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Volant Air Intake System on a Chevy Silverado - A Powerful Combination
 1.To install the Volant air...  1.To install the Volant air intake system, we first loosened the clamps that hold the MAF sensor and the intake duct to the throttle body.  2.There's a hose clamp that...  2.There's a hose clamp that anchors to the intake duct. This must be removed so that the factory intake duct can be removed.  3.Once all the clamps are...  3.Once all the clamps are loosened, the factory intake duct can be removed from the engine compartment.  4.The MAF sensor is also removed,...  4.The MAF sensor is also removed, making sure that it does not get damaged.  5.The factory air cleaner...  5.The factory air cleaner housing simply pulls up from the grommets that are located on the bracket underneath.  6.The engine looks barren...  6.The engine looks barren without the intake system, but it soon will be replaced with a higher-flowing unit.  7.The bracket that holds the...  7.The bracket that holds the factory airbox must be removed to make room for the Volant airbox.  8.Although it fits in the...  8.Although it fits in the factory location, the Volant airbox holds a larger volume of air. It bolts into the area using the provided hardware.  9.Both the MAF sensor and...  9.Both the MAF sensor and the sensor adapter are easily bolted into the airbox.  10.A closer look at the MAF...  10.A closer look at the MAF adapter shows how it funnels air into the sensor to improve the airflow into it.  11.Volant improved its air...  11.Volant improved its air inlet duct to have a smoother bend and to increase the velocity of airflow into the engine.  12.The inlet duct uses the...  12.The inlet duct uses the factory clamp and coupler that attaches the inlet tube to the throttle body.  13.Behind the MAF sensor,...  13.Behind the MAF sensor, Volant provides a high-temperature silicone sleeve with stainless-steel clamps.  14.The last portion of the...  14.The last portion of the installation includes attaching the high-flow air filter. This also has more pleats to create a larger filter area.  15.With the system installed,...  15.With the system installed, we wanted to test the intake to see if it made additional horsepower and torque. The faux-carbon-fiber lid was also a nice finishing touch.  16.We took our test truck...  16.We took our test truck to the Westech Performance dyno, where we conducted our testing to see the results.  The dyno results show that...  The dyno results show that the Volant intake made a peak of 18 hp and improved power at low and high rpm.
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