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Hey guys, Justin with AmericanMuscle.com here with my quick overview of the Airaid modular

intake tube kit available for your 2011 through 2014 EcoBoost powered F150.

In this short video I'm going to talk about some of the benefits of running this intake

tube here from Airaid, what you're going to be looking at as far as overall basic construction,

and then finally what it takes to get this thing in place.

Honestly, guys, the install is going to be very simple very straightforward here.

As you can see, you're really only dealing with a few clamps.

We'll call it one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter with a little bit more

detail coming up later on.

This is a relatively small mod from Airaid, guys, I'll give you that, but it should appeal

to the EcoBoost owners out there who would like to eliminate the most restrictive part

of the factory intake system without spending a whole bunch of money on a complete system.

It's going to give you a small amount of power and a little bit of improvement under the

hood as well as far as appearance.

This is a modular system, guys, meaning you can pair it up with whatever you'd like.

You can use it with the factory airbox if you'd like.

You could even throw this thing in with a different aftermarket airbox of your choosing

as long as it follows the same basic factory configuration or layout, essentially allowing

you to create your own cold air in the process.

Let's go back to the main purpose or function of this part from Airaid, and that is to eliminate

the most restrictive part of your factory intake system, basically the inlet tube that

resides between the airbox itself and the turbos on your 3.5 EcoBoost.

This factory portion of piping actually contains a few speed bumps.

You have the accordion shape portion of the tube itself, and then there's actually some

interior sound baffles going on as well reducing some of the turbo noise in factory form.

Both of these things are actually working against you as far as adding a restriction

to your air flow and actually creating some turbulence as well which doesn't do any favors

in regards to maximizing the performance or efficiency.

The Airaid portion here, on the other hand, as you can see guys, is completely smooth

throughout thanks to the rotomolded plastic construction.

That will, again, allow for better efficiency, maybe even a little bit more performance over

the factory tube it is replacing.

Again, because you are removing some of those baffles that are present in the factory portion

of the tube, you might get a little bit more turbo noise when this thing is installed,

especially more so if you have an open element exposed air filter under the hood.

Ultimately, guys, I think it sounds really cool, and it's going to be very minor at best.

Let's talk power expectations when using something like this.

Obviously that's always the goal when you're addressing parts in the intake system from

a performance standpoint, but obviously this is a smaller mod, right, guys?

Don't expect this thing to set the world on fire as far as overall gains.

Sure, you're helping your efficiency.

You're helping the air flow overall.

You might see a small bump in power and torque and definitely maybe even a little throttle

response as well.

But, again, don't look for the big double digit horsepower gain from just swapping out

the portion of the piping here alone.

That being said, guys, pair this up with an aftermarket airbox of your choice with a better

high flow filter and those numbers will certainly go up from there.

You've got to keep in mind, guys, this thing is super affordable at the end of the day,

especially in the land of more complete intake systems.

You're actually looking at right around the mid $100 price point for this thing which

is very reasonable.

It's ultimately going to allow you to spend some other money on more power mods such as

a tune, for instance, which is really what's going to unlock big power on your EcoBoost

powered F150.

If you guys don't believe me, cruise on over to some of the tune pages here on the site.

We break down some Dyno numbers using different tunes.

It'll really open your eyes as to what a tune is possible with on these EcoBoost F150s.

Switching gears, let's quickly talk about install.

As you'd imagine, guys, this thing is certainly not going to test your knowledge here.

You're really only looking at a few clamps, as you can see.

Removing the factory portion of the intake tube and installing the new Airaid really

only requires use of an 8 millimeter socket or flat head screwdriver.

Whatever you have on hand will definitely do the job.

For that, we'll call it a soft one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, maybe

30 minutes of your time in the garage or driveway before you're all wrapped up.

All right, guys, I like the modular kit here from Airaid because it does address one of

the big problem areas with the factory intake system.

It's going to look pretty good while doing so under the hood.

And, it's not going to set your wallet back too much in the process.

I do like the fact that this thing is also going to give you some options as well whether

you want to use it with your factory air box or maybe go with a different aftermarket airbox

of your choosing.

That's my review of the Airaid modular intake tube kit which you can find for your EcoBoost

right here at AmericanMuscle.com.