AEM Workhorse Intake Installed
01-31-2007, 07:48 PM
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AEM Workhorse Intake Installed
Just received my AEM Workhorse intake and installed it. Instructions were very easy to follow. I already had a AFE stage 1 so it went very quick. About 45 min to an hour. The filter minder is up higher so when I romped on it it didn't get sucked down. The filter is larger than the AFE. There is no bottom on the heat shield like the AFE. The turbo seems to spool up faster and there is MORE turbo whine
. Sounds like a jet engine I can just imagine how loud it would be if I had removed the silencer ring. My first impression is that its better than the AFE stage 1 I had.
. Sounds like a jet engine I can just imagine how loud it would be if I had removed the silencer ring. My first impression is that its better than the AFE stage 1 I had.
01-31-2007, 07:52 PM
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Just received my AEM Workhorse intake and installed it. Instructions were very easy to follow. I already had a AFE stage 1 so it went very quick. About 45 min to an hour. The filter minder is up higher so when I romped on it it didn't get sucked down. The filter is larger than the AFE. There is no bottom on the heat shield like the AFE. The turbo seems to spool up faster and there is MORE turbo whine. Sounds like a jet engine I can just imagine how loud it would be if I had removed the silencer ring. My first impression is that its better than the AFE stage 1 I had.
. Sounds like a jet engine I can just imagine how loud it would be if I had removed the silencer ring. My first impression is that its better than the AFE stage 1 I had.
01-31-2007, 08:36 PM
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it doesnt matter how big the inlet is on the AFE because a 4" inlet of the turbo can only take in 4" worth of air. you could have a 8" intake with a 3" intake on the turbo and its not going you any good. actually your creating a bottle neck effect for the intake...that causes turbulence and can actually hurt the air flow into the turbo. I tried this on my car with a 6" inlet on a 5" inlet turbo... and the car got slower and responded like crap.
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02-01-2007, 08:24 AM
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I am running this set up as well (mine is the Brute force tho). I am seeing a 4-7 degree intake air tempurature increase over the ambient air temp. With my stock air box and with the Scotty 5 I was seeing an air intake temp. increase of between 8-11 degrees. I was concerned about the heat transfer too, but it seems to be a non issue.
So far, I really like this set up, and I think I will like it even more when I do filter maint. and I don't have to oil the filter.
02-01-2007, 08:28 AM
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02-01-2007, 10:01 AM
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After driving around I checked the the temp on the tube, it was cool to the touch. I didn't see any change in inlet temp from the stock tube. From what I've read all the trucks that have the BruteForce don't have that issue either. The position of the tube is farther away from the manifold than the stock tube. The tube is made of aluminum which disipates the heat better.
02-01-2007, 10:46 AM
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I found the exact opposite after installing my Bruteforce. The tubing was hot. Anything underhood is going to get heat soaked. I drove on an hour trip after my install, pulled into a truckstop, popped the hood to check the install (making sure everything was nice and sealed tight) and it was HOT. Right after this I did the insulation thing... Just my experience.
