Do Cold Air Intakes Actually Work???

Installing and testing an S&B cold air aintake on my 2000 f250 7.3 Powerstroke. I was surprised by the results that I saw.

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[vladimirkhodorchuk]

Thanks for all these videos, man! I bought my first diesel truck recently which is 2001 7.3 powerstroke, and I'm learning about it as much as I can. These videos are a big help to me. I'm installing similar items on my truck, thats how I stumbled upon your videos. And I'm glad I did. Thank you again. And God bless you!

[erniegaddis]

The effect of the cold air intake will be even more dramatic when towing and the engine is working hard and putting a lot more heat under the hood. It will also help keep the EGTs lower, which is always good.

[charliemich]

Thanks for taking the time to do these video's, always a great job. Do yourself a favor and install a remote start. I have an 02 7.3 and have a 13 second delay start to let the glow plugs warm up before start. So nice getting into a warm truck on those chilly mornings.

[brianpapiez]

I went with the Banks Cold Air Intake and everything else was pretty much stock. It made a noticeable difference in my 7.3 but I wondered what the temps were. Love the video and it shows it does lower the air temp. I’ve been watching your videos and looking at what else I can do; the GPR upgrade to the White Rodgers was a night and day difference! Thank you for all the videos!

[robotrash]

I went from stock to AFE to Ford AIS. Considering that I live on a ranch in the mountains, I would not run anything else. There is so much dust and mud that get everywhere. That open element looks scary to me. Probably just fine for the city. Love this Chanel.

[katioconnor]

My stock air intake housing is cracked and needs replaced.... the S&B filter system seems awesome upgrade. This video plus comments regarding towing have sold me on this system for my 99 f250 7.3...
Texas heat is brutal!!

[joshuar.]

Thank you for doing this video! I've always wondered what the differences would be. I have a 2000 7.3 same color and all as yours and I love what you have done with yours!

[grumpygruntx]

I appreciate all the work you do. Help's keep me motivated

[bulletzhurt]

around 20 degrees. not a big deal on intercooled 7.3s, but obs 7.3s the intake air temperature makes a good bit of difference because there is no intercooler. this will help egts stay down a lot. i have an afe cold air intake on my 97 7.3. while driving 75 to 80 at about 90 degrees outside my egts sit at 1000. when it gets colder at night to about 70 degrees or so my egts drops to about 800 around 75 to 80 mph. This plays a huge part in Fuel mileage as colder air is denser leading to a more efficient burning of diesel fuel. Great video you put together on the before and after. ive ran them both and both ran well. i think the only trucks you'll see a difference in mileage and egts will be the older 7.3s with no intercooler. Never the less, great video!

[freedomisntfree]

Excellent video. Makes feel warm and fuzzy that I didn't waste my money.

[mikemorrall]

Thanks for your Quality of Video's and your Research on your experience with the products and issues.

[TundraLTD]

When I bought my Excursion the factory intake had a big chunk broken out of it. The S&B was one of the first things I did, I went with the dry filter and pre-filter though

[bluered]

Just ordered mine because of this video. I'm actually excited to install it now that I'm done doing the exhast manifolds and up-pipes which was a major PITA! Only thing I haven't decided is if I'm going to drill the hole for the filter minder

[danielmcqueen]

I got the Air Raid cold air box that works well; I really noticed a performance difference when I was in Phoenix... it was a lovely 122 degrees!

[ronhuff]

Thanks for this work!! Best info I’ve seen, start to finish…I’m not even doing a diesel, but this is applicable regardless…I will subscribe…

[mcstiggens]

I went with the S&B After having the 6637 for years.
The problem I started having was that I couldn't get the hose clamp to keep the 6637 on the pipe any longer for some reason. It seemed like the tighter I tightened it, The more it wanted to just pop off. I didn't like that. So in the meantime I used drainage pipe tape ( Like large extra wide electrical tape) to ensure a good seal. But obviously that was a very hooptie set up. That is why I had to go with the S&B.
I did not want to risk getting dirty air sucked into my engine. I think the results are worth it also.

[HotShotTruckingLLC]

I'm interested whether or not there is any tangible benefit from installing a cold air intake versus using just an open 6637. The benefits of the 6637 over the factory cold air intake on my early 99 is very obvious. The test that you did is flawed because you should have been looking at ambient air temp, post intercooler air temp, EGT's and performed under a load. These trucks were not designed as daily drivers, they are working trucks and are engineered to pull heavy loads in adverse conditions. I use my truck hauling freight which means I pull a trailer weighing up to 16, 000 lbs. There's a big difference when you're pulling heavy with high boost for long periods of time. Now for the other half of the story...I am subject to DOT inspections at any weigh station as well as along the road. When the inspector tells me that he cannot check my power steering level because the cold air intake is in the way, I will be forced to disassemble the intake or potentially be placed out of service. And checking the power steering fluid is part of the pre and post trip inspections that have to be done daily. On my 6637 setup, I added a hole to the 4" tube post filter to measure the temp entering the turbo...really simple. Yes, it reads about 20 degrees higher than the factory temp but the benefits of the extra air combined with the 4" turbo back exhaust resulted in far lower EGT's and 1 - 1.5 MPG gain over stock while hauling loads. Lowering the EGT's means I don't have to lift off the throttle while climbing long grades under a load.

[birdshot]

I did the 6637 fliter and you honestly made me back to my stage 3 volant intake setup thanks man

[iainf]

👍🏻 Great job Joe 👏🏻👏🏻 glad you take notice of your subscribers

[BradyT]

I would like to see an intake temp sensor added after the intercooler to see how much of a difference there was. Depending on how good the intercooler is on these trucks, I suspect the difference was not as significant.