K&N vs stock intake

[Ethan16]

Is a K&N that much better than the stock intake? Just seems like I'd be taking out a perfectly fine intake to replace it with a new one.

 

[Witch]

I will have a different sound, but no real world performance gains

 

[Gary's Hemi]

K&N no. Thats a hot air intake. S&B yes

 

[Mbrigh3]

I have the the S&B intake. I do not notice any actual Hp gain but I did get more engine noise. Honestly, the CPU will control your intake. You will need a tune before you see any real gains. If you are the guy ( like me) who always adds an intake then do it; but if your looking at it for gains... save your money.

 

[Witch]

+1 , get a tuner first

 

[abouttobeglue]

Ive got the kn 631561, a little better throttle response, makes a cool noise, no noticeable gains. Wish i had tried the mopar setup

 

[huntergreen]

The stock intake is a CAI.

 

[atrupo]

I have a K&N 63 series. It's sounds cool and the only difference I can feel is at 4500+ RPM. It feels like my truck isn't out of breath near red line. It could just be in my head though.

 

[unxpctd]

I've had K&N's on my last 3-4 vehicles. I decided upon the S&B this time. Again...probably no real HP gains...but it looks great and does seem to open up above 3K RPM's. Sound great too!

 

[Tray Burge]

K&N's suck, literally hot air, I had one on when I got my truck and threw it in the trash after going to my Vararam, but the S&B are great too! Stock is b