You'd be surprised at how much better a 4" tube with proper airhat
design does vs. a 3" tube with a factory airhat....let alone vs. a 14"
round Chrome Air Cleaner. ;)
But in all honesty, I've run both the K&N Gen-II w/heat shield and other
intake systems...they all perform well. Just depends on how much power
you want out of the engine (and ultimately how much you're willing to
pay). "Horsepower costs money...how fast do you want to go?"
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of Ronald Wong
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 10:34 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Was New Guy, Now FIPK
The FIPK doesn't allow that much more air in, but with the heat shield,
it will let cooler air in. As for the rubber flap it doesn't hurt to
take that out anyway to let more (and cooler) air into the engine
compartment. By the way, that will also help the FIPK since the filter
does end up not too far away from there. As for ram air, that isn't
going to be effective 'til you're up beyond 120 mph.
Ultimately though, what I would like to do is ram 45ºF air in. I would
like to have bigger valves like on R/T heads, a ported manifold, and
bigger cam. Of course, that will require other parts to be changed
and/or blueprinted, balanced, etc. ...and last, but not least, the
moolah to pay for all that.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 8:40 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: Howdy from the New Guy
The thing I am not convinced about the FPIK is the engine is only going
to allow so much air into the manifold. Unless youre running a
supercharger, or have a ram-air setup, it sound pointless to spend the
$$ on a system that still uses the "through the fender" intake system.
At least with a homebrew, you can take out that rubber flap by the
radiator and point the filter twords that.
-- Gary Hedlin "The Crazy Quadraplegic" ghedlin@theramp.net (business) ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) **Also Webmaster For** http://garyhedlin.com http://socaldakota.com http://scsilverdak.com http://assistivetechnologies.com ...And Many More!""Ronald Wong"" <ron-wong@cox.net> wrote in message news:NDBBIHDGKKJOIJDEOCBMIELKFOAA.ron-wong@cox.net... > > While I agree with Gary on the F&B TB (it works great) I disagree with
> him on the FIPK. I had tried several different intake setups and I > find that the FIPK is better all the way around. I notice more power
> out if it (though I have no dyno sheets to prove it). I think the > major factors were > the one piece airhat to filter setup, and the heat shield. I can't > tell you > much about high-flow cats as I've never had one. I don't see a lot of
> resistance there...yet. I am a believer of cat-back setups. I have a Borla > (rather expensive) and I love the sound and it freed up the back > pressure just enough. That coupled with the Mopar headers makes a > tremendous difference. You can get all of this from Speedtweaks as > Gary mentioned, or > a number of other dealers. The headers are also available form the > manufacturer, Mike Leach & Co. and the TB is available from Bruce > Bridges, the manufacturer. Chip reflashes, if available, can also be > gotten through > Mike Leach, associate of Ron Zimmer, a Mopar PCM programmer. Other > things I > have done is a Line-X bedliner and a Snug Top tonneau cover for the > back. You can read more in my DML profile. See the link following the signature. > > Ron > 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD > For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows) > http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 7:58 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: Howdy from the New Guy > > > > Welcome Jim! Its always a pleasure to see new members! It sounds > like you > have an ambitious mods plan! My advice is to don't mess with the K&N FPIK, > you can make one yourself for about $50. Heres the plans: > http://gibsdakota.com/hb_intake.htm > > See, you're already reaping the rewards of being a DML member! > > As far as the throttle body, you might want to check out www.socaldakota.com > He has some good prices on F&B throttle bodies. He also has your > headers! As far as a cat-back system, I would put the money into a > high flow cat and > a flowmaster 50 or 70 series muffler. You'll gain nothing from a dual
> setup. > > Another good site to visit is www.speedtweaks.net He has a lot of > stuff, and Bernd is the Einstein of the Dakota world! He's our > resident "advice guy", a hell of a nice guy too! > > Well, hope you enjoy being a member of the DML, and I'm sure you'll > gain a lot of info, even from a crazy SOB like me! > > > Gary Hedlin > "The Crazy Quadriplegic" > ghedlin@theramp.net (business) > ragingquad@yahoo.com (personal) > **Also Webmaster For** > http://garyhedlin.com > http://socaldakota.com > http://scsilverdak.com > http://assistivetechnologies.com > ...And Many More! > > "Jim Wells" <roadtrash52@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:20020818012301.58504.qmail@web13501.mail.yahoo.com... > > > > Hi, all......this is a combination of test-post (to > > see if I actually got it right) and a big ol' "howdy" > > to my fellow Dak'ers......mine is an '01 SLT+, 4.7, Multi-Speed > > auto, and just about everything but the kitchen sink and the > > Port-O-Let in the bed. Plans are for a K&N Gen II FIPK, JBA headers,
> > Gibson cat-back, Thunderform 10" powered subs, an additional set of > > the Infinity tweeters in the upper rear corners, an active > > crossover, midrange and tweeter amps, a BUNCH of > > DynaMat for deadening the truck's natural resonances, > > and maybe a chip reflash and a cleaned-up throttle > > body. If any of you guys have done any of this stuff, > > I'd really appreciate hearing about it. BTW, an > > engineer friend of mine and I are trying to put to > > gether a design for rear discs on the Gen III trucks > > that will use the existing drums for parking brakes, > > but put some SERIOUS ooomph into the stopping power at > > the rear. Stay tuned......Jim > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com > >
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