After two days of driving with the Volant installed, I dont regret a thing. Theres nothing like stomping on the pedal at a light and the roar coming out of my truck. All heads turn! I definitely feel a quicker response once it hits about 2k rpm and then it continues to fly through the gears. It seems that the ecu may be picking up on the change cuase it just feels different then the first day (quicker) but it could be me. Either way, I like it!
But anyway. I feel since I helped cause the concern the rest of you have, I will now try to dispell them. First and foremost, this is an install any novice can do. Just know that before you start, have on hand some basic tools and pick up a 1/8" vacum tube about 2' in length (this will be more than what you need) and thats really all you will need. I also dont think the gap at the opening into the ram filter box negatively affects the performance. When driving at speed, my opinion would be that the force of air from the fender has higher inflow and there would be more pressure inside the box as to not allow engine heat into the box. At idle it could, but at idle the whole system is subjected to engine heat. One of my buddies that is a wrenchead and is really into building his own offroad beasts feels the same way when inspecting my install. Next, to correctly install the MAF, you will need to disconnect the ground and relocate it (you should be able to tell where there is an existing threaded hole from my photos posted earlier). When you install the MAF, be sure to remove the stock gasket on the base of it (it is pretty small). If you dont, the seal Volant provides you with, will not sit properly. And make sure that the hole in the side of the MAF (its only on one side) is facing towards the air filter. Then make sure it is seated well and then screw it down into place, but dont overtighten! Your screwing into plastic and you dont want to strip it out. Next, when you install the breathers/vaccum hoses, I found the one they provide you for the 1/2" is not necessary. The stock one fits better in my opinion. Now on the 3/8" and the 1/8" input nipples, I removed and added some teflon tape to tighten them up. I dont think this is really necessary, but I did it. The other thing to look for is, when you install the intake tube to the throttle body. Make sure you push it close enough to the throttle body so that it clears the fan and then tighten the clamps. Once these are tight, I really dont think they will loosen. Just rotate the fan by hand before starting to make sure the fan does clear.
Now I did not go over all the proceders for the full install but rather the "issues" that we have had. And again, I really dont feel that any of these take away from what the CAI is supposed to do and in fact does.
And thats it! I think, if I missed anything I will edit this post.
