Cold air intake for 1997 Chevrolet s10

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Asked by CHEVY_V8 Jan 25, 2017 at 09:22 PM about the 1997 Chevrolet S-10 LS LB RWD

Question type: Car Customization

Ok So I've been researching some way to add some power to my 4.3 Liter V6 Vortec. And I Found that putting a cold air intake add around 6 horsepower and the intakes run around 60-100 bucks. I really want too do this but will this run my engine? It allows more air into it so I was wondering if it will throw anything off, like air to fuel ratio, or starve it of gas. Any Information would be awesome.

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Ok thanks. Is there any other cheap options to help increace power that you would know of?

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And also, Oh the MAF sensor, I took the screen off to help increase air flow, and it made a big difference in power and added acceleration. Would that do any long term damge removing that screen? I still have it so I can put it back on

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I hate to burst your bubble but there isn't a good way to add power to a 4.3 without doing some heavy engine mods. All the tricks you read on the Internet like the maf screen and removing the baffle on the throttle blade will just affect throttle response. Gm couldn't increase the power of the 4.3 until the end of its run in the late 2000's. The 4.3 is a good motor nut the best way to make more power is to do a motor swap.

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