All right.
So, you should be checking out the K&N Series 57 Cold Air for your 2009 to 2010 5.4-liter
truck if you're looking for a no-nonsense bare-bones option that is made by one of the
most trusted names in filtration.
Now, this is also going to be an awesome choice for anyone that is after a 50-State Legal
carb certified option that will give you a little bit more power and, of course, a little
bit more noise under the hood with or without a tune of your choice.
Now, your pricing is gonna come in just south of 300 bucks and the install will get a very
soft one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter from me with a general walk through
of the install later in the video.
So, for those who don't know FIPK or the Fuel Injection Performance Kit is one of K&N's
most popular cold air offerings and continues to be a solid choice with many truck owners
here on the site.
Again, this is a 50-State legal option.
It is carb certified meaning truck owners out there in tough states like California,
for instance, can take advantage of this system and all of the benefits that come along with
it.
It does not require the use of a custom tune as well, but as always, adding a tune into
the mix is only going to increase your total power output.
But with that being said, there still are gains to be had with the intake by itself.
And just what kind of gains are we talking about here?
Well, K&N claims upwards of 12 horsepower and 14-foot pounds of torque to the rear wheels,
which in my opinion, will be best case scenario for a lot of truck owners out there without
the use of a custom tune.
But power benefits are only one part of the equation here.
What else can you expect when bolting this thing up?
Well, improved crowd response is a biggy as pointed out by some of our customer reviews,
in addition to maybe the slightest increase in miles per gallon, nothing huge, of course.
But again, pointed out by some of our fellow truck owners who have actually been running
the K&N on their rigs.
So again, read up on those customer views if you haven't already done so, it's a great
way to get some insight on the intake from real world customers.
And because this is an open elements style filter here as opposed to being a sealed enclosure
or like your factory intake, you are most certainly going to be hearing a little bit
more engine noise, which in my opinion is always one of the cool things that comes along
with installing an aftermarket intake like this, especially on a great sounding Tritan
54.
Now, the truck is just gonna sound a little tougher, a little meaner overall when you're
really hammering on it, and in my opinion, is a great complement to an aftermarket exhaust
of your choice.
Now, power and sound improvements aside, you can also look forward to receiving one of
K&N's Signature high-flow reusable filters here.
Obviously, this is what the brand is known for, it's their bread and butter, and it's
one of the highlights in this particular kit.
Now, these filters are actually made from a few different layers of cotton gauze material
sandwiched between this wire mesh or screen, all of which is then finally oiled using K&N
Special Sauce.
And guys, that's actually gonna increase your filtering capabilities with the filter itself,
along with being washable and re-oilable over the years, saving you some money as opposed
to getting those cheap paper element factory filters every year or so.
Now, as far as the rest of the intake is concerned, you can see this thing is very basic by design,
which I personally like, others may not.
Now, there's no big flashy logo stamped all over it, no chrome flash or anything like
that, no gimmicks.
It's all business.
You're looking at a black plastic intake tube extra matte black at that in addition to the
open element heat shield, which does actually tap into the lower portion of your air box.
That's a design I really like.
The high flow filters, which we've already talked about, and then last but not least,
all of your couplers and hardware needed for the installation.
Now, if you did want something with a little bit more flash, feel free to check out the
K&N Series 77 intake instead.
You can also find that here on the site.
It can be a very similar intake by design, however, the series 77 is gonna utilize a
polished aluminum tube in place of the textured black plastic and should give you that more
modified look under the hood.
Pricing wise, I think you'll find the K&N to be a little bit more affordable compared
to some of your other big name options in the category and that certainly is the case
here with the series 57, just south of 300 bucks is what you're gonna be looking at comparing
that to some AIRAID options, your engine options or maybe even some systems from AEM, and I
think you'll find it to be considerably more affordable than some of those other big brands.
What do you say we shift gears and briefly graze over some of the big chunks of the installation?
And if this is one of the first modifications you are doing to your truck, rest assured,
it's a very, very simple job.
So that's why I'm calling it a one out of three wrenches on the overall scale of difficulty
and maybe 30 minutes to an hour, depending on how fast you guys like to work.
Tool wise, very simple stuff here.
A couple of screwdrivers, Phillips or a flat head in addition to a basic socket set, and
then last but not least the T20 torch tool to help you transfer over the Mass Airflow
Sensor from your factory and take over to the new K&N.
First things first, out with the old before you can get in with the new, right?
So go ahead and disconnect your factory intake at the throttle body, disconnect your mass
airflow sensor, remove any hoses and unclip the top portion of your factory air box removing
that in one piece.
With the factory intake out of the way, transfer your mass Airflow Sensor over to the new K&N
here and then simply start reassembling in reverse order.
Drop in the filter assembly to the air box, connect your couplers at the throttle body,
reconnect all of your hoses and plug in that mass sensor and your installation is complete.
So wrapping this one up here, gang, if you're looking to get all of the benefits out of
a cold air system, but don't necessarily need the most expensive or the fanciest option
out there, the series 57 from K&N is gonna be an awesome choice, and you can grab yours
right here at americantrucks.com.