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Old 04-23-2006, 09:14 PM
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which intake is better: k&N fipk kit or the 77 series? just curious, cause i have the volant system and i notice its get some wear and tear at the rubber connectors so i've had k&n in the past but not the new ones like these, so help me out



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I personally have the 77 series and like it...cone filter is much bigger!
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The K&N 63 series system shows to have a better HP increase over the 77 series system. That's right off K&N's web-site.
Just thought it was kind of interesting. The polished aluminum tube that the 77 series system must be mainly for looks than performance gains.

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OK heres the real deal....http://www.knfilters.com/search/appsearch.aspx.....for Tweaked 5300 if you want the 77 series for your 5.3L go ahead and get it cause off the K&N site the 57 series produces 9.11hp@5352rpm & the 77series 8.22hp@5067rpm who's gonna loose sleep over less than one horse I say go ahead and get that 77 and it looks go too and I have one also. Now for the 6.0 thats a whole different story the 57 series makes 15.17hp @5018rpm & 77series 14.05hp @4897rpm it's a whole 1.12hp more so if you had a 6.0L you'd wanna get the 57 series. You can see also the difference between both engines is rpms, also K&N shows the 57 series to have more hp so they can sell more of the 57 series cause it's made of plastic and it's cheaper to make so K&N makes more money than 77 series which uses an aluminum intake tube and its more expensive to make. So I finish with this do what I did and buy the 77 Series off Ebay you'll save alot of money and you engine will look great.

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is the tube on the 77 series going to hold heat more than the plastic tube? thats what ive always wondered
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n/m, just read that the 63 series tube reduces air intake temp
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well it depends what you wanna do... the 63 tube, being plastic will produce a little more power constantly over the 77 except maybe in a track situation, where you could ice down the metal intake tube between runs and it would hold the cooler temperature longer than a 63. as a matter of fact i dont think i would ice down a plastic tube in fear of it cracking due to temperature changes.
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Why Dont You Just Get A Mac Performance Intake? There Just As Good As A K&n And A Hell Of A Lot Cheaper, You G\can Ge Ta Brand New One For Like 170$ With The K&n Filter And A Polished Aluminum Intake Tube. Just A Thought, Also When It All Comes Down To It Most Intakes Are Allthe Same And Run Off The Same Principals, Except For Maybee Volant And Trueflow, That I Know Of
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which one is the 63 I can only find the 57 & 77?
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Oh and I bought my K&N 77 on ebay for 200 shipping included.


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