samtheman
Dodge Dakota
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5/27/2004
21:16:49
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 Subject: Where's the dirt? Strange!
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Back in March I posted the following:
3/26/2004
18:38:26
Subject: How to get colder air to your 5.2 or 5.9
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If you don't trust cotton and want to get colder air here is what I did. I drive a 03, 5.9, 4x4 QC. The intake line coming out of the Air filter housing only "points" to the opening in the fender well, stopping a couple of inches short, so it has to be sucking in engine compartment air. I took off the OEM tube and replaced it with four inch air intake tubing from McMaster-Carr and plumbed it right out into the fender well. For now I've just sealed the opening with lots of layers of duck tape. Next, I removed the small rubber gasket between the headlight and grill. There is an opening above the light that goes into the fender, removing this thin strip of rubber allows air to get to it. Then I removed the assembly. There is a small opening (maybe 1/2"x1/2") behind the lower left of the light that goes into the fender also. I made that much bigger (like 3"x3"). You can remove or cut some of the big rubber flap like many people do to get air into the engine compartment and remove some of the cowling gasket which will allow heat to escape at idle, however, the more of that you remove the more hot air your air conditioner may suck in. I still might pay big bucks for a hood but this will do for now!
I have almost 8,000 miles on it now so I thought I should check the air filter because I've been traveling a lot of dirt roads taking friends turkey hunting. The filter looked like it was just put in! And by the way, the whole assembly, filter box included, is insulated. Any gains? Hell if i know!
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