Instead of creating a new "S" bolt, I removed the stock hold down, flipped
it upsidedown, put in a longer 1/4-20 screw in the sheet metal bracket and
re-installed it. Now the bracket is under the top of the aircleaner hat. I
also added 1/4" spacer under the hat )between hat an TB) to mke up for the
bracket thickness. seems to work well AND its easier to go back to stock
config (no "lost" parts...)
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: John Bell [mailto:johnb@pswtech.com]
Sent: Monday, September 14, 1998 9:10 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: AirAid induction
John Neff wrote:
>
> I'm not using their kit, but I made my own. I like it allot. There is a
> picture of it at:
> http://lonestar.texas.net/~jndneff/dakota/dakota.html
> The cost was much more reasonable than the AirAid kit. The filter was
> @$50.00, the tube came from Home Depot for $4.70 and the rubber couple
also
> came from Home Depot for $7.80.
> The performance difference was just what I was looking for. Much smoother
on
> the throttle and better throttle response at all speeds, especially
highway.
> Mileage difference, if there is one is negligible.
Question regarding this setup: does the FABM S-bolt work with the
factory throttle hat? The reason I ask, it seems that a decent
gain could be made by getting rid of the kludgy spacing plate
that comes with the stock setup; it looks from the pictures
(that I saved from the RPM site, thank goodness) that the spacing
bracket covers a good 5-10% of the throttle bore area. It would
seem that your setup, plus an S-bolt on the stock hat, would
make for some better breathing all around without having to
go crazy with a port n' polish.
Any comments?
Have fun,
--
John Bell johnb@psw.com http://www.psw.com
"One possible reason that things aren't going according to plan
is that there never was a plan in the first place." - Anonymous
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