2005 Yukon 5.3 / stock- that crazy air box??

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I believe it's the only tube like that, and probably why they can charge $150 for it. I haven't seen any in a long time, but used MITs seemed to pop up for sale once or twice a year in the classifieds from people returning their trucks to stock. They usually went for around $100.

You could get a $50 "cold air intake kit" off ebay and trash the filter and "heat shield". You might have to trim a couple inches off the tube's length since you'd be fitting it to the stock air box. Spray painting a satin black wrinkle finish would blend it in decently well with the rest of the stock equipment.

Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/114741507699?fits=Year:2005|Model:Tahoe&hash=item1ab7207673:g:OjAAAOSwuFhgcAGx

If you wanna be extra fancy, use some T-bolt clamps. Here's some black ones: https://www.racepartsolutions.com/item/1903364-black-t-bolt-clamp-for-300-hose


Another option to keep it cheap and looking original is to cut the resonator chambers off the stock duct and epoxy them closed, maybe using pieces of the cut-off chambers. A little sanding and paint would make it like they never existed. A member here did this a couple years ago and, IIRC, measured the differences in air flow according to the MAF sensor readings.

There's the PVC or ABS plumbing pipe method, but I doubt you're looking to get that involved.
Well, that answers my question ( thanks all)..... I am just buying the MIT and drop it in.
Easy peasy.... I prefer..... I'll forget the 150 bucks spent next month......
 
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Looks like you got everything cleaned up nice.
Looks good!:happy107:
Thanks..... I was inspired to clean as much as 'reasonable', ...removed / sanitized filter housing & new filter..... Cleaned rubber hoses & rubber weather shields @ radiator..... soft wire brush on the aluminum brackets / waterpump etc...... Next will use my new little powerwasher to de grease suspension areas....... Clean that stuff up !!! ( It actually is not that bad)
Man-o-man..... I wish I had a lift.......
 

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Thanks..... I was inspired to clean as much as 'reasonable', ...removed / sanitized filter housing & new filter..... Cleaned rubber hoses & rubber weather shields @ radiator..... soft wire brush on the aluminum brackets / waterpump etc...... Next will use my new little powerwasher to de grease suspension areas....... Clean that stuff up !!! ( It actually is not that bad)
Man-o-man..... I wish I had a lift.......

Don't think the clean grooves in that wire loom didn't go unnoticed. :thumbsup:
 

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Done..... The throttle noise is just a bit more / nice.

Looks great! Glad you're satisfied with the sound. Them mufflers were put on the factory tube to appease the nutless majority that are offended by the sound of Bald Eagles.
 

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