Jam'r,
Have you checked out the Air Inlet Systems offerings? seems that it would
be hard to compete with a 14x3" K&N element with 2 4" dia cold air inlets.
Element housing is fibergalss for low thermal conductivity. Not real cheap,
but less than the K&N FIPK (but mods are required to fit the system) It
looks just like the system on the cutaway ram on the back of the Mopar perf
catalogue... Just wondering...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jules Glogovcsan [mailto:jghunter@nol.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 10:50 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Airaid installed today
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> From: AJRoss50@aol.com
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Airaid installed today
> Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 6:00 PM
>
> Hey guys,
> I installed the Airaid today. Very easy to install. Hardest part is
removing
> the old airbox. The Airaid is quite a quality piece. Very good
construction.
> As for performance, it is about as expected and not as good as hoped.
> Midrange throttle response is quite improved. And from 2500 on up, there
is a
> nice throaty sound. Feels like it has more midrange horsepower too.
After I
> drove it, I checked under the hood to feel how warm the intake got. Very
> hot!! The filter was very hot too. So I wonder how much cold air is
really
> going into the motor. .
dml-
there is reason to further understand the real elements in this air filter
issue. there are a number of units out there. k&n will provide cfm
ratings on all of their filters/systems if you call. the 14" unit is
around 700cfm. the magnum engine due to ve limits can't use that. k&ns
new genll systems have some exciting cfm #s. the chev vortech 350 unit,
for example, offers 4" tube with 1100 cfm filter. furthermore... k&n has
the r&d dept to fund research and their new parabloic aero chambers warrant
further lookie-see's... plus... the tubes are non-ferrous and exhibit less
engine heat absorbtion...
you can install the early dakota fipk on all v8 daks 96 up. add a 1/4X20
acorn nut anf it gets real pretty... :)
imo... the 14" delivers the best power for the $... and that is over all
current design cold air kits... mfg'd or home-built... or otherwise... the
reason being that the short distance from the air filter to the tbi bore...
favors the needs of the engine's ve for that tune state... and residual cfm
losses from tube, duct etc... are non-existant....
jam'n
because...
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