Hemi395
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- Cape Cod MA
- Ram Year
- 2013
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
I really feel this gets overlooked way more than it should for our trucks. After a lot of research, the Volant intake checked all the boxes I was looking for: excellent filtration, free flowing tube to the throttle body, and the ability to add a lower tube that has a scoop to grab air from below the bumper.
The main thing thats unique with the Volant over any of the other 3 cold air intakes I've tried (or any intake for that matter) is the available Donaldson Powercore G2 filter. Not only does it have a service life of 4 years/100,000 miles, but it has a very high filtration effeciency. Good air filtration is extremely important for engine longeavity and this is really the first intake I've looked at and/or ran myself that had superior filtration over the factory airbox & filter. For me thats important as I plan on keeping my truck for many years to come.
Installation: The install was pretty straightforward although the instructions could have been a little better. It has pictures but they're separate from the the written steps so I found it kind of tedious to keep flipping between the steps and the pics. GreenRaMM made a great video on youtube of the installation: I found this video extremely helpful. There are a good amount of adjustments that can be made to make it fit the engine bay perfectly. I've read about fitment issues with this intake but I didn't run into any. The whole intake felt very well made and looks very well designed.
Ease of removal: This was a big one for me. The factory intake is very easily removed to work on the engine if needed. 2 of the other intakes I had were not easily removed and changing spark plugs on a Hemi with a big intake in the way was NOT fun. The volant comes completely out of the engine bay by loosening 2 hose clamps and removing 2 bolts, leaving plenty of room to work.
Filtration: This is what sold me on the Volant. The Powercore G2 filter is simply one of the best air filters available. Its used on many semi trucks, agricultrual equipment, and industrial equipment that operate in very dusty environments. I've read people will buy other intakes and then get a G2 filter that fits from Volant. http://www.emea.donaldson.com/en/aircraft/support/datalibrary/040693.pdf
Performance: This intake is a definite improvement over the stock airbox and is just as good as any of the other 3 intakes I've tried. Definite improvement in throttle response and lower intake air temp vs the factory airbox. I have seen air intake temps around 2-3* above ambient temps with the lower scoop installed. With the stock airbox I never saw get below 5* above ambient temp so that lower scoop defintiely works. The only intake that I had that brought in this much cold air to the throttle body was the Air Grabber.
Overall I'm extremely happy with this intake, its exactly what I was looking for. It's really too bad I had overlooked it for years.
A big thanks to Nick at @Nick@GotExhaust for quickly getting me the intake and lower scoop. I've bought several things from Nick over the last few years and its always been a great experience. He also has the best prices around on Redline oil!
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The main thing thats unique with the Volant over any of the other 3 cold air intakes I've tried (or any intake for that matter) is the available Donaldson Powercore G2 filter. Not only does it have a service life of 4 years/100,000 miles, but it has a very high filtration effeciency. Good air filtration is extremely important for engine longeavity and this is really the first intake I've looked at and/or ran myself that had superior filtration over the factory airbox & filter. For me thats important as I plan on keeping my truck for many years to come.
Installation: The install was pretty straightforward although the instructions could have been a little better. It has pictures but they're separate from the the written steps so I found it kind of tedious to keep flipping between the steps and the pics. GreenRaMM made a great video on youtube of the installation: I found this video extremely helpful. There are a good amount of adjustments that can be made to make it fit the engine bay perfectly. I've read about fitment issues with this intake but I didn't run into any. The whole intake felt very well made and looks very well designed.
Ease of removal: This was a big one for me. The factory intake is very easily removed to work on the engine if needed. 2 of the other intakes I had were not easily removed and changing spark plugs on a Hemi with a big intake in the way was NOT fun. The volant comes completely out of the engine bay by loosening 2 hose clamps and removing 2 bolts, leaving plenty of room to work.
Filtration: This is what sold me on the Volant. The Powercore G2 filter is simply one of the best air filters available. Its used on many semi trucks, agricultrual equipment, and industrial equipment that operate in very dusty environments. I've read people will buy other intakes and then get a G2 filter that fits from Volant. http://www.emea.donaldson.com/en/aircraft/support/datalibrary/040693.pdf
Performance: This intake is a definite improvement over the stock airbox and is just as good as any of the other 3 intakes I've tried. Definite improvement in throttle response and lower intake air temp vs the factory airbox. I have seen air intake temps around 2-3* above ambient temps with the lower scoop installed. With the stock airbox I never saw get below 5* above ambient temp so that lower scoop defintiely works. The only intake that I had that brought in this much cold air to the throttle body was the Air Grabber.
Overall I'm extremely happy with this intake, its exactly what I was looking for. It's really too bad I had overlooked it for years.
A big thanks to Nick at @Nick@GotExhaust for quickly getting me the intake and lower scoop. I've bought several things from Nick over the last few years and its always been a great experience. He also has the best prices around on Redline oil!
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