Re: AirAid induction

From: Vincent Heckathorn (victorylane@iwaynet.net)
Date: Tue Sep 15 1998 - 00:13:09 EDT


Well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Colin

STRICKLAND, Tate wrote:

> It restricts about 15% of the bore, area wise. No, it doesn't "seal
> off" part of the bore, but it does cause turbulence - that's bad.
> Lots of members, including myself have done both homemade and "pro"
> tb mods. The fact is that with a shaved tb deck and an s-bolt, your
> truck will run better - period. Enlarged and polished bores and
> butterfly work - it will run better yet. It's not my "butt dyno"
> calculations - it's timeslips.
>
> Tate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Neff [SMTP:jndneff@texas.net]
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 1998 1:04 PM
> To: Dakota Mailing List
> Subject: Re: DML: AirAid induction
>
> Yes, an "S" bolt will work with the factory air hat, I just have not
> made it
> yet. I really do not see that the factory bracket is restricting all
> that
> much air since it is not acutally sealing off the throttle bores. In
> reality
> it sites quite a bit above the bores. That and the fact that it does
> not
> cover 25% of the bores as some have said in the past. By my untrained
> calculating eye it only shadows about 5% of the bores.
> John
> 98 Dak CC 4X4 Sport, 5.2L, auto, lots of goodies



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