Does it work any better??
Dave Brown
97' 4x4 CC 5.2 Auto
-----Original Message-----
From: catlin <catlin@erols.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, April 20, 1998 10:48 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Air Filter Box Response
>
>Tate Wrote:
>> I've been thinking of opening up that rubber flap and routing
>> air to the airbox myself.....
>
>Tate,
> I did it tonight. Removed the air box from the truck and disconnected
>the intake pipe. Then I cut the intake pipe right before the flex joint
>where
>it enters the box (leaving the flex joint). Bought a 4" intake hose from
>
>Pep Boys auto parts and attached that to the cut end of the air box
>intake (everything still out of the truck). I then trimmed (Don't laugh
>it worked) a 4" floor register so only about 2" of the rectangular part
>was left connected to the 4" round part. Then I bent it like a piece
>of origami to get it beside the radiator and partially past the rubber
>splash boot. Once this was in I flared it back into shape. After this
>was done I trimmed the rubber splash guard to fit the opening and
>connected the 4" intake hose to the round part of the intake flange next
>to the radiator (At this point the intake pipe is still not attached to the
>air box). Last step was just putting back the air box while slipping the
>intake pipe in. All in all it took about 2 hours $20 and a couple of
>sliced fingers. Now when you open up the hood you see about a
>6" flared hole to the left of the radiator that reduces down to a 4" pipe.
>
>I painted it black and you barely even notice it.
>
>Mike Catlin
>
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