Re: Re: 2001 4.7, Drop In K&N Filter, Removing Stock Air Box

From: Troy Tonnesen (ttonnesen@usatoday.com)
Date: Thu May 10 2001 - 11:06:43 EDT


In article <Pine.GSO.4.05.10105081152160.20953-100000@paul.ny.ans.net>,
pmacey@ans.net says...
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> Kevin:
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> Thanks for the info, I'll go take a peek..imagine there is also a piece on
> the driver side, and their function is to surpress wind noise under the
> hood?
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> Any drawbacks from removing this piece?
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> On Tue, 8 May 2001, Kevin Hoegen (MAGNUM S/T) wrote:
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> > That piece is nothing more than a thin plastic black shield "passenger side
> > front as you look at the grille of the vehicle.
> > For us with HomeBrew setups, or anyone with the open K&N filter setup,
> > removing this shield allows air to flow directly thru the grille area and
> > into the engine compartment in the area of the filter.
> > It's NOT the snorkle fitting, just pop the hood and look to the left of the
> > radiator.
> > Hope this helps
> > "Paul Macey" <pmacey@ans.net> wrote in message
> > news:Pine.GSO.4.05.10105080934310.20953-100000@paul.ny.ans.net...
> > > Any benefits to removing the stock airbox cover after dropping in a K&N
> > > filter, or will the PCM present my with some nice MILs?
> > >
Not everybody's Dak has this rubber piece on the passenger side, mine
didn't have one. 2000 4.7 4X4

> > > I'm waiting on K&Ns GEN II intake for my 2001, so till then, don't want to
> > > pay anymore than the price of a drop in filter in regards to intake mods.
> > >
> > > BTW, I've read were folks remove a piece of plastic or rubber from the
> > > front or fender area, and I believe this is from somewhere in the engine
> > > bay...where is this piece and is it for better air flow?
> > >
> > > This wouldn't be the snorkle coming off the airbox and pointing to that
> > > hole in the fender well, would it. No air flow benefits from removing this
> > > piece, right?
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> > > Thanks.
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