An Edelbrock or K&N round air cleaner would do the job too.
Gary
On 9/30/04 6:13 PM, in article cji3s4$r1o$1@bent.twistedbits.net,
"jon@dakota-truck.net" <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> "Bill S." <kb7vkl@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> : Just bought a nice low mileage '94 Dakota and I have some questions,
> : starting with this one:
> : I notice the air duct that goes from the air cleaner snorkel to the
> : area behind the grill is blocked at the front by a plate of some sort.
> : Will removing that plate let the engine breathe better or not?
> : Thanks.
>
>
> Yep, removing that plate will help the air to flow a bit
> better with no adverse effects unless you are in the habit
> of offroading through a lot of water. (And if you are, it
> would probably be a good idea to not use the stock duct anyway,
> even with the plate in place.)
>
> One tip that I would recommend even if you leave the
> plate in place would be to disconnect the stock duct from
> behind the grill (it just snaps in and out of place), cut
> a square a section of screen material just larger than the
> end of the duct, put it in place and then snap the duct
> back into position. This will prevent mice from using your
> air cleaner as their personal grain silo and/or condo. ;-)
> This is probably more important for vehicles which might
> sit a few days between driving sessions, but I have come
> across many vehicls with nests in the air hat. Granted,
> they still need to get through the filter in order to
> introduce foreign materials into the engine, but depending
> on the type of filter, it may be possible for them to chew
> through, and even if not, all that junk blocking the filter
> isn't great for performance either. :-)
>
> Congrats on your "new" Dakota! :-)
>
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