cold air intake????

[Statcher1]

That looks like a winner. If it just came with an intake tube


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[Grad12]

Drop in filter

I bought this exact truck this year. After an initial 6000km break-in I couldn't find a cold air intake for the truck. K and N makes a CAi for the 3.6l jeep (same year/same engineish). I was tempted to try it out but didn't know if it would house correctly in the truck vrs the jeep. Instead I put in a K and N drop in filter. My power increased and it gave it a slight (mind you pretty slight) throatier sound). My MPG's sky rocketed. I've got two links for you, my youtube video with my real MPG's with the filter and Royal Purple full synthetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOWm-r0rvI

Link to the K and N for the jeep with the same motor.
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[Oilbelcher]

True that luxury car makers need quiet engine intakes, but not trucks. Many like more sound from engine. If engineers could really get 1-2 more MPG just from a CAI they would be standard on trucks. My neighbor is an engineer at a Diesel engine manufacturer. He verified it is impossible that these filter systems are adding MPG. This is because the stock filter and box is designed with more headroom and flow than the engine needs, so that if it gets severely blocked, the engine still runs at spec. If it was this easy, the Government would mandate that manufacturers would these systems on. I realize many won't believe and let's perfectly ok with me. There are no magic bullets. The manufacturers are spending millions to get fractions of MPG improvements, and find competitive advantage vs peers to increase market share, so why did they overlook an easy and cheap 1-2 MPG gain? If you get an aftermarket tuner that calls for more air, then yes, you may benefit, if you need significant more air.

 

[loveracing1988]

True that luxury car makers need quiet engine intakes, but not trucks. Many like more sound from engine. If engineers could really get 1-2 more MPG just from a CAI they would be standard on trucks. My neighbor is an engineer at a Diesel engine manufacturer. He verified it is impossible that these filter systems are adding MPG. This is because the stock filter and box is designed with more headroom and flow than the engine needs, so that if it gets severely blocked, the engine still runs at spec. If it was this easy, the Government would mandate that manufacturers would these systems on. I realize many won't believe and let's perfectly ok with me. There are no magic bullets. The manufacturers are spending millions to get fractions of MPG improvements, and find competitive advantage vs peers to increase market share, so why did they overlook an easy and cheap 1-2 MPG gain? If you get an aftermarket tuner that calls for more air, then yes, you may benefit, if you need significant more air.

A lot of these trucks are up in luxury car territory price wise. Some people want louder engine noise and such sure. Most buyers of these trucks are only switching to trucks because they now are just big cars, they want the quiet interior, they want it to ride like a car. They don't want to be driving a truck and have it drive like a truck anymore, that would just be plain wrong to most people. There is a big difference between a diesel engine and a gas engine when it comes to air requirements. I'm not saying that a cold air intake will give you an extra 2 miles per gallon but half of a mile per gallon or one mile per gallon might be gained.