Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

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02-18-2007, 02:28 PM

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07GT

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

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The "other" K&N is the Aircharger. I have it and it is very nice. One of the only CAI's that do not require a tune.

You have to be careful with this.

There are only two ways that a CAI can work without requring a new tune:

1) They don't really do anything, so no tune is needed. Needless to say, this is a waste of your $$$. You should buy a CAI that actually gets good gains instead.

2) They include a special, non-standard calibrated MAF sensor (like the Granatelli). These work well, but they can cause problems down the road if you do more mods and you need a tune. Most tunes are designed for the OEM MAF, not these special ones.

Again, check out the new C&L intake, pretty cool, 20hp and no tune using the sleeve, take the sleeve out and get a tune for even more hp. They sell the sleeve individually, and I would think those with C&L intakes might want to have it for testing purposes if you thought your performance tune was causing a problem. You could put the sleeve in temporarily and load the stock tune to see if the performance tune was causing a problem. Check it out.

http://www.cnlperformance.com/2005GT.html

02-18-2007, 04:53 PM

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

I'm running the Aircharger with Brenspeeds 93 octane tune and am very happy with it. Being a teenager back in the 80's, K&N was the brand of preference back then. Does that make me "old school"?

02-19-2007, 05:53 PM

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

Without a a Brenspeed tune or Evolution tune you are all wasting your time. Though I prefer Brenspeed it pulls harder than the Evolution tune.

02-22-2007, 02:36 AM

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

Hello again,

Decided yesterday and got my flowmasters on this morning, I'll be back in the shop tomorrow for the C&L racer CAI.
It came with the wrong tuner today, so they'll have the new one for me tomorrow (7145 instead of the 7140)
Afterwards, I'm going for a custom tune. They guy who set me up has a custom one on his car and it runs great!!

Thanks and I'll be back soon to brag :-p

02-24-2007, 06:27 AM

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

go with ba ma ch ips.com their tune is among the best and they actually update their tunes for free. Same cannot be said for others.

Andrew

02-24-2007, 12:58 PM

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shaners90lxhatch

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RE: Dealer proposes K&N cai instead of frpp

Your dealer should be slapped for discussing this with you. All of the mentioned systems are known to create fueling issues. I am not saying that they will, rather they can and likely will compared to the stock system. Besides, unless that dealer is scamming FoMoCo -if and when you experience fueling issues related to this setup it won't be warrantable. Every day I find vehicles that run lean because of these setups and I tell the dealer to return it to stock. And it fixes it. GO FIGURE!
See the thread in the basic05/06/07 forum of the guy who melted spark plugs. Don't get me wrong, I am sure there are people with these setups that have no problems. But, a good dealer will not only refuse to diagnose concerns related to your mods, but they should not file a claim for a part that failed because of them as well. With that being said, you dealer should be ashamed for encouraging you to jump on a boat that could potentially sink.