GM Performance Air Intake

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I am on my 5th and 6th H2 (they are both currently in my garage), never done any performance mods to any of them. One of the recent ones (2008) I just bought has this GM aftermarket intake already installed. The Part # is 17801774 and it comes non-oiled.

I am curious if anyone has had any experience/feedback with this particular unit, compared to a K&N, Volant etc... From what I have been reading here it seems like some folks have had problems with the K&N because of the oiling. This one works fantastic on this truck. I have never had one that runs as good, the throttle response it fantastic. I have had a brand new '09 H2, and this '08 with 36k miles runs so much better. It also has the GM Performance cat-back exhaust installed so maybe that helps too.

Does this set up need to also be tuned? I am the third owner and the second owner I bought it from had no idea if it was done. I am not gonna screw with it, just curious as I think I am going to take the whole setup off and install in another H2. I just bought a 15k mile 2008 H2 that I'm gonna keep for a while. It has tires/rims and other mods, but doesn't have the CAI/exhaust..... I'll tell ya, I sell em, miss em, and always come back for more!!