To avoid any oil mist contamination to the mass air sensor get an Amsoil "Oil Free" filter. It costs about $70ish and is good for at least 100,000 miles. To clean it all you do is use a vacume cleaner every few (5) thousand miles or so and put it back on. It bright blue and looks good installed. it is the same size and shape as the Airraid filter only "it's oil free!!!".

 

Correction, It's round but it fits perfectly. Sorry about the error.

 

I have thought about installing an AIRAID on my LS. Mine is equipped with the 5-speed tranny and I wanted to know if anyone had fitment and/or hood clearance issues??? I recently read on one of the post that they had clearance issues with the hood. Something about the “engine sat closer to the firewall” if it was a 5-speed and the AIRAID hit the hood???? Information would be greatly appreciated.

 

I had the AIRAID on my 5speed I had to take it off it was hitting the firewall and rubbed a hole on my hood liner. So the best thing to get is the cgs great intake love it very much!!!!!

 

Airaid intake?? Im thinking about getting it,do you think its better then k&n??? Id really like the feed back on what website you got it from and whats it call(full name)

 

Same problem on my 5 speed, hitting the insulation and making a hole, also rattled a bit. Would go CGS but times is tough.

 

I wouldnt cut the hood. The hood is designed with crush points/crumple zones in it. Cutting the hood may make it weeked and therefor bend in the middle like the old muscle cars did with hanging hood hinges, particularly the 1970 Torinos.

 

Just out of curiousity what is the the Airaid intake made out of? I have been thinking about some custom intakes however im not sure what any intake is made out and been trying to figure it out. Im also planning on cutting into the hood, like another member on here has already done, and making a functional hood scope.

 

Mine was made out of very light gauge powder coated steel.

 

and the tube is plastic

I think it has a cool sound above 3k, makes the engine sound like atleast a v6