Matt Beazer wrote:
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> Here's the original item:
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140313632755&viewitem=
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> I'd probably have fabbed one on my own, but I needed the air plenum.
> This kit comes with the plenum and air filter, when all the other
> plenums I was looking at were $80+ just for the plenum.
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> John Hower wrote:
>> Matt,
>> Which eBay seller did it come from?
>> Thanks,
>> John
>> '95 Dakota 3.9
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Matt
>> Beazer
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:27 AM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: DML: Installed my "cold" air intake today
>>
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>> Well, I installed an e-bay cheapie air intake today on my '95
>> Dakota. It's an almost exact copy of the AEM "Brute Force" intake
>> system. It was designed for a '97+, but I managed to modify it to fit.
>>
>> Problems I experienced:
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>> * I need to fab some kind of heat shield/airbox around it, as right
>> now the only cold air it gets is from the stock air inlet location,
>> and of course the heat shield that came with it won't fit the pre-97
>> engine bay. I did pull off the plastic shield that mostly covered
>> the opening behind the grill so there is some air coming through it
>> on to the filter at least. To fit an airbox I'm probably going to
>> have to remove/relocate the charcoal canister on the passenger side
>> fender, right now it's a bit tight, unfortunately.
>>
>> * I had to bend the support bracket to bolt to one of the holes for
>> the fender liner (it came with a rubber isolator to bolt into one of
>> these holes)
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>> * I wasn't able to install the throttle body spacer as the longer
>> bolts it came with were the wrong thread pitch. They must have
>> changed the throttle body bolts at some point between '95 and '97.
>> No biggie, I've never heard good things about them. If I get bored
>> one day I might install it for kicks.
>>
>> * The crankcase ventilation hose is too short, you have to get some
>> more hose, perhaps 10" longer than the stock one for it to fit.
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>> I took it out for a test drive, and despite the warmish location
>> (which is still not as bad as one of the open element setups that
>> sits on top of the throttle body), throttle response is better. It
>> "feels faster", but getting it up to 35mph isn't much of a test. I
>> still need to isolate/fix my coolant leak so didn't want to get on it
>> too hard. Noise isn't much different, since the filter is so far
>> away. All in all not a bad increase for the $75 including shipping I
>> paid.
>>
>> Pictures if anyone is interested:
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>> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/airintake/installed-cai-01.jp
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>> http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/airintake/installed-cai-02.jp
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Would this fit on the 1999 3.9? just checking.
-- ffastje@cox.net ffastje@gmail.com 1999 dakota cc 3.9L 4X4 57,332 miles
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