Is the K&N Cold Air Intake Worth it? - DYNO TEST | 1995 Ford F150 

Any mods to airflow, clear the kam and drive for ten minutes to relearn adaptive strategy. This would eliminate leaning out with the increased airflow

Finally someone did the right test. Short and sweet. Saved me $320 thanks bro.

Yea, not worth it. Better off spending that $300 on an ounce of good weed.

Gotta drive it for a week or so. Then test it .

No BS, short and sweet. Big thanks!

Buy a cheap $50 Ebay cold air intake and put a K&N filter on it. Lol

So just the filter gave you 5HP and now you install the full kit and lose HP….something is def wrong there. I would try this test again on a truck with less miles on it. I have a CAI on my accord and can def feel the difference.

Like the idiot that I am, I first bought a K&N filter and as I was looking how to install , I came upon the videos that questioned whether or not it’s even worth it. All the other vids were long drawn like 3:am infomercials and yours is the only one that actually used computer graphics and was straight to the point . Thank you !

More air requires more fuel period. In the old days it was just a simple jet and spring change now its hundreds of dollars for a fuel management system. But thats progress.

Ehhhh I won’t consider this a good test lmao

Why would you run a test on a vehicle with that many problems ?

I know for a fact that it works as long as it’s getting more air and it depends on the different sit ups and vehicles some will get more and some will get less using that truck to experiment with is a very bad choice I wouldn’t expect anything to happen with it the motor is probably about shot

IF you had a fuel problem I think that could of been identified by running the truck with no intake with the hood up. Just for fun it would interesting to see you test the fuel pressure in the truck. However I completely agree that if you did have issues you would of seen them arise in earlier tests. Have you ever read or seen the 1999 magazine articles about project MPG?

You cant just put the filter on you have to retune the engine to make up for the difference in air flow thats where the power comes from more air more fuel more power

I absolutely love my 95 F150 5.0 but boy do I wish it was OBD2. OBD1 makes tuning so much more expensive and difficult. Plus OBD2 codes are much easier to read and are more detailed. These trucks aren’t the easiest to get power from but they sure do look the best doing it!

I've heard the oil residue from the filter can contaminate the MAF sensor.

Its worth the money it just needs more logic to it. Cold air intakes are meant to work with free flow exhausts/decat and a remap or tune. Why should you expect power or performance if you still have back pressure from the exhaust worst if your cat is clogged.A full set up allows your engine to breath better hence; engine revs quicker and more eager to hit the redline faster in any gear. Its more like having flue and only removing mucus in your nose and not unclogging your throat, you wont really breath

Thank you bro.. i just give up order a K & A 😂

Well when you have an older truck like that and you described your engine issues of course you’re not going to be satisfied with the product you need to balance everything out

Also it's best to drive it around for so many miles or cycles. The computer has to relearn wtf it's doing lol

I just purchased a new F150 (5.0) and have a k&n intake coming tomorrow. On my last one 2006 5.4, I justify the cost like this. $300 for the whole kit with the filter. I had the truck for 13 years and cleaned that same old filter the whole way along. I got a little throttle response and a little better economy. (+25-30 miles to tank at best). Over that 13 years I put 310,000 miles on the truck ( and that same old filter) to me, it’s an investment. But, my vehicles are maintained and mechanically cared for religiously. Don’t recommend wasting the money if you aren’t going to keep a vehicle as an investment. $300 in paper filters . 90,000 miles if they are changed regularly? To most people, that could take 5-7 years.

I was that the ecu after few miles can adapt itself. It would be great to do a new test

The stock air filter works just fine on these trucks, quit throwing you money away people.

Not worth spending $300

I made my own for around 50 ucks

Did you take the neutral side of the battery off . The computer needs to learn that it’s there .

moral of the story do not get a intake unless you pair it with a tune.

Smart young man!! I will watch you and listen to you! I felt proud of you!! Thanks

The problem is you have a pos truck that's to old to adjust to the new amount of air

Yeah, I hate I already got one and can’t tell too much difference!!

On my opinion on my 1990 Chevy 350 I got the k&n filter and I get better gas mileage and less horsepower

I had 1 on my 96 f150 5.0 and didn't feel a significant difference to the stock. Returned it back and saved 300 bucks. On a separate note. I did change my fuel pump and did notice a differnce on response to throttle and seemed crisper when accelerating. 300 for a CAI or fuel pump. I pick fuel pump. Keep up the great work love the vids. Trust me lots of 92 to 96 f150 out there looking at your vids.

your write leave the way how the car runs just change filters

Dude volume it up please!!!

Don’t listen to this guy, it’s technically not a cold air intake and many people and myself had noticeable hp and throttle response from a cold air. Whether or not it’s worth the $$ now that’s a debate.

I got a spectre system, same design half the price

Alot of r&d goes into designing the stock air box. Your better off with a quality drop in filter

Generic cold air intakes do the same. So spend less and get some added benefits. Remember that K&N is a trademark name. Who ever sells this product must pay a royalty just to carry that name. Then they have to pay interest on the consignment order. Get a generic cold air intake. It does the same thing

This is a short ram intake. Where is the COLD?

Helps my truck for sure and do highway driving and love it

Maybe try on a newer truck that isn’t an old f150. Your findings are based on old truck.

You did not tune it or look at the air temps / flow etc. They used to say a stock airbox was best as engineers / manufacturers spent thousands of hours on it. Lo and behold when the Ford FPV GS 5.0 supercharged came i saw that it had a POD FILTER and CAI AS STANDARD. Which got me thinking why would the newer models deliver this sort of air intake and not just a enclosed box. Besides if you have a maf its already just taking regulating what air it takes in. Put in a haltech with no maf and run it on the dyno then we can see and tune it for that with temp readings.

Your right 😁it's a peace of mind type of deal like I added the k&n intake kit so in my mind there's nothing I could ever do or need to do to get better air flow in to my engine lol sales gimmick the one and only plus is gonna be for the sound and they are really just made for the track take that out on dusty roads and they say lifetime filters so in most people's minds oh I save tons of money not having to buy new paper filters yay and then so now they get in the habit of never changing or cleaning their air filters ....k&n are oiled filters for the most part I believe they may sell dry filters to now but ya got to take it out bath it in soap ,rinse, and find a way to dry it with a heat gun ,hair dryer ,or have to leave it out in the sun for a day then you can re oil the filter since you removed the oil bathing the filter once oiled pop it in and your good to go for a few months .and if you don't clean the filter take it out and look down your intake tube and take notice of all the dirt sand etc that's on the walls of the tube yep all that dirt went right in to your nice healthy engine you turned into a sand blaster 🤩😎 I'm not hating on this it's just the cold hard truth for the everyday man

hi, Can you tell me the part number of the intake and filter? please

Hit the whay

You have drive the truck for about 50 to 100 miles for the computer to adjust for the extra air. The Fuel, Air and Timing are off right now, Any mechanic can figure that out, drive it for a few days and then dyno it again and i bet it makes more power.

Agreed. Just buy cold air intake off ebay for 50 60 bucks i put one on my Silverado1500 and it made a big difference no joke

Not a valid conclusion... if you have to remedy things by fixing them,,, you need to do that weather or not you put a cold air intake .... the proper test is to remedy the fuel situation and then do the comparison.... that’s common sense 101. However...the vehicle was designed by engineers and there is a reason why stock is in the box... a cold air intake will only give you more horse power combined with a tune..... I bought a raptor with one on it..has a tuner that cane with the truck,l. Im setting it all back to factory and taking the cold air intake off...so. I have to spend money to not have one

Can’t get any simpler than that, thanks brother I’m returning mine today lol

Did anyone see the video on here where the guy flipped his air box upside down? He said it gave him more power and better fuel mileage. Idk about that.

Hey man I've been watching your videos all week becuase nearly every one of your videos is exactly what I need. At some point do you think you'll do a overall tour of your truck?

I got a K&N filter charger kit. It uses the stock intake tube. It's just a filter that replaces the stock air filter box. I also removed the baffle that was inside the stock intake tube.

You realize this cold air intake is 80% made for people going to mass air swap right? Who on gods green earth would make any sort of modification to these trucks without doing so or going to a stand alone. .02¢

Cold air intakes r good, for sound maybe more hp, but when the day is hot which it’s like 90% time where I am u loose much more hp that u had before u added the CAI

Gotta leave it on the truck for 60 miles... then the ecu will re learn the fueling tables for the new intake. I’ve got that setup on my 100k mile truck new fuel pump & filter it absolutely blows the doors off a buddies truck with the drop in filter.

One of the few guys being HONEST with everyone and not blowing smoke and BS like 90% of the guys with their "mod and tuning " channels.... Mad respect bro. I run stock OEM parts because they work better.

If u have a worn out fuel pump then its always gonna struggle to get the proper fuel pressure and to suggest a product is faulty when the truck has existing issues isn't a fault of said product... 👎👎👎

never seen any other videos on here of his but. here's the thing when I upgraded my Harley I put a k&n filter and exhaust on there.. absolutely have to adjust when you add mods any mod. so I could put on $2,000 worth of exhaust it's not necessarily going to build up my horsepower until I find tune the car to it so what's the difference if you do it with a $300 air filter the trick is you put all this stuff on there how you build horsepower is the more air and fuel you can get in and out. so yeah you put on the better air filter you put on the better exhaust like my Harley put bigger injectors in there to get more feel with the more air and then you find tune all that with a Dino and that's how you get everything to run perfect. anybody that does one step and think that's it you're wrong. you do all the little things and they add up like head work injectors air intake exhaust you put all that together and instead of 10 horse you can look at 50 or more. talk to anybody a race quarter mile and they will tell you you put all the mods together tune it all to work together properly !!!!!!

You have to reset the memory in the ECU. Disconnect the battery cables and zip tie them together for several minutes, reconnect them and try again. The computer is used to your driving habits prior to the modifications

Or maybe your tuner is shit and yeah that sums up this video….🤷🏼‍♂️ with more air figure we would need to add some timing and more fuel hmmmm….😂 not spraying starter fluid into it to add more fuel…..🤦🏼‍♂️ and to think people are using this advice

I didnt like running one of these. It looks cool but... this is what I found out by having one for 5 years: 1> the setup is bad. The filter is only supported by the airtube. So when you drive over bumps it caused the whole assembly to bounce up and down. Now think about the plastic tube that tapirs down and the rubber boot that hose clamps onto it, it will just keep slipping off. 2> the fact that you are pulling air from the bay not fresh air. This is advertised as a fresh air intake but really you are just putting a bigger filter in that lets you hear the throttle vacuum sound and actually sucks the air from the hot motor bay. also the filter gets wet way to easy, no water protection. 3> you will have to constantly tighten the screws up if you are 4x4ing at all. I found that the chrome brace would loosen up frequently and this would hasten the filter MAF assembly slipping off the end of the plastic air tube. final thought, spend the 300 toward a Saginaw swap, metal idler swap, or high power alternator, or even a dual battery setup.

Clearly y’all didn’t read the disclaimer 😂😂😂😂 it says it’s tested on a new filter and I guarantee they’re not dynoing no vehicle with 200k plus miles 😂😂😂😂😂. The saying is once you start fucking with one part then more issues arise

At 225,000 miles that engine is too beat to respond to a minor performance mod. Could have told you that without the dyno test. Would be a more valid test using a test with half that mileage which is more typical for a 2009-10

Spraying starting fluid is NOT a cure for a lean condition, this kid is a good speaker, but doesn't understand all he knows for sure. Also a 20 plus year old vehicle with a quarter million miles on it is not an accurate test bed for performance upgrades across the board. However, his points about bolt on aftermarket performance parts are somewhat correct, they are expensive and the gains are small.

Not a bolt on instant power.. I agree But have your ride retuned will wake your ride up.. Cost more money yes.. I was happy AF.. after

I thumb down cause how can you justify that it's junk ? Fuel injectors are meant to be replaced after they run there lifespan ... It's not a forever part ... And the other part you mention that breaks also ... So if you have a broken part on your vehicle it's not K&N fault ... So yes K&N can and majority of time works

To say it's junk is a little over the top, your jumping to conclusions. It would have been better if you said maybe in your case it was not worth. It could be that because of the mileage and how the truck was maintained or what kimd of fuel was run but to say the profuct is junk when it could be due to the vehicle. Could be if th vehicle was running right it would run as advertised and that when the intake is delivering more air normally the fuel system compensates but because of unhealthy fuel system ot was not able to compensate enough. Also the other thing not mentioned at all was the sound aspect, with a muffler change it may not really affect power much or at all but if it sounds really nice then it could be worth it, one example is honda civic if you put an intake yeah you may not get the advertised power in all cases but the engine sounds waaay better than stock then it can be 100% worth it just for the driving experience.

Test not valid, employ scientific method in your test where all factors are known, eliminates guess work. Plus engine with 200,000 plus miles is a very poor test bed for anything other things that seal leaks and boost compression by increasing viscosity.

Don’t worth it if you don’t get it tuned lol thats more money for the tuned so i would just get me an ebay cold air intake for half price of yours and get it tuned and it would be the same thing same results but least money lol

How do they even get away with calling it a cold air intake? The factory intake is more of a cold air intake than this crap, all it does is suck air from the hot engine bay and make obnoxious noises so it sounds like you got more power

I just bought a 21' camaro rs and if I wanted a faster car I honestly wouldve bought a ss and been done with it...the rs is more than enough power (for me)...300.+ up...im Good...maybe a little more growl from the exhaust but that's it..plus all my mod money is going toward that monthly meeting...😁

Combine the k&n with air throttle body spacer, a flowmaster cat back exhaust system, and one of the 300-400 dollar hand held tuners you’ll see agains across the board

Mine works on my 2014 just fine. I notice a big difference while towing our 30 foot trailer.

Not all engines are made to just make power by adding a bolt on. That is why they always say if you want the most out of it, get a tune. From a tune they will find faults or adjustments needed to make it work more effectively but in the end you have have to spend another few hundred dollars to get everything to run with more boost. There are a few engines that can take advantage of easy bolt-on's.

You have to add a tune to expect any results, other than a big throating Growling.

If it is going lean is it possible that the MAF "pegged" ie. At max flow sensing so any additional air wasn't accounted for? Which if this was the case it would require a custom computer tune and a larger MAF not just a bolt on mod. Also I don't like the fact that it is a warm air intake.

Test it on a newer f150. When you run it on a shit motor like it’s on now of course it will make shit power. I own a dyno shop and seen a increase of 11 min hp.

Dude if your only pushing 150-160hp from that v8 it has serious wear issues, my 1995 302 h.o is pushing out 230hp, it has headders tho.if you ram more air in naturally you need more fuel to make it burn clean and proper, you have to up size your injectors or tweek the c.p.u for more fuel.

Nice video good job 👍 I agree those k&n filters are garbage that's why I decided to buy a motorcraft air filter

would a 2013 3.5 eco boost f-150 benefit from a CAI and would it cause any issues with the MAF sensor ?

i know this is older but you just saved me some bucks

I have a 4.6L and went to the junkyard and pulled a 5.4l k&n can I put a block and seal up where the existing sensor is on the 5.4 and make a new hole seal it up and reroute where my sensor is on my 4.6l stock air intake to make the 5.4 work along with a 45 degree coupling for my 4.6? I believe the 4.6 is 3" and the 5.4 is 4".

Anyone with any knowledge whatsoever of how engines work, knows you need to increase air and fuel for gains. One or the other just changes your mixture. Intake, exhaust, injectors & tune / jets.

The computer has to relearn AFR for a few hundred miles before getting any power increase. Anyway i would like to see a dunk video on an underdrive pully kit. I think they are 119 bucks.

I will be adding the k & n intake, a BBK 61mm throttle body, edelbrock intake manifold, BBK shorty headers and custom side exhaust. Maybe that can wake up my 92 f150 a bit.

Does a 4.6 3 valve or the old 2 valve dog

Dang. I don't want hors power, I want better millage for my gallons. Any modifications for an f150? Thank you guys.

I just want the stock air box back so my truck will pass the smog check.

As other people have said, retuning the engine is necessary to get the optimum benefit of these aftermarket intakes. The amount of difference that it ultimately makes probably also depends on how well-designed stock intake is to start with, which will vary from model to model.

They said it would make power on a proper engine that's been maintained. Expecting factory fuel system to be in top shape 225k later is stupid. Even the dyno operator told you your pos probably has underlying neglect that is leaning it out.

I have a K&N cold air intake and with a stock 1995 Ford F-150 5.0 302 V8 XLT Super Cab short bed and I felt a little bit better horse power

5 hp stock doesnt seem to bad. I made 220 whp with heads, headers, and cam, thinking the k@n filter with stock intake may be a decent cheap boost before i get an intake. Also need to find a junkyard for one of those factory cold air intake manifold pieces. My tuner left me a bit rich to allow some flexibility, maybe it will be beneficial. Cool stuff!

Cold air intake comes from need...gooder heads...Long tubes...no cats..bigger valves...wicked neighbor hater cam...etc...

Thank you I was outside of the auto parts to buy this air intake but before buy it I decided to watch some reviews about it so you save me $349

I did an Airaid system on my 2005 Dakota. No I wasnt expecting a huge change and didnt get it. Except when I tow my trailer. Noticeable better mileage when towing. The air system along with the Gibson exhaust gave me about 1.5 miles per gallon gain. Are they worth it? Depends on what your using truck for.

At least it make it sound louder?

Was considering this intake, thanks for this video.

Thank You

It lost power because the vehicle in question is a Blue Oval product. Lol

This intake is underrated with the extra air for hemi