10-03-2011, 11:26 AM
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Wherever you decide to buy I would recommend going with the K & N kits. You can easily install them with just a few common tools and common sense. Just make sure that you specify your year and engine size and you'll get the correct fit.
Should you need to do any modifications for installing they will be very minor, such as relocating bolts, using washers to make up gap spaces, slightly adjusting angles on wiring or hoses etc. A friend installed one on his Ranger pickup but it wasn't the exact model he needed. (Got it cheap from a friend who wrecked the car before he installed it) All we had to do was cut a small notch in the plate behind the filter to allow a hard line to pass and make an "L" bracket to allow mounting. Only took about an hour including all the modifications/fabricating.
If you have the correct model it should take you about 35 minutes to install.
These little gems do the same thing for modern engines as velocity stacks did for carbureted V 8's. Cooler air is more dense and so you get a better bang for the buck when each cylinder fires.
Depending on exactly where the far end of the intake system ends up, another plus would be to add ducting which would allow the intake point to be more to the front of the vehicle and preferably clear to the grille or outside the engine compartment. Remember Ram Air? This lets "cleaner" and cooler air get to the engine. I have installed "backyard systems" utilizing dryer hoses and even multiple vaccuum cleaner hoses to get this effect without cutting the hood and installing a scoop.
But that would be something to do only if you wanted to eke out every last drop of performance you could get.
Should you need to do any modifications for installing they will be very minor, such as relocating bolts, using washers to make up gap spaces, slightly adjusting angles on wiring or hoses etc. A friend installed one on his Ranger pickup but it wasn't the exact model he needed. (Got it cheap from a friend who wrecked the car before he installed it) All we had to do was cut a small notch in the plate behind the filter to allow a hard line to pass and make an "L" bracket to allow mounting. Only took about an hour including all the modifications/fabricating.
If you have the correct model it should take you about 35 minutes to install.
These little gems do the same thing for modern engines as velocity stacks did for carbureted V 8's. Cooler air is more dense and so you get a better bang for the buck when each cylinder fires.
Depending on exactly where the far end of the intake system ends up, another plus would be to add ducting which would allow the intake point to be more to the front of the vehicle and preferably clear to the grille or outside the engine compartment. Remember Ram Air? This lets "cleaner" and cooler air get to the engine. I have installed "backyard systems" utilizing dryer hoses and even multiple vaccuum cleaner hoses to get this effect without cutting the hood and installing a scoop.
But that would be something to do only if you wanted to eke out every last drop of performance you could get.
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