Cold air intakes

[Sam Wooten]

Since the Sport Tracs have the best rating for gas mileage my question is....Do they work & are they worth the money? I have the 6 banger in mine. Thanks Woot....

 

[Richard McAlister]

I had a K&N intake on my '10 STA, other than a louder intake noise I noticed no difference. I reinstalled the OEM intake. Actually the stock intake on the Gen2s is pretty good.

 

[Doug K 2]

If you have a 07-10 V6 there isn't a CAI out there. I have looked and asked before and most people say to just add a high flow filter replacement like a K&N or AFE.

 

[Sam Wooten]

The problem with the air intake on the 4.0 is the restriction in the MAP/MAF section of air pipe. I wonder if you could do a dual bypass so there's a equal draw on the stock side & bypass, then add a MAP/MAF Sensor Enhancer? Just a thought......

 

[OLE442]

I put a K&N Intake on my 07 V8 4X4 and it looked great. It had a very loud intake noise and the gas mileage actually got worse. I removed it and sold it after a few months. I like the no noise stock intake better other than to cool looks of the K&N under the hood. The best upgrade for gas mileage for my ST was the Todd Z modded throttle body. Best dollars I spent on my truck....IMO!

 

[Karlo D]

The stock cai is already good and not very restrictive. I can say that the k&n replacement filter is worth buying.

 

[Johnny O]

Thing to remember is that the engine displacement isn't all that big. We don't need to flow big block Chevy amounts of air. The stock intake is already a cold air intake. The cheaper aftermarket intakes are really a hot air intake. On a Gen 1 Trac just pull the silencer out of the airbox, get a K&N replacement filter, and call it good. On a Gen 2 Trac ('07-'10) there isn't a silencer so just use a K&N replacement. I've owned both plus a 4.0 Ranger and never really saw a difference in performance or mpg with the K&N. Best bang for the buck is a lower restriction cat-back exhaust, I did pick up 3 mpg on the highway with that.