Airaid 97-04 Corvette C5 Direct Replacement Filter - Dry / Blue MediaFounded in 1997, AIRAID advanced the automotive aftermarket industry with the introduction of its AIRAID Intakes brand of air intake systems. Initially developed for light trucks and sport utility vehicles, the first AIRAID kits combined an open element cotton gauze filter with an intake tube to produce an innovative, easy to install intake kit which dramatically increased air flow, horsepower and torque while improving overall engine performance.