Jon,
Didn't you have or still have the profinish hood on you dak? If so how was that
for drawing in air or do you not have the airbox for it? I'm really leaning
toward the hood for the simple reason that it will help the hod-rod style/ image
I want. I'm running the 14x3 right now and my truck really suffers during the
hot summer. The hood at least would be drawing in outside air. I like the
quick-d but I cannot get any more of an opening than was left by the stock
airhose so I don't think there is enough flowing under the hood to make a
difference.
Jeff Durling
'96 RC Sport - 318
Jon Smith wrote:
> The cold-air/open element debate is pretty controversial. I've run a
> quick-d style cold air intake, 14x3 open element, and a 14x4(may have been
> 5" tall), the taller open element made 4hp over the 14x3, and the 14x3 made
> about 6hp above the tube style intake. All this was done on a chassis dyno,
> with the hood open. I would think that the cold air (tube) intake would
> make more power while under motion, since cold (denser) air has the capacity
> to make more power than hotter air. I'm waiting on an air hat from a fellow
> DML'er (UPS lost it though), and I plan to make a cold air intake.
> ____________________________________________
> Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
> '95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
> dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
> MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
> ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
> BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.4@88.95
> 207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Randall Brown <mindz@pcnow.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 9:21 PM
> Subject: DML: Cold air or hot?
>
> > I'm wanting to go with the K&n FIPK it is the open air emlement (replaces
> > stock air box) Will sucking in that hot air from my engine hurt its
> > performace?Or will the K&N make up the diffrence. if im spending a hundred
> > dollars on it i want it to make a diffrence (plus i think it looks cool).
> >
> > Thanks
> > Randall
> > '94 SLT Ext. Cab V8 5.2L
> > ~Flowmasters (3-chamber)
> >
> >
> >
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