SMH…. I have no words! All I can say is, you all can keep your cold air intakes….

[@winstonsmith3685]

When I was a kid, I put CAI’s on everything. Growing up is realizing that factory intake with a quality paper element will generally flow more air than your engine can use.

[@OEMPlus]

when you was a kit factory air intakes weren't nearly as good as they are now.

[@jimmydiamond75]

Plus the da t that 99% of CAI are actually HOT air intakes scooping up engine heat from the bay, instead of outside where it’s , you know, COLDER 😂😂😂

[@jamesletzring9807]

​@@jimmydiamond75 well that is true for the open element type intakes. If you use a quality intake that is in a designed box, it actually is a cold air

[@MannyV74]

There’s actually a banks video that proves a less restrictive intake is far superior than stock. But, yes tuning is required to take advantage of the modification, and isn’t actually pulling in hot air from under the hood of course.

[@bhwjrproductions]

Intake mods used to be flipping the air filter lid on your 2bbl carburetor so you could hear it sucking air under full throttle. You’d swear it added at least 25 hp!

[@CorneliusMegadook]

VGG did a test on it. I can't remember exactly but he had positive results. I think it was 7hp and maybe 10ft lbs. Don't quote me

[@jimmydiamond75]

@@CorneliusMegadookI think those numbers were right that you quoted

[@KeithSmith-qw4mk]

Your correct forget what car show it was but it. Adds significant horse power

[@Scott-cw9nb]

Did that to my '78 Trans Am and it would suck in dandelions from 40 foot away when you gave it the beans

[@qksilvr73]

I've used a cai on my Lighting since 1000 miles. 100k later after tearing the heads off for leaky head gaskets everything looked perfect. No unusual wear in piston bores with cross hatching still visible.

[@bigdaddymak1439]

Good for you you're the exception not the rule! You still wasted your money

[@qksilvr73]

@bigdaddymak1439 nope

[@Fatboypeet]

@@bigdaddymak1439what’s the rule?

[@boundarysentinel4181]

The rule is, a supercharged (See Lightning) engine will always find the weakest point to push oil, in his case he got lucky and it was through the head gaskets.

[@jonmoyers7620]

Dry filter with a pre filter cover is my go to. Have had l5p oe air boxes that didn’t seal for crap.

[@Motorsportsgeek]

All about maintenance and these filters are high maintenance. I only use them on my sports cars that get low mileage and can clean the filter every few drives. On a daily driver, paper filters are the way to go because more filtration is better and you don't want to high maintenance.

[@TheUltraMagaDawg]

I’ve had a cold air intake on my 04 f150 for years. It has 265k miles and still going strong.

[@F150customs]

I have a K & N on my 06 just under 200k and it too is running strong…

[@TheUltraMagaDawg]

K&N on mine as well. I just bought an 18 F150 with the 3.5 eco, put one on that truck too.

[@mygoogleaccount9990]

Have had a K&N ony 08 5.4 since New. No issues. Brian even worked on it & no issues with intake. I think it comes down to someone knowing how to correctly oil them. Now I can say without a doubt the breather brought in more trash to my intake for the return than any filter I've ever seen! . Living in a high temp area will cause more oil burn due to higher ambient temps. The results are dirty throttle bodies.

[@7thStreetGardenStrangler]

​@mygoogleaccount9990 the secret is to buy the dry kind instead. K&N makes a dry filter that drops in just like the oiled ones but it covers multiple models (F150 and Explorer for example). Never use oiled filters on an Ecoboost. They're dirty already as it is.

[@brian2591]

I have a Roush cai on my 2011 F150 since 115k miles. Just rolled over 255k and it’s as strong as ever.

[@lanehammer]

Twice a year I am cleaning and re-oiling my banks air filter.. it’s economical and where I live you’re going to have to put up with the dirt roads and agricultural debris.. But there’s one thing I think we can all agree on is that you should not apply/install something you’re not willing to maintain …

[@DrThreeEyes]

A prime example of This is why they made us take Dust out classes very early in our career, we could have told you that would happen Mr customer

[@johnrose3169]

Dirt in the intake. Filtration is secondary to airflow in cold air intakes.

[@DragonKillah]

I have CAI on most of my cars and I keep it cleaned and maintained. No dirt in my intake

[@PeninsulaEntertains]

I used to put K&N intakes or filters in everything, i quit that years ago, stick with stock intakes and Wix filters, a lot less issues and, yes, I knew how to oil them properly.

[@jaredboyd4578]

There should be no dust or dirt all. That'll eat up the engine over time

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

I feel the same way. Seen many engines dusted by them!

[@cameronsmith3951]

JLT on my coyote with the pre-filter filter still looks new i just clean the bag off every now and then

[@strumminandwrenchin9162]

Still had the Motorcraft air filter on my 1998 Ford Crown Vic for 3 plus years and 35,000 miles later and it was still good! Changed it so i can make my car pass the California smog test, which it ALWAYS have!

[@Pofdmanaxe]

Just buy a k&n filter and use it for ON ROAD only. If you’re about to go off road swap it to a paper filter. If you live somewhere it’s dusty then only run a paper filter

[@arinbearden7252]

I appreciate your content so much. They’ve been to a T what’s wrong every time so far. Hoping this no code rough idle is confirmed soon (o-ring on injector). Otherwise I’m at a loss.

[@nestorcaamano307]

I use the OEM filters on all my 4 cars cold intake for is garbage

[@ThirdCoastElectronics]

I agree. They are a hassle, and I don’t trust em’. My 2.7 doesn’t like them. Throws off the system, and throws random intermittent codes.

[@Nkognegro]

People are paid 6 figures to make that ugly azz plastic intake. Use it but add a K&N. Have a nice day

[@fhe3220]

kn=junk. Have nice day.

[@20smgreen]

It's not that it's a CAI, but the quality of the air filter/system you're using.

[@kevins9576]

If it's the oil, that happens on the stock tube as well. I've had them gum up on my 97 thunderbird so bad that i had to slap the gas pedal when it was cold to free it up. Hence the reason I added the oil catch can when i put the new motor in. It's the oil vapors from the pcv valve that are routed back into the intake that cause it. Btw, the oil catch can does work to prevent that.

[@FordTechMakuloco]

Not the oil

[@dm7254001]

I think he is showing a vacuum leak along the seem. But there is no vacuum in the intake before the throttle body. Maybe it is the reduced size. It does look to choke down to 50-60% of the inlet tube size when it gets to the throttle body. I have never looked at a oem intake. So i am throwing out guesses.

[@balothtower]

Dust in the intake I think

[@FordTechMakuloco]

The amount of dust, this is not normal by a long shot.

[@Bbernhardsr]

I believe Gale Banks proved that cold air intakes do not add more power.

[@7171-Ws6]

They are mostly for sound

[@Bbernhardsr]

@7171-Ws6 you are right

[@danielsmith7935]

​@7171-Ws6 if that's what you are after remove the silencers since that's their job

[@StoneysWorkshop]

also many times getting rid of the box that actually has “cold air” intake which is out from under the hood

[@calholli]

That fine dust helps to seal up the head gasket leaks.. it's fine

[@fZionists78]

Never question the godfather.

[@nzs316]

A bit frustrating, but thank you for exercising our gray matter.

[@Buellsox]

Everybody!….that’s AFTER the filter. That’s what the “high flow” filter and the lackluster sealing of the aftermarket air box or altogether removed air box of a CAI can let through in the namesake of “performance”. That’s the point here. Dusty grit & oily mist polluting the MAF sensor & IAC valve and then continuing into the intake for engine consumption. First line of defense and you’ve setting yourself back. The proof is literally in the pudding of what’s being displayed here looking in the inlet tube AFTER the filter of an obvious CAI. Knowledge is power. Now you know. Do with it as you wish, but he’s warned ya. Hope that helps…..just a plumbers 2 cents!

[@Defiantsynthetics]

???

[@JeffRobertson-m7v]

Cheap intakes, bad installs and too much filter oil are way worse than stock. Most cold air intakes are actually a down grade. Not to mention lots of you never have the car tuned for it either.

[@bdo9114]

I am in minnesota my son had one form ice in it he dont use them anymore,

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Where's the throttle blade?? Inside the intake?

[@adamw3152]

Just down the elbow.

[@BoDiddlydodah]

The dust has eaten it away

[@rickhansen1753]

K & Dirty

[@jeremyt.8466]

She's done been dusted...

[@upshifter5316]

Exactly. Nobody asks why they flow better than stock… Because they filter like a screen door. And most kits are actually hot air intakes to boot. Such a racket.

[@calholli]

It's only going to flow as much as the engine pulls in..

[@kevins9576]

I was always told they make your vehicle faster by saving weight...... in your wallet lol

[@jlweck231978]

Truth. I have asked that. I thoughtbwell simple, it doesn't filter as well. Larger openings. Some though may have more pleats giving more surface area for air to get through but yeah when I was young I thought, well anything will flow better if you the filter doesn't filter out dirt as good. Yeah and they pull in hot air a lot of times from the engine compartment.

[@patmeyer3613]

Great for dirtbikes...not for cars.

[@dgronzega8073]

Don't most OEM come with CAI? Drawing air from in front of the radiator

[@FordTechMakuloco]

You know what I am talking about.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Agreed.

[@C.O.SBurpees]

The problem is that people think those air filters are eternal and never clean them. Either or i will never put one on any of my vehicles a complete waste of money

[@jlweck231978]

I sold my truck to a coworker a few years back. The truck stopped running. It was the air filter. It weight about 10lbs. He admitted he had no idea the filter needed to be changed. He is clueless about other maintenance too. He was then sold a filter that didn't fit but he tried to make it fit and broke the airbox. I told him he need to fix that asap. He was clueless. I told him it will suck in all that dirt from the job sites and that is really bad. Years later he still hasn't fixed it. Surprisingly the truck still runs good. It's a 7.3 powerstroke. That thing keeps going.

[@nickayivor8432]

What noise is it Starter motor ?????????? Clutch Assembly ??????? KNOWLEDGEABLE,FordTechMakuloco

[@FordTechMakuloco]

Impact.

[@Xabier2.0]

Must be the oil from the filters. That's my guess. They can gum up the throttle body.

[@FordTechMakuloco]

Oil is not the problem.

[@7171-Ws6]

I put em on everything I own. I do it for the noise. The factory makes em quiet on purpose

[@paulshea3728]

What the hell?

[@nickd.4512]

That's a lot of garbage in there dayum

[@mikeyvillareal6439]

That's why i never oil the filter it goes in dry... kinda like me lol

[@2nickles647]

😂😂😂

[@fhe3220]

no oil, then it wont filter.

[@mikeyvillareal6439]

@fhe3220 it filters just like any other dry filter though the oil just attracts more dirt and debris

[@stevo5519]

Not sure if you can help me I have a 2006 6.0 F250 I replaced my turbo because it was sticking I flushed out CAC all injectors are fine new EBP senso new ICP IPR HPOP FICM when I try to accelerate is slow to respond and when I back off accelerator is has a cacking sound from air cold side any idea?.

[@Robert-S-]

Are you building any much boost? Possibly an issue with the uppipe if boost is low. Had one of my flex joints go bad a year ago.

[@stevo5519]

@ it builds plenty of boost just doesn’t build up power upon acceleration

[@trublue2319]

Whats wrong with it ?

[@Melody666Nikki]

I love clickbait

[@FordTechMakuloco]

How is it click bait?

[@Melody666Nikki]

@@FordTechMakuloco no description

[@FordTechMakuloco]

Title

[@Melody666Nikki]

@@FordTechMakuloco What about the title? what is going on? what are we suppost to see? is there a crack? foreing object? thats what i mean about clickbait.

[@FordTechMakuloco]

SMH…. I have no words! All I can say is, you all can keep your cold air intakes….

[@stephenreiner1523]

I have always stayed away from cold air intakes unless you're building a top fuel dragster.

[@JustinDelValle-or9pb]

You do realize there is an injector hat on top of the blower in Top Fuel, and there’s limitations to its sizing…. There’s no actual intake or filter like on a street car

[@young11984]

Its all about airflow not clean air😂😂

[@arnaldorubio5564]

Do you have any idea why Ford trucks after 2020 have so much problems with the transmission and the computer also Dodge is having the same problems my recommendation to all my friends and family is not to buy any vehicle after 2020 if they have an old car that is good and they want to change it for a new one don't do it there will be wasting their time and money full of Stress en disappointment

[@luket5032]

my '91 with the 300I6 and 5 speed runs better than most new cars I work on

[@Blowntricycle]

This is wrong information

[@FordTechMakuloco]

How?

[@TheMajictech]

@@FordTechMakuloco I think he smoked too much breakfast 😅

[@abyssiniahenry128]

I just have an old tube sock hose clamped on mine. Is that bad? I swear I get 100+ hp more that way.

[@rubendawn7478]

Is the most expensive mod on a car that actually improves nothing... but has the potential to cause damage... LMAO

[@prevail14]

The issue is people don’t clean them. Most air reusable. You just have to blow them out and re-oil them. However these days especially for performance vehicles like mustangs Camaros and chargers all have a great built in air box, these days all you really need to do is just replace the air filter with a K&N filter. But same thing, you have to blow them out and re-oil them. People don’t do that.

[@JacobTemple_CE]

Reason I've never ran one of those aftermarket cai's. If they breathe 63% better, then that means 63% more contaminants are getting through.

[@CombatWombatQRF]

😂

[@aarons5315]

Dirty ass intake man. And if you dont know why thats bad thats why your vic will be in the shop like that one.

[@jaredcollman-gp4ui]

Good quality filter is all you need just like anything