Thinking about an intake

quicksilver11 · Nov 10, 2011

I'm debating putting an intake on my truck. Are they worth the money or should I just keep saving my pennies for a tuner? Just looking for some better mileage and response. Nothing crazy.

01PSD · Nov 10, 2011

At this point I'd just save up for a tuner, intakes are pretty stout, and have been since the 7.3

Sgt93 · Nov 10, 2011

I have the S&B and like it a lot. There is an increase in throttle response that more than pays for itself. Mileage gains may be slight but again, the throttle response is great.

Mpoage · Nov 10, 2011

Sgt93 said:
I have the S&B and like it a lot. There is an increase in throttle response that more than pays for itself. Mileage gains may be slight but again, the throttle response is great.

Is Turbo noise louder than stock?

Sgt93 · Nov 10, 2011

You will hear the intake sucking in air for sure. Is it like removing the silencer ring off of a Cummins, not exactly.

Strokerguy · Nov 14, 2011

I was told by a local diesel performance shop that they couldn't find a aftermarket air intake that made any difference on the Dyno?? I don't understand that if they are flowing more air through the engine.

01PSD · Nov 14, 2011

The gain is very small, OEM intakes flow pretty good as is

Sgt93 · Nov 14, 2011

I believe Jesse@MBRP (he has an S&B) dyno'd his truck and saw a 5hp gain with the intake. Gains are minimal but again, the throttle response was well worth it.