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Banks Power | 09-12 Ford - F-150 5.4 & 6.2L Raptor>> Banks Ram-Air® Intake System
"For 2011-14 Ford F-150, 6.2L & 3.5L EcoBoost. Banks opens up your truck's breathing with a flowbench-developed and dyno-proven Ram-Air Intake System that is 64.6% less restrictive than stock on the 3.5L (46.8% for the 6.2L) at 600 CFM."
To this I politely say ********. Several years ago when I was shopping for a CAI I reviewed the parts numbers for the intakes for all current model Ford trucks. With just a couple minor exceptions on the EcoBoost engines, ALL of the part numbers were the same for ALL of the current model trucks. Whatever improvement in flow provided by the Banks CAI would necessarily be uniform across all Ford trucks. Banks even says that one system fits all model years.
Secondly, the primary restriction in the factory intake is in the intake tube between the airbox and the throttle body at the point where the airflow sensor is. In order to make the over all intake tract less restrictive, the diameter of the intake tube at the airflow sensor would have to be increased. Doing that would require the use of a different sensor, a different tune map, etc.
The Banks site says, "...all hardware included to cover every sensor variation (3.5L only)." I'm not sure what they mean to convey with that statement, but it seems to say that you don't get all of the sensor hardware you need unless you have the 3.5L engine.
The claims made are highly questionable (if not impossible) and the kit for the 6.2L may not include everything necessary to make the system work. LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
"For 2011-14 Ford F-150, 6.2L & 3.5L EcoBoost. Banks opens up your truck's breathing with a flowbench-developed and dyno-proven Ram-Air Intake System that is 64.6% less restrictive than stock on the 3.5L (46.8% for the 6.2L) at 600 CFM."
To this I politely say ********. Several years ago when I was shopping for a CAI I reviewed the parts numbers for the intakes for all current model Ford trucks. With just a couple minor exceptions on the EcoBoost engines, ALL of the part numbers were the same for ALL of the current model trucks. Whatever improvement in flow provided by the Banks CAI would necessarily be uniform across all Ford trucks. Banks even says that one system fits all model years.
Secondly, the primary restriction in the factory intake is in the intake tube between the airbox and the throttle body at the point where the airflow sensor is. In order to make the over all intake tract less restrictive, the diameter of the intake tube at the airflow sensor would have to be increased. Doing that would require the use of a different sensor, a different tune map, etc.
The Banks site says, "...all hardware included to cover every sensor variation (3.5L only)." I'm not sure what they mean to convey with that statement, but it seems to say that you don't get all of the sensor hardware you need unless you have the 3.5L engine.
The claims made are highly questionable (if not impossible) and the kit for the 6.2L may not include everything necessary to make the system work. LET THE BUYER BEWARE.
gDMJoe
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True all that. AND ... It's not even a ram-air set-up since it uses the same air inlet (bottom of the airbox - snorkle) as supplied from FoMoCo.
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m3dragon
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Hover intake system should be the real name.
claustin
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Well regardless of what some think of their claims, that looks nice!
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