Cold Air Intake Installed

[Sasquatch]

Sas, did you get the intake? I'm thinking about the same one.

i just got it this morning and installed it before work. it took about 40 minutes, the instructions were not the best but adequate enough to get it done. everything bolted up with no problems. it looks great and also sounds great. it`s not too noisy until you mash the pedal, then it roars but i think it sounds really good and throttle response is much improved. and like i`ve read from other guys that have cai`s i think my exhaust sounds a little louder/throatier.

i searched around for what power gains the spectre cai were before i purchased it and they said on a 5.3 tahoe they gained 17hp at around 5400 rpm and 16 ft pounds of torque at around 4700 if i remember correctly.


i`ll post up some pictures tomorrow morning.

correction, the gains i said were wrong. they claim 13 horsepower and 12 ft lbs of torque.

 

[dec322]

i just got it this morning and installed it before work. it took about 40 minutes, the instructions were not the best but adequate enough to get it done. everything bolted up with no problems. it looks great and also sounds great. it`s not too noisy until you mash the pedal, then it roars but i think it sounds really good and throttle response is much improved. and like i`ve read from other guys that have cai`s i think my exhaust sounds a little louder/throatier.

i searched around for what power gains the spectre cai were before i purchased it and they said on a 5.3 tahoe they gained 17hp at around 5400 rpm and 16 ft pounds of torque at around 4700 if i remember correctly.


i`ll post up some pictures tomorrow morning.

Cool. I'll look for the new post.

 

[Sasquatch]

here`s the pics......

i forgot to add that this is kit #9900 it fits the older models with regualr fans too. i just installed one on my friends 04 silverado ss and it fit perfectly around the shroud.

 

[tybardy]

the grommits look real nice on that spectre....

 

[tybardy]

Seph... have you checked in on your intake lately? Is the rubber isolator still there and holding strong? Everything in place and tight still?

 

[Sepiroth]

Oh yea, everything is nice and tight.

 

[tybardy]

yea, my rubber isolator came apart, not loose, but completely apart... gotta go to ace hardware and get a new one

 

[Sepiroth]

Wow. Hmm. Thats odd.

 

[tybardy]

that rubber grommit was a total peice of crap! the allthread (or bolt, whatever it happens to be depending on who makes it) didnt go all the way thru like it should.

Its a peice of rubber glued in between two bolts.. it was gonna go sooner or later, suppose this was just one of those "sooner" cases.

I will head to the hardware store and pick one up that has a thru bolt on it and it will be all good. I also used some foam i found laying around the job site today to seal up the heat shield just a little bit better; since that foam they send with those things is total garbage and doesnt stay on for crap

 

[DESIGN]

I have the same intake (for about a year now). Did you have to bend down the piece from the intake that mounts on the isolator. Mine never did line up and so it just sits on top of the isolator (not bolted to it).

I plan on wrapping mine with some exhaust wrap. It holds a lot of heat and lays across or near too many radiator hoses for my liking.

Overall, I paid about 60 bucks a year ago and would say that it has been worth it so far.

Jon

 

[BlueTahoe2001]

I believe they sell Spectre CAI kits at Advanced or Auto Zone do they not?

 

[TheFuzz]

What kind of MPG numbers are you guys seeing with the e-bay intakes? My most recent fill up was 18.8mpg with a BB tune and no other drivetrain mods, WHILE running 285s and a 2" lift. Pretty damn good all things considered, but if I can bump that up even further before we hit the road for Cali, I'll be all over it.

 

[tybardy]

oh bro you should have for sure put that CAI on prior to the tune... it would have given justin more to work with.... i would recomend the CAI brother but it would have helped more if you did it prior to tuning

 

[JennaBear]

Justin probably already tuned for it, it is not a huge difference.

 

[TheFuzz]

Yeah bro Jenna's right...I told Justin that I'd be doing intake and exhaust eventually. The tune he gave me allows some room for the PCM to re-learn the different flow rates. Maybe not *quite* as good as if I would have had the stuff done to begin with, but it's still one hell of a tune. Can't wait to see the difference with the intake and, eventually, exhaust.

Of course, if this whole engine thing I'm working on with my buddy pans out and I end up swapping in a cammed LQ4 and a 4L65E, then my shit is gonna haaaaaaaaul some ass.

But one step at a time.

 

[BigE]

here is one up for grabs in Phoenix... Spectre 9900 Intake

 

[oreowizard98]

Im not far from coming home from Iraq. I just ordered the one from ebay, $64 shipped. We'll see how I like it in a few weeks. Thanks for all the great input.