what cold air intake should i get?

[Ram Night]

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.

Save your money, a CAI will not do much except look good and make noise, because the ram already has a CAI on it that works great. If you take a good look at most of the aftermarket ones, you will see that they are drawing in hot air from the engine compartment. Which means less power. This question has been asked 100's of times on a lot of car and truck sites.
But a oil catch can will keep the oil mist from making a mess inside of the intake that is not good. You will get about 2 inches on oil in it around 3K miles.
I have one on the Ram and Challenger.

 

[crazykid1994]

Save your money, a CAI will not do much except look good and make noise, because the ram already has a CAI on it that works great. If you take a good look at most of the aftermarket ones, you will see that they are drawing in hot air from the engine compartment. Which means less power. This question has been asked 100's of times on a lot of car and truck sites.

But a oil catch can will keep the oil mist from making a mess inside of the intake that is not good. You will get about 2 inches on oil in it around 3K miles.

I have one on the Ram and Challenger.

To add on to this it's debatable because sucking air from behind the headlight may be cold air but it's restricted. S&B is still sucking cold air from the factory hole as well as behind the bumper. So it's reduced the restriction on air flow. Open style intakes like the k&n are sucking warm air from the engine bay. S&B is beneficial as well because you are changing to a cone style filter which allows for greater air flow across the filter. Or you can swap the factory filter for a high flow as well which I've read a lot of people are doing and it works for them.


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[zstampe]

I have a couple of videos of me doing pulls with the S&B if anyone is interested in seeing them. Truck is still slow cause its a crew cab on 35" M/T's. Lol

 

[LastChance]

I have a couple of videos of me doing pulls with the S&B if anyone is interested in seeing them. Truck is still slow cause its a crew cab on 35" M/T's. Lol

Yeah I'd like to check them out

 

[zstampe]

Yeah I'd like to check them out

https://youtu.be/g6ud9xuVvAU

https://youtu.be/OkE6hJ46vy8


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[shane1981]

Save your money, a CAI will not do much except look good and make noise, because the ram already has a CAI on it that works great. If you take a good look at most of the aftermarket ones, you will see that they are drawing in hot air from the engine compartment. Which means less power. This question has been asked 100's of times on a lot of car and truck sites.
But a oil catch can will keep the oil mist from making a mess inside of the intake that is not good. You will get about 2 inches on oil in it around 3K miles.
I have one on the Ram and Challenger.

except for the vararam which gets its air from the grill because it seals against the hood. as for the catch can i would recommend it , first it keeps oil from going back into the motor which causes it to gum up valves and throttle bodies and also oil in the fuel can cause detonation and lowers the grade of fuel.

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[Casper]

Could you tell a difference between stock and sb?

A lil sump'n in the butt-dyno, a small amount of throttle noise under acceleration and it seems like better throttle response--but not spin 20" rims with Badyears on dry pavement better.

 

[Tray Burge]

Take it from the "Vararam Dude" (hey Casper, I like that, thanks', or maybe we sould shorten it to VD, lol) get a Vararam Air Grabber!

 

[DocDeath]

I'm going to revive and old thread, and beat an apparantly dead horse!

I just got myself a 2019 classic RAM 1500 crew cab, and I'm loving it. Of course, like most of you, I have to start modding my new toys the day I get them, so here I am. I've more or less narrowed down my personal choice of CAI to Vararam and SB. Are you guys still happy with your decision these years later, or would you have done something different if you had it to do over? What do you recommend now in 2019?

Look forward to your comments and suggestions, and to interacting with this great group of people. I can tell this is a kick butt forum already.

Dave

 

[crazykid1994]

My recommendation now is the eco diesel lower air box fits and it has a larger opening to suck air in. Also the eco diesel filter is larger pleats but fits in the box. Wish I had known this before buying my s&b because I would just swap the eco diesel filter in and do the air box mod myself. However I do like the look of my s&b and it sounds cool

 

[ThunderMug95]

Congrats on the Classic!
I have been running just the K&N drop in...debating this same thing. Although...Wednesday my Vararam arrives. Made my decision. Will keep the K&N on the shelf for the winter...maybe...

 

[Ramm5.7]

Ahhh, air intakes....lol
Started with oem...(duh).
All butt dyno comparisons!!
Added AEM dropin filter and 3" add a tube to behind bumper and felt a difference in upper rpm pulling. Added pulsar and 84 mm throttle body so wanted more air.
Bought a S&B with snorkel off ebay but snorkel has been discontinued so didnt come with it!
Much louder and seemed to pull harder and longer.
S&B blocked access to ECM and pulsar, couldnt have THAT so bought a used vararam and spent a hot minute painting it.
Got it on now and loving every minute of it.
Not as loud as S&B but pulls much harder, longer, faster! (Thats what She said..lol)
The SAGA Continues

 

[David Christy]

Going to test my vararam Wednesday at the track see if helps ,I can feel a difference past 40 mph on the street I will post the results. Some say 2 tenths that’s a lot

 

[whetrick1]

I bought the aFe cold air intake. It mounts to the lower part of the air factory airfilter housing so it still gets the airflow from the tube going to the radiator support.


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[ThunderMug95]

Vararam has arrived. Awaiting my pickup Friday...

 

[whetrick1]

Cold air Intakes are really a personal preference. Everyone likes something different. It's all about what you want. They all claim about the same thing.


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[16RamHemi]

i bought my truck used with the mopar cai already on it. i dont feel or hear anything with it. could be the borla catback drowning it out? or the 4" lift and 35s making me not feel it. i took it all apart and cleaned it a month ago. i would NEVER pay $400 for that thing. its so cheap and plain. cant imagine ever getting your moneys worth from it. the vararams are cool and sounds like they perform..but i get lots of snow where i live. so that wouldnt be the best option .

 

[Burstingbb]

What about oiled vs dry filter?

 

[ReefRaider]

What about oiled vs dry filter?

Like I said in another thread.

Used a K&N oiled filter for a 180,000 miles in a 2003 5.7. Did just fine by me. Not having a catch can was what gumed up the throttle body.

 

[heefageLA]

A catch can is the first thing I bought for my truck... Im still amazed every time I dump it that that much **** is being cycled back into my engine.