what cold air intake should i get?

LastChance · May 7, 2017

So im going to order a cold air intake tonight but i have no idea which one i should get. obviously i want the best you can get. right now im leaning towards the SB intake and the extra snorkel. any suggestions would be great.

bhonshell37 · May 7, 2017

Will the snorkel be external? Look in to Varram. This is a front air intake

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LastChance · May 7, 2017

bhonshell37 said:
Will the snorkel be external? Look in to Varram. This is a front air intake

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No it comes down twords the front bumper wheel well I believe. Kinda hard to tell with the pics they provide. Water getting inside it kinda scares me though

bhonshell37 · May 7, 2017

Water getting into the filter will depend on how deep the water is and how fast on goes through

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shane1981 · May 7, 2017

vararam performs better

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LastChance · May 7, 2017

shane1981 said:
vararam performs better

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wouldnt i need a hood with scoops if i got the vararam

69GWC · May 7, 2017

Nope it draws from the grill area.

Its on my to do list as well

whetrick1 · May 7, 2017

If you leave this question up too long you will have more opinions on which ones the best. Most are personal preferences. So do the research and get the one you think is the best one for you.

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shane1981 · May 7, 2017

the s&b is a nice CAI and stll provides some gain, the vararam leaves a little to be desired on the quality but it kinda forces air in from the grill strait to the throttle body where on the s&b air has to travel up the tube through the filter and then another tube giving the air more time to heat up again so its kinda a no brainer which one performs better.

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Pull Ya · May 7, 2017

Best performance=Vararam.
Jay

zstampe · May 8, 2017

S&B is what I went with after seeing quality issues with the Vararam

Witch · May 8, 2017

I went with the Volant , both the Volant and S & B you can get a scoop for

LastChance · May 8, 2017

Witch said:
I went with the Volant , both the Volant and S & B you can get a scoop for

Did you get the scoop? If you did how do you like it. The scoop scares me because of the chance of sucking water in

LastChance · May 8, 2017

Sooo after much debate I went ahead and ordered th sb last night along with a new PCV valve. I still can't decide if I want a catch can. To me it doesn't seem worth it.

Witch · May 8, 2017

I did not, it is on my list though

I guess it could suck water in , but no way would it make it through the air box and filter and think it would have to be a perfect circumstance to even happen

Would be a good question to ask one of their engineers

LastChance · May 8, 2017

Witch said:
I did not, it is on my list though

I guess it could suck water in , but no way would it make it through the air box and filter and think it would have to be a perfect circumstance to even happen

Would be a good question to ask one of their engineers

When I was looking at sb's website they had it tested. They had the results posted along with a disclaimer of course. The testing concluded water can get in basically if it's a really bad storm with deep water puddles or mud. That's kinda a no brainer to me. If I have a scoop that's low on the truck I'm not going to go through anything like that. I honestly think the scoop is fine as long as you use common sense.

Casper · May 8, 2017

LastChance said:
So im going to order a cold air intake tonight but i have no idea which one i should get. obviously i want the best you can get. right now im leaning towards the SB intake and the extra snorkel. any suggestions would be great.

I have the S&B--great look , fit and finish.

I hear Vararam is best for flat-out performance because of the ram-air like design.

I didn't want to risk snow and sleet, so I like the S&B enclosed box.

I have the lower box opening, but do not run the snorkel--I think its cold enough that far down not to spend the extra $100 for the snorkel and high enough up I'm not going to suck rain or snow.

LastChance · May 8, 2017

Casper said:
I have the S&B--great look , fit and finish.

I hear Vararam is best for flat-out performance because of the ram-air like design.

I didn't want to risk snow and sleet, so I like the S&B enclosed box.

I have the lower box opening, but do not run the snorkel--I think its cold enough that far down not to spend the extra $100 for the snorkel and high enough up I'm not going to suck rain or snow.

Could you tell a difference between stock and sb?

Witch · May 8, 2017

I would grab a Catch can

I get a 1/3 rd to 1/2 full every 3000 miles

whetrick1 · May 8, 2017

Again it all boils down to personal preference. I've got a K&N cold air intake and it works just fine.

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