Cold air intake didn't help much on my '18 3.5L

I put an AFE intake on my 2018 3.5L last year and honestly, I didn't feel any real power gain. I was cruising up I-35 near Round Rock and tried to pass a truck, felt kind of flat. Ended up taking it off and putting the stock box back, truck actually felt better for daily driving. Anybody else see better results with a different brand or setup?

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brown.gavin3d agoProlific Poster

You're overthinking it, @king.wyatt's buddy had the same thing happen to him.

king.wyatt3d ago

My buddy put a K&N on his 2018 same truck and swore it felt worse on the highway, got that annoying sucking noise with zero low end pull. He pulled it after a month and went back to the stock box with a fresh filter, said the throttle response actually came back. I just stick with the stock intake and a good fuel system cleaner now, seems like these trucks just don't like aftermarket intakes.