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« on: August 01, 2011, 02:06:20 PM »
i am looking for a cold air intake for my 02 i found some cheap ones on ebay i was wandering is it ok to those ones or just the extra money and get a K N


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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2011, 03:45:45 PM »
I am running a K&N and love it...but honestly spectre has turned out to be another great company for them now
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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2011, 05:18:11 PM »
I am running a K&N and love it...but honestly spectre has turned out to be another great company for them now
I'm running the Spectre on mine. Picked it up at Summit for a little over $100

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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2011, 07:24:25 PM »
Running K&N in mine always have in my past trucks A proven Filter....  Stay away from the no name brands that don't fit your ride right...
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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2011, 08:41:48 AM »
I'm running the Spectre on mine. Picked it up at Summit for a little over $100

Thats the good side to using them..they are like a third of the price of k&n..plus i like how you can kind of design them yourself
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2011, 04:07:53 AM »
I've got the specter too. Unfortunately, they just raised their pricing. They're going for $199 instead of $139. Still almost a hundred bills cheaper than the k&n. I like the look of the specter unit anyway. It's so shiny....



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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 05:04:23 PM »
ive been looking at the Volant Cold Air Intake System.  I heard they were pretty good.  Any Advice would be helpful...

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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2011, 08:28:44 PM »
I just ordered an Airaid JR kit for the Silvy for about a third the price of a full CAI and I'm not trying to build a hot rod.  If I money were no object, I would have gone with the Volant.  They seem to be top notch but pricey.  Just my $.02
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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2011, 10:07:07 AM »
I've had the Volant on my truck for 7 years now with no issues. It looks great and sounds good. What is your true purpose for getting the CAI? Looks? Functionality? This may play into your plans.

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Re: cold air intake
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2011, 10:16:21 PM »
Be careful with the Volant PowerCore.  I drove through 6 Hrs of left over bits of a tropical storm system over this labor day and the PowerCore got so plugged and saturated with water that the White Buffalo started hesitating and bucking on the hills.

I read the codes with the Predator and found the MAF was having fits.  I opened the box to find a spongey Powercore that was so wet it was collapsing in on itself.   :doh:

Now, good 'ole Volant claims it was the use of their air scoop which they claimed was not sold for the Avalanche even though it fit from their box to the tow hook just like their instructions said it would for the Avalanche and Silverado.  Funny thing I noted is that they now offer a "prefilter" to help with water, mud, sand, etc....makes one start to wonder when all the filter and prefilter crap gets as restrictive as the General's own solution!

Just be advised that scoops and CAI can be a problem in harsh environments.  This thing about shut me down in the hills of Virginia on a rainy day!!!! 

I had to wring it out and limp home to NC!!!   :yucky:

I also noted that when cleaning up the MAF today that the PowerCore must have let some nice salty road water in over the winter because the wires looked green, corroded, and salt crystals were everywhere.  It might be time for a new MAF.   :tickedoff:
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