WHERE CAN I GET A AIR INTAKE FOR MY LLY DMAX? BEST PRICE? WHAT BRAND? HAVE EDGE NEED MORE AIR.

i suggest you do a search as it has been discussed at length. many of the advertisers here sell intake kits.

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The AFE Pro Guard 7 systems are due in this week, per AFE. The PG7 is the way to go at least in out opinion because of the following info. This testing was done by a distributor of ours before he woudl sell any brand of intake or filter, basically he had to prove to himself that the system got more air but no more dirt than the stock system.


Here's what Dan Montegari of Precision Diesel Services says about advanced FLOW engineering's Pro-GUARD 7 filter media:


HIGH FLOW AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS
WHO IS THE BEST & WHY!


We received many letters asking which high flow air intake system to use. We decided to test a number of manufacturers’ systems to determine which system was superior. We tested each system and found systems manufactured by AFE (Advanced Flow Engineering) were the best by far.


Diesel engines use seven times more air than gasoline engines of equivalent size so clean cool air is a must for extended engine life, better fuel economy and additional power. A higher flow of intake air coupled with a high flow exhaust system allows for more power, a better fuel economy, extended engine life and reduced exhaust temperatures. On the other hand ingested dirt through the air intake system becomes Silicon in the engine oil, which is a harsh cutting agent and can damage your engine quickly.


We tested three very popular systems. I will not mention the names of the other systems as a courtesy but I will explain what problems we found with them. We evaluated the systems by a number of criteria, filtration protection, flow, and design, easy of installation and cost. Almost in the beginning of the tests we realized in most instances a new intake system was necessary to achieve our goals. We needed a kit that used mostly outside air and not hot engine compartment air. We decided to use systems designed to use mostly outside air.


Two manufacturers claimed their systems delivered cleaner air at a higher flow but this was far from the truth. We did not believe any of the manufacturers’ claims and tested each system by operating the vehicle 3,000 miles and performing an engine oil analysis to determine Silicon levels in the engine oil. The vehicle we used has an engine oil analysis performed at every oil change so we had a Silicon number of three (3) to base our tests on.


The first manufacturer’s system was fairly easy to install but we had problems with the oil used to coat the filter also coated the Mass Air Flow Sensor causing a service engine lamp to come on. I called the manufacturer but they had no explanation as to why this should happen but they had this complaint before. Through the three thousand mile test I had to clean the sensor three times to stop the service engine lamp from coming on. When the oil analysis results came back, it was discouraging with Silicon levels at eleven (11). I almost could not believe the result so we changed the oil and filter and repeated the test. The results were almost the same eliminating this manufacturer quickly. I contacted the manufacturer to discuss the results and they were not helpful and basically said, “what you see is what you get”!


We installed the second manufacturer’s system again changing the engine oil and operating the vehicle for three thousand miles. The first problem we encountered was the service engine lamp coming on and I thought the oil they used was coating the sen

Mark Craig: What is the status of the AFE Stage II intake system for the 2004.5 LLY engine. It has been a month now since the annouced release in your note above, yet I still can not find it on your web site. (GM/Air Intakes/2004).

Thanks.

BH in AZ,


No news is still not good news, we are still waiting for the Pro Guard 7 systems to start shipping from AFE. I will announce it that day we get them in stock. Sorry for the delay but it's something we aren't in control of as I am sure you know etc.


Mark @ DPPI