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3 Easy Ways to Add Performance to Your Chevy Silverado 1500

2011 Chevy Silverado 1500
2011 Chevy Silverado 1500

The Chevy Silverado 1500 is a powerful truck to begin with, but a few simple performance upgrades can improve your engine's performance. K&N has designed a range of engine upgrades to provide more power to your Chevy Silverado 1500's engine. Here are four ways you can use K&N's performance technology to improve your Chevy Silverado 1500:

Chevy Silverado 1500 Air Filter
Chevy Silverado 1500 Air Filter

1. Replace Your Paper Air Filter with a K&N Cotton Air Filter

Air filters keep dirt, harmful debris and other contaminants out of your engine. While most vehicles come with disposable paper air filters, K&N air filters are made with oiled cotton material that is much less restrictive than a paper air filter. Visit the K&N Chevy Silverado 1500 air filters page to find a K&N air filter made specifically for your Chevy Silverado 1500. The benefits of a K&N air filter include:

  • Designed to increase horsepower, torque, and acceleration.
  • Includes a washable and reusable air filter
  • Better for the environment- reusable air filters means less disposable air filters filling up landfills

2. Install a K&N Air Intake System

Chevy Silverado 1500 Air Intake
Chevy Silverado 1500 Air Intake

K&N air intakes add horsepower, torque, and acceleration to whatever engine they are designed for. These air intake systems can provide an even more pronounced benefit to your engine.

K&N has designed air intakes for the many varieties of Chevy Silverado 1500 and you can find the perfect fit for yours by visiting K&N's Chevy Silverado 1500 air intakes page. A K&N air induction system:

  • Replaces entire air box
  • Reduces air flow restriction so that your engine can take in more air
  • Air induction system includes a washable and reusable lifetime air filter
  • Can be installed with commonly available tools, usually in 90 minutes or less
  • Is designed to last up to 100,000 miles before service is required.
Chevy Silverado 1500 Oil Filter
Chevy Silverado 1500 Oil Filter

3. Upgrade Your Oil Filter to a K&N Oil Filter

Higher oil flow rates help your engine perform better. K&N offers Performance Silver and Performance Gold oil filters, both of which feature:

  • High Flow Rates
  • Exceptional filtration: block 99% of foreign material
  • Strength and Durability to prevent damage from rocks and debris
  • Anti-drainback valve (where applicable) keeps oil in the engine to help prevent dry starts
  • Rolled threads help prevent stripping and give a smoother installation

K&N Performance Gold® oil filters feature a 1" nut welded to the top of the canister, making them easy to remove when the time comes- simply wrench off with a standard tool. Browse oil filters that will fit your Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by visiting K&N's Chevy Silverado 1500 oil filters page.


Chevy Silverado 1500 Cabin Air Filter
Chevy Silverado 1500 Cabin Air Filter

Also available for the Chevy Silverado - K&N Cabin Air Filters

K&N Cabin Air Filters are also available for the Chevy Silverado 1500 and can help improve the interior air quality of your truck. K&N has designed a line of cabin air filters that will keep dust and debris from reaching the inside of your vehicle. Some benefits of a K&N cabin air filter include:

  • Cleans and Freshens Incoming Air
  • Helps Control Odors
  • Easy to Clean & Reuse
  • 10 Year / 100,000 Mile Limited Warranty

Find a cabin air filter that will fit your Chevy Silverado 1500 by visiting K&N's Chevy Silverado 1500 cabin air filters page.


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The Warrior Voices Custom Harley® Helps Give Veterans a New Start

The Warrior Voices Custom Harley at the Dallas IMS side view

The Warrior Voices Custom Harley sits at parade rest at the Dallas IMS

It’s truly amazing how many of the 2017 J&P Ultimate Builder Bike Show winners are projects that are infused with a higher purpose. At each stop of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS), we have seen custom builds that pay tribute to American heroes. The Dallas stop of the IMS was no exception.

Warrior Voices, a 1979 Ironhead, built by Roy’s Toys Customs, won the Modified Retro Category of the J&P competition staged in the Lone Star State. K&N is a sponsor of the Mod Retro competition at each stop of the IMS.

Roy’s Toys is truly a family business with all of the major players branching off that familial tree. Roy Martin has been the patriarch and bike builder of the operation since 1994 when he and his wife of over 3 decades started the company. The couple’s son is an apprentice builder, and Roy’s daughter, Nikki, now serves as the Chief Operations Officer of the company.

The Warrior Voices Custom Harley at the Dallas IMS seat photo

The custom saddle was the starting point for the build

With Warrior Voices, Roy’s Toys is not simply paying tribute to American heroes, the company is lending a generous helping hand. We recently had a chat with Nikki about the Warrior Voices build.

“Warrior Voices, a non-profit 5013c organization, came to Roy’s Toys Customs with an idea to build a custom motorcycle for the organization, to be auctioned off with all proceeds being put back into funding voice-over training for veterans who may not be able to work typical jobs, due to PTSD or physical disabilities, when they return home,” said Nikki. “One of the Warrior Voices board members donated his 1979 Ironhead Sportster for the build. We all agreed that if we at Roy’s Toys Customs were given free rein on the design concept, that we would build the bike, donating our time.”

Warrior Voices is a unique organization that provides veterans who were given an honorable or medical discharge the chance to attend a voice-over academy. The selected veterans learn the skills to be voice-over artists and voice actors.

The Warrior Voices Custom Harley at the Dallas IMS tank photo

The military theme is carried into all of the bike's details

The build’s significance truly hit home for the Roy’s team when they met one of the Warrior Voices veterans.

“During this build, we were able to meet one of the voice-over students, Chad Ritter, a Purple Heart recipient,” Nikki said. “Hearing his story, and what he experienced while deployed and what he has to go through daily, truly validates the sacrifices that our veterans have made for our country.”

Clearly the build is a labor of love, so let’s get down to the details of the amazing custom Harley. The starting point of the project was a departure from the normal Roy’s design strategy.

“Typically we build the bike and then we have a hand tooled seat made to match our theme. With this build, we built the bike around the one-of-a-kind seat,” Nikki revealed. “Enoch Langston of Langston Leatherworks, came up with a grenade/microphone design.”

The paint scheme was also an important consideration for the Warrior Voices build. “We didn’t want to build a standard olive drab green bike. Trying to stay with the military theme, John Pugh of Gunslinger Custom Paint, was able to incorporate an old school look that would have been in the military,” Nikki said.

The Warrior Voices Custom Harley at the Dallas IMS tail light

The microphone tail light speaks to the bike's important mission

As you’d expect, most of the bike’s design details are military-inspired. There are ammo cans that serve as the build’s very cool saddle bags. A grenade-themed gas cap and bomb-style oil tank are derivative of the tools of the military trade, as are the torpedo head light and grips.

The copper springer front end is a unique and beautiful element of the bike’s suspension. The rear is appropriately rigid. The significance of the vintage microphone tail light should be completely clear at this point.

The bike is actually still a work in progress. “We'll be adding a custom made Gatlin gun exhaust system that is performance-based, and will re-debut at the Chicago Championships,” Nikki said.

K&N congratulates Roy's Toys and we are happy to help in the important cause behind the Warrior Voices build.

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Fowler Wins GNCC Pro ATV Championship and is a Yamaha Wall of Champions Inductee

Walker Fowler and his team after his GNCC Pro ATV Championship

Fowler and his team and family celebrate a second ATV title (photo: Yamaha)

For the second consecutive season, Walker Fowler has won the hyper-competitive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro ATV championship. Seven seems to be the magic number for the K&N-sponsored racer. Fowler stepped up to the top podium spot in 7 of the 13 GNCC Pro ATV races in both 2015 and 2016.

Fowler’s 7 first-place finishes, combined with 11 podium finishes overall in 2016, secured him the championship in the penultimate race of the season. However, not one to just mail it in, he raced to second in the final round of the season at the Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

“To race and win the best cross-country class in the nation feels amazing, especially two years in a row,” Fowler said. “Thanks to Yamaha for the consistent performance of the YFZ450R, and for supporting not only my team, but the ATV racing community as a whole.”

Walker Fowler racing his Yamaha YFZ450R

Fowler raced to 7 wins in his 2016 championship season (photo: Yamaha)

Clearly, Fowler’s success is appreciated by Yamaha. After Fowler garnered his second championship, Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS Group Marketing Manager was quick to sing the praises of the manufacturer’s ATV star.

“Fowler dominated the cross-country ATV circuit this season and consistently demonstrated why the YFZ450R is the racers’ top sport ATV of choice, with the power, durability, and performance to consistently top the podium,” said Nessl. “A big congratulations from everyone at Yamaha to Walker and his team for another amazing season.”

The accolades rained on Fowler from Yamaha reached a crescendo when the company named him a 2016 Yamaha Wall of Champions inductee. The significance of the award was not lost on Fowler, but he was quick to share the spotlight with his fellow Yamaha racers who were honored alongside and before him.

Walker Fowler signs GNCC Pro ATV Championship number 1 plate

Fowler signing another big number 1 GNCC ATV plate

“It's been a huge honor to be recognized by Yamaha Motor USA for my achievements in 2016,” said Fowler. “But to be honored amongst these superstar athletes makes it even more memorable!”

Fowler, who moved from motorcycles to ATVs earlier in his career, will be adding another racing series to his repertoire.

“For the 2017 GNCC series, not only are we going to be contending for our third championship on an ATV; Yamaha has also given us the opportunity to contend for our first XC1 Pro UTV title,” said Fowler. “So I’m super pumped, and I think we’re going to have a real good year.”

K&N congratulates Walker Fowler on the 2016 GNCC Pro ATV XC1 championship and on his Yamaha Wall of Fame induction. We look forward to being part of his ATV and UTV title chase in 2017.

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2016-2017 Acura ILX Replacement Air Filter Lasts Up to 50,000 Miles Between Cleanings

The K&N 33-5035 is offered for the 2016 and 2017 Acura ILX.

The K&N 33-5035 replacement air filter is designed for the 2016 and 2017 Acura ILX.

Launched in the United States and Canada in March 1986, in Hong Kong in 1991, Mexico in 2004, China in 2006, Russia in 2014 and Kuwait in 2015, Acura is the luxury vehicle brand of Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda. In fact, it is the first Japanese automotive luxury brand.

The success of Acura’s first flagship model, the Legend, encouraged fellow Japanese automobile manufacturers Toyota and Nissan to launch their own luxury marques –- Lexus and Infiniti, respectively.

The ILX is an entry-level 4-door luxury sedan that debuted in April 2012 and is based on the ninth-generation Honda Civic sedan.

The vehicle was refreshed in 2016 and features an “Earth Dreams” direct injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder DOHC i-VTEC engine integrated with an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. The vehicle also included LED headlamps, Day Time Running Lamps (DRL pipe and amber turn signals and new LED tail lamps. There are also a number of safety features available including a blind-spot warning system, rear-cross traffic alerts, lane keeping assist, forward collision mitigation, adaptive cruise control and multi-view back-up camera.

K&N offers the 33-5035 replacement air filter for 2016 and 2017 Acura ILX models.

The filter is washable and reusable and lasts up to 50,000 miles between cleanings, depending on driving conditions. K&N also offers the 99-5000 filter care service kit that is formulated to clean and recharge the air filter for another 50,000 miles of use.

The filter features a multilayered cotton gauze media that sits between two aluminum wire screens. The cotton has been treated with a special grade of filter oil making it very sticky so it captures and holds contaminants.

K&N is so sure of the quality of the filter it backs it with a 10-year/Million Miles Limited Warranty®, which guarantees that the filter will perform for up to 10 years or 1,000,000 miles without requiring replacement.

The K&N 33-5035 replacement air filter is designed to fit the following vehicles:

2017 ACURA ILX 2.4L L4 Fuel Injection - All Models
2016 ACURA ILX 2.4L L4 Fuel Injection - All Models

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Ford Drops V6 Mustang for 2018; K&N Covers 6-Cylinder Mustangs Back To 1965

For customers on a budget or those not concerned with horsepower, a six cylinder was a good option

A six cylinder option has been available in the Mustang for 83% of all model years

Ford announced on January 17, 2017, that it will be ending the long, though not entirely unbroken, line of available, normally-aspirated six cylinder engines in its brand icon with the 2018 Mustang. While atmospheric six cylinder engines have been available in 44 of 53 years that the Mustang (and Mustang II) have been on the market, Ford says that only 15% of their buyers are selecting the unboosted 3.7L 300 horsepower V6 over the 3.5L twin turbo EcoBoost six cylinder or the 5.0L normally-aspirated V8.

The original Mustang was a small, mid-engine prototype with its emphasis more on handling than drag racing. Good thing given it was powered by a small V4 engine. Since it represented only one running prototype we're going to ignore this Mustang for the purposes of our article. The first true Mustangs that everyone knows and loves are the models from 1965 - 1973. While the Mustang first went on sale in the spring of 1964, all cars were designated by Ford as 1965 models. The original straight six engine was increased from 170 CID to 200 CID at around the time of a traditional model year launch. The 200 CID six remained in the line through the 1970 when Ford went to the larger 250 CID engine as base for the larger Mustang of the 1971 – 1973 model years.

When the big Mustangs were replaced by the Mustang II in 1974, the six returned. Instead of the straight six of earlier Mustangs, it was a V6 from Ford's German operations in Cologne. Come 1979 and the introduction of the first Fox chassis and the Cologne V6 was carried forward. Shortly after the start of production, a 3.3L straight six, based on the original Mustang engine was introduced, and soon replaced the German motor. However the option for a six cylinder was dropped in 1987 and wouldn’t return until the 1994 model year.

K&N continues to manufacture air filters for 170, 200, and 250 Ford straight six engines

The K&N E-1080 air filter fits the original 170 CID engine from the early six-cylinder Mustang

For the fourth generation of Mustang (1994-2004) was based on what Ford called the Fox-4 platform. A six was again available, this time the V6 from the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Canada. The displacement was 3.8L until 2004 when it was enlarged to 3.9L. Strangely enough, the 3.9L Essex engine was dropped in favor of a 4.0L overhead cam version of the German Cologne V6 for the D2C platform Mustang for the model years of 2005 - 2010. For 2011 an all-new 3.7L aluminum block V6 with DOHC and 24 valves became the base engine. This sophisticated engine continued to be available in the sixth generation Mustang through the 2017 model year. Is this the end of the six-cylinder Mustang? We wouldn't count on it. So in the meantime, here's what K&N offers for six-cylinder Mustang owners.

The first performance upgrade many turn to is a K&N OE replacement air filter. Constructed of a washable cotton gauze material, K&N OE replacement air filters have been designed to increase horsepower by delivering up to a 50% increase in airflow into your Mustang. In fact, test results of a similar filter showed an increase of 122 cubic feet per minute (CFM) of airflow versus a typical disposable filter. All replacement filter designs are subjected to airflow test measurements as well as filtration efficiency to international ISO 5011 test protocols. In addition, the K&N OE replacement air filters are covered by a 10-year/Million Mile Limited Warranty and are engineered to be used for 50,000 between cleanings, depending on driving conditions.

The K&N E-0940 fits 3.8 and 3.9 versions of the V6 fitted to Mustang between 1994 and 2004

K&N E-0940 tapered conical air filter replaces the standard filter in 1994 - 2004 V6 Mustangs

K&N OE Replacement Air Filters for Six Cylinder Ford Mustangs

1965-1965 170 CID K&N E-1080

1965-1967 200 CID K&N E-1080

1968-1969 200 CID K&N E-1030

1970-1970 200 CID K&N E-1200

1971-1973 250 CID K&N E-1350

1974-1975 2.8 L K&N E-1350

1980-1982 3.3 L K&N E-1350

1983-1986 3.8 L K&N E-1325

1994-2004 3.8 L K&N E-0940

2005-2010 4.0 L K&N 33-2298

2011-2014 3.7 L K&N 33-2431

2014-2017 3.7 L K&N 33-5029

K&N Performance Air Intake Systems Intake

K&N Air Intake systems are available back to the 1999 model year for six-cylinder Mustangs

For 2015-2017 V6 Mustang owners looking for power, the 69-3536TTK intake adds an estimated 12.4 HP

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 heatshield to isolate the intake from hot engine air. K&N performance air intake systems are dynamometer tested to estimate the horsepower gain you can expect with a K&N system installed. Applications for the 2009 – 2017 Ford six cylinder Ford Mustangs include:

1999–2004 3.8L K&N 57 series air intake 57-2532 +6.9 estimated HP gain

2005-2009 4.0L K&N 57 series air intake 57-2566 +7.5 estimated HP gain

2005-2009 4.0L K&N 69 series air intake 69-3522TP 7.1 estimated HP gain

2010-2010 4.0L K&N 57 series air intake 57-2577 7.4 HP estimated gain

2010-2010 4.0L K&N 69 series air intake 69-3525TS 5.2 HP estimated gain

2011-2014 3.7L K&N 69 series air intake 69-3529TP 11.8 HP estimated gain

2015-2015 3.7L K&N 63 series air intake 63-2594 7.5 HP estimated gain

2015-2017 3.7L K&N 69 series air intake 69-3536TTK 12.4 HP estimated 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.

With a one-inch nut welded to the  the heavy-duty shell, removal of even the tightest filter is easy

K&N's premium Wrench-Off filter features a one-inch nut to make filter removal a snap

K&N Oil Filters

As an expert in filtration K&N produces oil filters that block 99% of foreign material while maintaining a high oil flow rate. Further, K&N oil filters are compatible with both synthetic oils, conventional oils, and blends. K&N Wrench-Off oil filters are great for street, muscle car, or race applications. The Wrench-Off oil filters are a canister oil filter with a twist. Beyond being well-known for their durability and strength, they feature an easy wrench-off removal design with a one-inch nut welded to the end. K&N Performance Silver oil filters are designed to provide better engine performance by reducing oil filter restriction. They are engineered to handle all grades of synthetic and conventional motor oils, including blends, and use a pleated filtration media that provides increased capacity and outstanding filtration.

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. Applications for six cylinder Mustangs include:

1965-1965 170 CID K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1965-1965 170 CID K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1965-1965 170 CID K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1965-1970 200 CID K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1965-1970 200 CID K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1965-1970 200 CID K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1971-1973 250 CID K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1971-1973 250 CID K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1971-1973 250 CID K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1974-1978 2.8L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-2004

1974-1978 2.8L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-2004

1974-1978 2.8L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-2004

1979-1979 2.8L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1979-1979 2.8L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1979-1979 2.8L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1980-1982 3.3L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1979-1982 3.3L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1979-1982 3.3L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1983-1986 3.8L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-3001

1983-1986 3.8L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-3001

1983-1986 3.8L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-3001

1994-2004 3.8L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-2009

1994-2004 3.8L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-2009

1994-2004 3.8L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-2009

2005-2010 4.0L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-2010

2005-2010 4.0L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-2010

2005-2010 4.0L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-2010

2011-2017 3.7L K&N premium Wrench-Off filter - HP-2011

2011-2017 3.7L K&N Performance Silver filter - PS-2011

2011-2017 3.7L K&N billet aluminum filter - SS-2011

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

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