Best intake for 06 5.3 silverado

[Perez]

Whats the best intake for a 5.3 silverado 06 ? I have been looking at the Volant CAI. Im thinking of getting it with the ram air add on. But first wanted to get some insight. Please tell me your thoughts. Thanks

[chakis24]

thats what i wanted to get as well, until i saw a ram air hood. those things are BA.

[AndrewGS]

Vararam VR-6. I've got this and thier VR-3 velocity stack on my truck and I love it.

[Perez]

Which hoods where you looking at... and the ipod connector you got was it after market. i want to put a new headunit in but i like using my steering wheel controls.

[chakis24]

Originally Posted by Perez

Which hoods where you looking at... and the ipod connector you got was it after market. i want to put a new headunit in but i like using my steering wheel controls.

this one. http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...&partid=398581



and the ipod jack plugs into the back of my stock unit. instead of having xm1 and xm2, xm1 is now my ipod. the wiring goes from the back of the head unit and into the glove box. i can either use the ipod directly (the cable is long enough to reach me), the stereo controls, or my steering wheel controls.

[chakis24]

Originally Posted by AndrewGS

Vararam VR-6. I've got this and thier VR-3 velocity stack on my truck and I love it.

seems intriguing, any before and after numbers? i cant picture where it goes neither. how does it work?

[Perez]

i like this one http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as..._prod_ids=3191

is there a system that works with these hoods?

[Perez]

oh the one you posted doesnt fit the 06 and the one i posted is for the 06.

[chakis24]

Originally Posted by Perez

i like this one http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as..._prod_ids=3191

is there a system that works with these hoods?

yeah, when you click the one you want theres a link for the fuctional ram air upgrade.

[Perez]

they dont have one for the 5.3 06 ram air hood

[AndrewGS]

Originally Posted by chakis24

seems intriguing, any before and after numbers? i cant picture where it goes neither. how does it work?

You take the closeout panel between the grille and core support off and the intake sits on top of the core support and scoops air up from behind the grille and pushes it over the core support and into the top of the airbox. The hood seals it from the hot engine compartment. It also pulls air from the space behind the bumper and in front of the wheel well at low speed. The velocity stack sits inside the throttle body and smooths out the air flow.

I don't have any numbers from my truck but Chevy High Performance tested it out and liked it on thier supercharged Silverado SS.

[chakis24]

cool. its an idea. i dont like the volant because it goes down to the towhook, and i like to go off roading from time to time.