 6" tube vs 4", and clean it about every 4 mos. JIM, Talk to BUCK, he will take care of you. Jeff
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thanks jeff, Buck is calling me today, will probably go with your advice, has always been good to my , thanks jim
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I put a K&N FIPK intake on my Jeep and have seen a noticeable improvement in gas mileage and it seems to have a little more power, mostly in the upper RPM's. For some reason, when you get on it, it sounds like a freakin V8 even though it's an I6. So I'd imagine an intake for a diesel would have the same effect but with bigger numbers in increase. It's time for me to match the intake up with an exhaust system now.
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DON'T get the K&N. Lots and lots of PSD problems with K&N. It does not filter well enough. I have a 2000 7.3 PSD. I went with the kit from www.trueflow.com . Its a new deal, that the foam flows much better than a paper or washable cotton element, and it filters much better.
DON'T get the K&N. Lots and lots of PSD problems with K&N. It does not filter well enough. I have a 2000 7.3 PSD. I went with the kit from www.trueflow.com . Its a new deal, that the foam flows much better than a paper or washable cotton element, and it filters much better.
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Originally Posted by Sean H
the fastest diesel truck at LOTO uses an AFE intake.... ![Drink](/forums/images/smilies/drink.gif)
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