Budget Cold Air Intake Install - 2001 Suburban 

That's great! Glad I'm not alone in noticing a power boost. I'm curious, does yours idle lower?

@floridarusticrepairs no it idles the same. Make sure everything is on correctly and tight maybe.

Thanks! I've always wanted a K2500 with the 8.1. Just for the audacity of having a gasoline V8 of that size. When I was shopping for my Avalanche I was focused on the 2500 4x4s with the 8.1s as well but then I came across my 2004 Z71 and it was such a deal that I bought that. As my new road trip vehicle the Avalanche could use a second battery. What are the primary advantages to having it?

I think you're right. Something seems wrong about the way that K&N was installed but it was before I owned it.

You do you tho

Thanks for the info! Looks like I may have some further modifications coming.

Do you know the thread size of the bolts that hold that bottom plate?

@@Cristian_Rangel1621 Off hand, I do not, sorry. Fairly coarse as far as i recall.

That's a really good suggestion! Even chicken wire would be better than nothing.

@@floridarusticrepairs yep. Don't want just open space there.

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You're welcome! Glad this video helped.

Agreed. By cutting off sections of the intake bracket I was later able to get it to fit.

The plate doesn't go back in its meant to be wide open

@@emeraldstevens8922 Thanks for the info! Oddly enough, my Avalanche had a K&N Cold Air intake on it when I bought it and that one is far from wide open. I think I'm going to open that one up and see how if it's making a difference because my Avalanche feels slower than my Suburban and I've been wondering if that's why.

With the bottom in there with the k &n it's basically engine bay temperature going into the intake the other one is cold ambient air coming from the opening

@@emeraldstevens8922 Thanks for the info! I'll be taking the plate out of the Avalanche this weekend.

I think so. It idles lower and seems to have more power. It's still a Suburban though.

Thanks! It works too. Feelings are mixed with these cold air intakes but this one actually did give me a small but noticeable performance boost.

@@floridarusticrepairs I believe you. I just ordered one from Amazon for $66 plus tax

Good luck with the install! It took my Suburban a minute ir two for the computer to adjust once I had it installed but since then it's been great. @@ErnestoDiaz-uy1hz

@@floridarusticrepairs awesome . Thank you . I'll subscribe if it helps you

Every subscriber helps. Thanks! @@ErnestoDiaz-uy1hz

Interesting info, thanks. I always wondered why, if it was this easy to get a horsepower boost, why didn't the manufacturer just use intakes like this? Other than the noise, there doesn't seem to be a downside. My Camaro SS has a factory intake that looks like a cold air setup but the trucks don't have them. In any case, I was wary on this mod but it did surprise me. It does idle lower and it "feels" quicker with this for what that's worth. A computer tune could surely add power, especially on a 200k+ mile truck but that's not something I know much about, unfortunately.

@@floridarusticrepairs People have been trying to make their car perform better since the car came out. Before the 1960’s cars really didn’t have much for horsepower or mileage. They simply existed. If you wanted more performance you had to figure it out. There wasn’t much for aftermarket stuff back then. Then in the 1960’s more specific 1964, it was all about horsepower horsepower horsepower And man was it great!!!! Then the gas crunch of the 1970’s hit and it was all about mileage mileage mileage and horsepower dropped like a rock. We had the same engine in the 70’s that we had in the 60’s for the most part they just de-tuned and choked them down to try and get mileage. This is where aftermarket car/performance part’s really started to take off. This is where what you were trying to do come in. You pretty much need to do that kind of stuff back then. People in the 1970 were trying to unchoke what the factory did to get that 60’s performance back. Here’s a little FYI about how bad it was. 1970 350 V8 4 barrel carb had 300HP 1970 350 V8 2 barrel carb had 250HP 1970 454 LS6 had over 450HP Now let’s move forward only 2 years 1972 350 V8 4 barrel carb had only 240HP 1972 350 V8 2 barrel carb only had 165HP 1972 454 V8 only had 270HP That’s a lot of choking!!! This is when people started looking down on auto manufacturers and engineers and took it upon themselves to correct the problem. And that mentality stuck. Now let’s move into the 1980’s This is when the engineers realized they could have the best of both worlds with the use of computer controlled fuel injection. And it’s only gotten better. I had a 2019 Camaro V6 it had 335HP My GOD that’s more HP then the 350 V8’s I grew up with. The auto engineers really have it figured out today. That vehicle you were working on in the video probably has more HP then my 1972 Chevelle had after I rebuilt it. In my opinion based on what I know. The biggest bang for your buck on these modern vehicles is computer performance tunes. A buddy of mine, his son does performance tunes on performances engines and on daily drivers. He has actually been able to get more HP while at the same time improving mileage on a daily driver. Man I’m telling you, that’s where it’s at. I wouldn’t try doing a computer tune myself. Things could really get screwed up. Find someone that know what they are doing. Don’t waist your money on all that other BS. Sorry this got a little long. Hope this helps

@@floridarusticrepairs My 1992 Ford F150 with the 300 inline 6 cylinder has a factory cold air intake. Comes out just in front of the radiator.

@@einstein3509 Agreed. I think what could really use a computer tune is my 2012 Camaro SS. The original owner put long tube headers on it and a Z28 intake but as far as I know did not tune it for that. It's fast as it is, but I think it could be faster if tuned specifically for those mods. Yes, I know all about how bad performance got during the 1970's. Dreadful and the cars smelled like rotten eggs with those early catalytic converters. I had a 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 in 1984. It was rusty and beat but crazy fast. there was nothing like it until the Buick GNs of '86 and '87. Then slowly cars and trucks began to get their horsepower and torque back.

@@floridarusticrepairs Oh yeah. I bet a performance tune on your Camaro would liven that up even more. I always wanted one of those newer Camaro SS’s or a Mustang GT. I had a Camaro LT V6 for a little while but had to trade it off on a pickup. More useful I guess. Those new vehicles are Just way out of my price range anymore and too damn expensive for Insurance and I have a clean driving record!!! I look and dream that’s about all I can afford to do with the newer cars I have a 1971 Chevelle now and it about broke me restoring it and it’s still needs a little more work. But the insurance is cheap on it.

I think you'll be fine. It may take the computer a minute to sort out the info form the MAF sensor but after that you shouldn't have a problem. Mine has been on for over a year now and it's great. I haven't heard of any issues with V6 versions.

There is a boost in performance. It also "feels" quicker. Another thing I noticed was that the engine idles lower now and fuel economy is up. None of these improvements are dramatic but for the money I believe it was worth doing. Good luck with your Tahoe!

@@floridarusticrepairs Thanks very much! Just burning 16 liter only town it will be 20 liter or little make economic? I don't need fuel economy i wont car be quicker

@@elmarmeliksoy My 2001 had 185 hp from the factory. My guess is that this mod added 5-10hp. Some people say they add more than that and it's possible. It's difficult to measure without a dyno. By feel, it's 5 to 10hp to me.

​@@floridarusticrepairs that vortec is capable of getting 340 hp at the crank

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This filter tube (see Amazon link in description) was a correct fit for the intake on my 2001 Chevy 5.3. I would think if your truck is 6" and you downgrade it to 4" it would cause airflow restrictions. What vehicle are you looking to put this on?

You are correct! I left the plate out and then went back to my Avalanche and removed the plate that had been left in by the previous owner. Even when I first got the Avalanche I felt it had trouble breathing and this project led me to figure out why.

I changed the water pump on a 1999 Escalade OBS style and that wasn't fun either. Fortunately I haven't had to change one of these yet.

Just changed the water pump on my 02 Suburban. It’s straightforward and a pain in the ass at the same time

I've had it on the truck for a year now and it's been fine. The instructions were weak and it wasn't an exact fit but it works. It took the truck computer a minute to figure it out but after that its been fine. To be fair though, I did keep the factory intake just in case.