The only drawback to using a K&N is I've yet to see one with an open end.
Don't get me wrong, using the K&N I had was my first instinct. But my 7"
long cone filter was too long to use. The 5" cone I had bought just incase
fit perfectly... got the open end pointed smack dab into the air inlet on
the passenger side filter. I also got the side right in front of where the
radiator flap used to be.
Yes, the 7" K&N may have a higher CFM rating, but on my V6 only 396 CFM's
are needed. The cheapie 5" is calculated at 565 CFM's....more than enough
on basically a stock engine, but a severe improvement over the stock air
box.
Its actually a perfect setup in my opinion. The inlet is nowhere near the
engine, so its true cold air coming in. Even though its a civic intake, my
money is on that if it were compared to a K&N FIPK on a dyno.
I just think this route is a better route than building a homebrew for just
the fact that for the money you'd sink in materials, you can buy the civic
intake and skip 9/10 of the labor.
Gary Hedlin
President
Hedlin Web Designs
http://www.hedlin.net
""Hop *"" <hopsdak@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net>
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> >Well, this might sound criminal, but I just put on a honda civic cold air
> >intake on my dak. You can buy one for about the price of making one
> >yourself. They fit perfectly, even the mounting bracket. The only issue
> >is
> >the coupling supplied in the kit doesnt quite fit over the air hat inlet,
> >but I just threw it in the microwave for 45 seconds, stretched it over
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> >let it cool. I would go this route instead of fumbling with PVC...
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> You know gary.. I thought of doing that very thing.. The only thing that
> stoped me from doing it was the fact that it had a filter that wasn't a
> K&N.. I was worried that it wouldn't perform well. And another thing i
was
> worried about, is the pipe itself and how good it's chromed. I still may
do
> it. Let me know how it does on your V6 and i may just buy one for my V8. I
> need to do something cuz my tranny dipstick is AFU from the stock air hose
> hitting it after the body lift.
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> Later, Hop
> 97 CC 318 4x4
> http://home.swbell.net/hopsdak/dak.html
> http://glen.dodgedakotas.com/hop/
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