Looks are one thing. Results are quite another. Look at that Intense
carefully. You're taking a large filter capable of flowing a LOT of
air, and feeding it through a straw. You may as well save your money
and keep the stock setup. Run that setup for a year, pull off the
casing, and look at where all the dirt is - right where the hose lets
out.
Curt Coulter wrote:
> What looks the best to me is the intense stage III, which has what appears
> to be an aluminum casing that seals around the K&N, with a hose through the
> front out to cool air. _That's_ what I'd really like to see for the 4.7.
>
> /Curt
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Stlaurent Mr Steven
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 3:07 PM
> > Subject: RE: DML: 4.7 intake
> >
> >
> > If you own the 4.7 version , when you open the hood there is only one side
> > where air can flow through without any obstruction beside the
> > radiator. It
> > is on the left side where the current air hat is located. The
> > only problem
> > in which I don't like about the current air hat is the plastic
> > inlet hose in
> > an area where hot air can circulate and not collocated with any
> > real outside
> > opening. Now having said that, I looked at all three designed
> > and sees some
> > small difference. What I wanted is a filter in front off the
> > small opening
> > in the front engine frame to at least suck enough cold air versus warm hot
> > engine air.
> >
> > All three designs are much better than the current stock air hat and the
> > removal will only benefit the 4.7L engine.
> >
> > Looking at the intake cone/tube design on both QuickD and
> > Intense, there is
> > still a gap between the front housing and the cone filter. Then,
> > looking at
> > the Cool Air, it is at to the front engine wall (frame) not one
> > or two inch
> > back. More opportunity to receive colder air than the inside engine
> > compartment air mass.
> >
> > Have there been any Dyno runs on all three? Not yet... This is where you
> > can find out what is the best for the buck or HP gains.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------
> > Steven St.Laurent
> > Test Engineer
> > Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
> > MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
> > 760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
> > Work:mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil
> > Home:mailto:saint1958@home.com
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