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K&N makes air filters, cold air intakes, and a variety of oil filters for the Ram 1500

This is considered the Second Generation of Ram 1500, and was produced until 2001. The new design and the truck underneath it completely up-ended the pickup truck market, with Ram sales going from 78,000 units in 1993 to 240,000 in 1994 and 410,000 in 1995. Engines offered in the 1994 – 2001 Ram 1500 carried over from the first generation Ram and included the 3.9L V6, 5.2L V8, and 5.9L V8. In the middle of the model run, the RAM 1500 5.9L Magnum V8 was upgraded from 230 horsepower to 245 horsepower.

The third generation Ram 1500 bowed for the 2002 model year. The third generation featured an all-new frame, suspension, interiors, sheet metal, and engines. Dodge replaced the 3.9L V6, which was based on the old 318 V8 LA design, with a more modern 3.7L Magnum V6. The Magnum 4.7L V8 was revised several times during the third gen, and then after two years, the 5.9L Magnum was replaced by the 5.7L Hemi V8. In addition, from 2002 – 2007 Dodge offered the Viper V10 engine in a RAM and marketed it as the SRT-10.

The fourth generation Ram was unveiled at the 2008 Detroit Show. Features added for the 2009 model included a new four-door cab, a five-link coil spring rear suspension on the 1500, a new available Hemi engine, and the Rambox, which provides for secure storage inside the truck’s bed walls. For the 2014 model year a 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel was added to the engine options for the 1500. The fourth generation Ram remains in production at least through the 2017 model year.

K&N OE Replacement Air Filters

The K&N 57-1529 intake adds an estimated 15.7 HP to your 5.7L Ram

K&N OE Replacement Air Filters for Dodge Ram 1500 & Ram 1500

2009-2012 Ram 1500 3.7L K&N 33-2247

2009-2013 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N 33-2247

2009-2012 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N 33-2247

2013-2017 Ram 1500 3.6L K&N 33-2247

2013-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N 33-2247

K&N Performance Air Intake Systems Intake

The intake system of new cars and trucks is often compromised and as a result doesn't deliver as much fresh air as the engine can draw. K&N performance air intake systems replace the entire restrictive factory air intake system with an aerodynamically-engineered intake tube and oversized conical filter. Most systems include a heat shield to isolate the intake from being contaminated by hot engine air. K&N performance air intake systems are dyno tested to estimate the horsepower gain you can expect with a K&N system installed. Applications for the 2009 – 2017 Ram 1500 include:

Constructed of layers of treated cotton

2009-2013 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N 77 Series Performance Air Intake 77-1529KP +6.8 estimated HP Gain

2009-2013 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N 63 Series AirCharger Intake 63-1529 +10.8 estimated HP Gain

2012-2013 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N 57 Series FIPK Performance Intake 57-1529 +8.6 estimated HP Gain

2009-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N 77 Series Performance Air Intake 77-1561KP +10.3 estimated HP Gain

2009-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N 63 Series AirCharger Intake 63-1561 +15.7 estimated HP Gain

The K&N 77-1564KS performance air intake adds an estimated 12 HP to 3.6L Ram engines

2009-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N 57 Series FIPK Performance Intake 57-1561 +15.7 estimated HP Gain

2013-2017 Ram 1500 3.6L K&N 77 Series Performance Air Intake 77-1564KS +12.0 estimated HP Gain

2014-2017 Ram 1500 3.0L Diesel K&N 63 Series AirCharger Intake 63-1571 +11.2 estimated HP Gain

K&N air intake systems are relatively easy to install, typically in 90 minutes or less using the existing factory mounting points and a handful of commonly available tools.

K&N Oil Filters

The metal SS oil filters can be disassembled, inspected, cleaned, and reinstalled repeatedly

At the top of the range is the K&N washable and reusable billet automotive oil filter. The filter housings are machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum for strength and durability. The filter is finished in a stainless steel micro-sheen and Neodymium magnets are embedded in the canister to remove harmful metallic debris. The internal filter cartridge is washable and can be reused repeatedly. Oil filter applications for Ram 1500 include:

2009-2012 Ram 1500 3.7L K&N HP-2011

2009-2012 Ram 1500 3.7L K&N PS-2011

Made of a heavier grade of steel, the HP oil filter features a 1" nut for easy removal

2009-2012 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N HP-2010

2009-2012 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N PS-2010

2009-2012 Ram 1500 4.7L K&N SS-2010

2009-2012 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N HP-2010

2009-2012 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N PS-2010

2009-2012 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N SS-2010

2013-2017 Ram 1500 3.6L K&N PS-7025

2013-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N HP-1017

2013-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N PS-1017

2013-2017 Ram 1500 5.7L K&N SS-1017

2014-2017 Ram 1500 3.0L Diesel K&N PF-4500

In addition to the filters described above, K&N offers a broad range of automotive performance parts which includes protective air filter wraps, clamp-on air filters, crankcase vent filters, plenums, carb adapters, K&N Stubstacks®, carbon fiber composites, filter components, air-fuel ratio monitors, inline fuel filters and fuel pumps, diesel fuel filters, and air restriction gauges. K&N also offers a wide variety of performance parts for motorcycles, scooters, motorhomes, personal watercraft, and boats, as well as lawn mowers, chainsaws and other mobile and auxiliary power equipment. And the K&N website makes it easy to find the right performance filter and other components for your vehicle.

Dusty Pine's beautiful build pays tribute to a lost friend

The maroon beauty carries the name Pedro in honor of a dear friend that Pine lost. The Pedro custom is more evidence that the small, independent builders are moving to the forefront of the custom bike world. The Modified Harley Class is one of the most competitive segments of the J&P competition, so the win is even sweeter.

The one-off gas tank has very cool see-through ports

That fade effect is carried into the upper fork shrouds that are capped with a small, sleek café-style faring that houses a round LED headlight. The clean and simple motif is continues with the fender-less front wheel.

The innovative fuel tank is a signature piece on the Pedro build. The one-off tank has a see-through element that was a big hit with the thousands of fans at the Cleveland IMS. A series of round ports give glimpses through the beautifully painted part. That paint carries a subtle, embedded gear theme deep in the maroon coating. It also carries that big, bold number 70.

A custom hardtail frame creates a clean look

When it comes down to it, a beautiful build has to have a power-plant that screams. Pedro is certainly not one of those customs that’s all show and no go. The 1200cc engine with a 10.5:1 compression ratio and ported and polished heads delivers a no-nonsense 90 horsepower. It runs Andrews cams and features a Bassani exhaust. The V-twin breathes through a Screamin’ Eagle intake.

The Mod Harley Class winner on the Cleveland IMS red carpet

K&N congratulates Pine on a fantastic build that is turning heads in the custom bike world.

K&N-backed driver Jimmy DeFrank won the 2016 NHRA Super Stock championship

“They’re all different. I can’t say it was more exciting or better or anything. They’re all different,” DeFrank said. “That kind of sticks in my mind more than others. I was very focused on the championship and we changed our game plan a little bit. We usually run two cars, in the Stock category and the Super Stock category. We started this season with a high focus, a 100 percent focus, just on the one category and the one car in Super Stock and it paid off by winning the championship.”

DeFrank started the season by winning the NHRA national event at the Winternationals in Pomona. He won two more events, had two runner-up finishes, and won by a comfortable margin.

“Our theory on focusing on one car worked out well,” DeFrank said. “It’s the one we favor and the one I race the most.”

DeFrank started his NHRA drag racing career in 1995. In 2015, running two cars, he was in contention for championships in the Stock and Super Stock categories. He didn’t win either.

“It just kind of frustrated me and everything,” DeFrank said. “We were close but we just weren’t closing the deal on them. It felt like we weren’t giving 100 percent to each car, because when you’re racing two, it felt like it took us down to 90 or 95 percent effort in each car. We were just rushed and you can’t look at things as close.”

Jimmy DeFrank won three NHRA Super Stock events in 2016

“We took a step back for this year and focused on the one car, our primary car and category, and it paid off and proved our gut feeling,” DeFrank said.

After winning the NHRA national event in Pomona to start the season, DeFrank won an NHRA Divisional event in Fontana. But it wasn’t until he won the Super Stock event in Woodburn, Oregon, a Lucas Oil Division 6 race in September, did he feel confident about winning the championship.

“That’s the one that really gave us the end of the year huge boost in points to put us far in the lead,” DeFrank said. “It was great. It was so much different than past ones. We had some championships that have come down to the very last race of the season where we had to win the race. That was my very first one. This one, it just kind of fell into place, probably the earliest out of any championship. The pressure was off earlier than usual.”

Rain and bad weather affected the races in Oregon. Rain washed out the final day. DeFrank and his team had to wait until Monday before winning the event. He said he and his team, his dad Jim and his crew chief, missed a day of work, but it was worth it.

“It was actually a delayed race,” DeFrank said. “It rained on Sunday. We only got maybe one or two rounds in. We were really focused on making good runs, watching the details, all three of us worked very closely. Of course with one car we can really do a lot. We made really good runs and it came together.”

K&N-backed driver Jimmy DeFrank won the NHRA Super Stock season opener in Pomona

“There’s no difference in preparation,” DeFrank said. “Our team is so big on preparation, literally the day after the world finals ended, the last race of the season, we came home and started preparing for this season. We started preparing the car and also the trailer. It’s just the way we are. Even the small things are important to us, even the inventory of the trailer and the maintenance of the trailer. We did start that early, the day after the race.”

Using K&N air and oil filters in his cars are a big part of how his team prepares for each race and the season. DeFrank said the K&N filters are integral to his team’s success.

“K&N is huge for multiple reasons,” De Frank said. “K&N does a ton for our sport. For our particular car, reliability and preparation are so important. But using the K&N products, which are the best products, they are reliable.”

Cory Kruseman and his crew after winning the VRA Midget Championship

Kruseman has been racing the Chili Bowl since 1999 when he came in second. He won the Chili Bowl Championship in 2000 and 2004. He was the preliminary night Chili Bowl winner in 2005, 2006, 2010, and 2012.

The River Spirit Expo Center at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the site for the event, which was held on Tuesday, January 10 through Saturday, January 14, 2017. A record 372 drivers from 36 states and five countries including the United States, Australia, England, Canada, and New Zealand competed.

The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which NASCAR has called the “biggest Midget race of the year” and is nicknamed the “Super Bowl” of midget racing, was started in 1987.

Each night of the five-day event has qualifying races presenting winners with the ultimate chance to qualify for the A-main event. Each qualifying night has heat races, dash-type races and a 25-lap feature race. Drivers who finish poorly in their heat start deep in final night qualifying events and have to finish high in many events to make the A-main event. A driver who started in the lowest “J” event would have to finish high in heats I, H, G, F, E, D, C, and B to reach the A-main event. The top four finishers in the qualifying night’s feature event and the top four finishers of the two Saturday night B-main event go on to compete in the feature A-main event to determine the winner.

Kruseman started in the C main and was successful in his transfer to the B heat when his car suffered the broken U-Joint.

Racing History

The midget car Cory Kruseman races at the Chili Bowl

He started racing go karts and steadily graduated to USAC three-quarter midgets, midgets, and sprint cars. Besides winning the Chili Bowl twice, he has won the Non-Winged World Championship, the Western States Dirt Track Championship, ESPN Points Series, the TQ Midget Fall Nationals Championship, the USAC Indiana Sprint Week Championship twice, the 2001 SCRA Championship, 2006 USAC/CRA Championship, 2011 VRA Midget Championship, 2011 USAC Western Midget Championship. He finished second in the Australian Grand Prix in 2001, won three Australian Championships in 2003, and won six of nine events at “Le Midget Grand Prix” in Paris, France in 1994.

When asked how many wins he’s had in his career, Kruseman laughed and noted that he hasn’t kept track. “But one guy told me I had 167 wins in just sprint and midgets,” he said.

He identified his major victories as his two Chili Bowl wins, a world championship win, winning the USAC Championship three times and winning the Oval Nationals, the biggest sprint race of the year.

For 13 years in a row Kruseman has raced in New Zealand and Australia in the winter and all over the United States in the summer.

Currently, he competes in about 15 races a year.

Race Car Driving School

He started the Cory Kruseman Sprint Car Driving School in Ventura, California, in 1999.

Corey Kruseman racing the Mark Priestly #7 Sprint Car

People learn about the school through word of mouth.

“If you are in the business, you know who we are,” he said. “USA Today just listed us as one of the top 10 schools in the United States.”

There is no classroom work involved in the course. Instead, it is all hands on. The students drive sprint cars, which have one seat, and there is no communication between them and the instructors.

“They’re on their own,” Kruseman said.

The class includes an Arrive and Race Series.

“People lease cars from us. They go through the school and learn how to drive, then we take them to a nearby race track where they race,” he said.

“Those who participate in the program are responsible for the car they lease. They have to pay for any car they tear up. We offer insurance for the school, but not for racing,” Kruseman said.

“We don’t put anyone out in a race who we don’t think is safe and in control. Still, so far as racing experience, some have very little,” he said.

The school uses sprint and midget sprint cars. The sprint cars have a wheelbase of 86-inches and are 76-inches wide and include a 700-horsepower engine that is naturally aspirated. Their top speed was clocked at 98 mph at the Ventura Raceway. The midget sprint cars have a Ford Focus 2.0-liter engine that produces 190 horsepower, has a 72-inch wheelbase and is 65-inches wide. Their top speed has been clocked at 84 mph at the Ventura Raceway.

Kruseman uses K&N air, oil, and fuel filters in his personal racecar, the school’s cars, his daily driver, and his motorhome.

“We use them because hands down they’re the best product out there,” said Kruseman. “They are an advantage. Even if they cost more money, I would still be running them.”

His sponsors/partners include:

• Lucas Oil Products

• MAV TV

• Schoenfeld Headers

• Auto Meter

• Sander Engineering

• Barnes Dry Sump Oil Systems

• Automotive Racing Products

• KSE Racing Products

• K&N Engineering

• Fuel Safe Racing Cells

• Impact

• Ventura Raceway

• Circle Track Performance

• Extreme Technologies Mufflers

• Kenny’s Components

• Maxwell Industries

• Elliott Brand Web Design

• Brown & Miller Racing Solutions

• PXP RaceWear

• FK Bearings

• Odyssey Battery

The K&N replacement filter helps your 2.0L turbo Cadillac breathe better

A fact that the Cadillac folks like to emphasize is that the CT6 is one of the world’s lightest and most agile full-size luxury performance sedans, with dimensions near those of BMW’s short-wheelbase 7 Series, but the approximate weight, agility, and efficiency of the smaller Cadillac CTS.

To make good on that type of claim, Cadillac created the CT6 with one of the industry’s most advanced automotive body structures, an aluminum-intensive architecture that incorporates 11 unique materials to achieve the desired balance of strength, performance, and efficiency.

The structural integrity is put to good use through an advanced performance chassis system designed to deliver an engaging driving experience through the use of a lightweight, aluminum-intensive high-arm multilink short-long arm front suspension. At the rear is a five-link independent suspension that uses multiple outer ball joints and cross braces for optimal handling and steering precision. Added features include Active Rear Steer, Magnetic Ride Control, and selectable drive modes.

There are three engines offered in the CT6: an all-new 400 horsepower Cadillac 3.0L V6 Twin Turbo engine offers 404 horsepower, a 3.6L single turbo V6 that develops 335 horsepower, and a 2.0L single turbo inline four cylinder that produces 265 horsepower.

Included in the box are complete illustrated instructions that makes installation a breeze

K&N air filters are manufactured from numerous layers of oiled cotton filter media, rather than air flow-limiting and easily-clogged paper used in many OEM and replacement filters. The oiled cotton construction not only allows for exceptional air flow but also provides excellent filtration properties to ensure your Cadillac’s long engine life. This is well-proven by K&N’s sophisticated in-house ISO 5011 filtration efficiency testing laboratory, which adheres to strict International Standard Organization protocols, ensuring that K&N replacement air filters provide a high degree of airflow without sacrificing engine protection.

The only maintenance required for a K&N replacement filter is a service easily completed on your own. At intervals of up to 50,000 miles (depending on your driving conditions) utilize the K&N 99-5000 air filter cleaning kit to clean and re-oil your air filter, bringing it back to brand-new condition and ready for another 50,000 miles of driving. Your one K&N air filter is designed to last for the lifetime of your vehicle, which K&N guarantees will perform for up to 10 years or 1,000,000 miles without requiring replacement.

The K&N 33-5052 fits the following vehicles:

2017 CADILLAC CT6 2.0L L4 Fuel Injection - All Models
2016 CADILLAC CT6 2.0L L4 Fuel Injection - All Models