Well, my '92 Dak has the cold-air intake right up there behind the grill,
but it had a very small opening. I shaved a bunch of the plastic off with
my pocketknife. Now the 318 sounds like it has a 4-bbl. when you punch it,
but I do have a tendency to get butterflies, grasshoppers, and other large
insects inside the air cleaner housing now :(
-----Original Message-----
From: Gonzalez, Javier <GonzalezJ@repind.com>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 2:30 PM
Subject: DML: Cold air under the hood
>Like must of you, I too have removed that piece of rubber material that
sits
>behind the front grill on the passenger side. However, I was wondering, if
>the air intake is rerouted to the front, to take advantage of this new
>source of cool air, instead of the wheel well, wont there be problems with
>water coming in? I know, I know, rain has to be hitting the grill almost
>horizontally for water to come in there, but is that something to worry
>about if the air intake is right upfront behind the grill? I'm probably
just
>being paranoid, but in Florida, when it rains it pours? What do you guys
>think?
>
>On another note, I forget who else was interested in info about a billet
>grill and billet bumper inserts, but here it goes. My wife just bought me
>the set from Autoaccessory.com. The grill was $99.95 and the bumper insert
>was $59.95. I should be getting them sometime this week or the beginning of
>next week at the latest. It comes with a 30 days money back guarantee,
>bought I think it will look great. Oh yeah! To quote the great Beavis and
>Butthead: My wife "KICKS ASS".
>
>
>Jav
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