Did the S-bolt come with the kit, or did you make it yourself? If
it came with it... How sturdy is it? Just wonderin' if I can just
get the S-bolt from them if it's good.
Ryan K
'99 R/T RC
Gordon Adams wrote:
>
> I installed my Kenne Bell cold air intake last night, and here is the scoop.
> Imagine taking the stock air box and increase the pipe diameter
> significantly, smooth out the air box to wrap around a big cone filter
> (looks to be between 9" and 11"), drop the air intake tube down into the
> fender hole so that none of the air comes from the engine compartment,
> install an S-Bolt, smooth out the airhat for better flow.
>
> Gen II vs Kenne Bell
>
> I have not seen the Gen II in person but from comments and pictures, I have
> gathered this.
>
> Pros
> Kenne Bell does not whistle.
>
> Kenne Bell does not take in any air from the engine compartment.
>
> Kenne Bell cone filter looks bigger (could be wrong about this).
>
> Cons
>
> Kenne Bell uses hoses instead of one hard tube.
>
> Gen II probably looks better.
>
> What I noticed:
> After installing the intake, I immediately noticed a few things. When I put
> it into reverse or drive (without touching the gas) the truck wanted to move
> more, and when I gave it gas, it did not slow down as fast when I let off. I
> got on it, and the tires spun out much more easily. It seems to be more
> responsive when I get on it. This is probably mostly due to the S-Bolt. The
> other thing I noticed was that the truck never reached 210 this morning
> while sitting in traffic with the A/C on (it has the past couple of days
> with today being no different weather wise).
>
> I like it, but I can already see a few places to improve on the design.
>
> I will take some pics and hopefully publish them somewhere sometime soon. I
> will let you know.
>
> gordon
>
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