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mbbankk
Dodge Dakota
6/28/2001
16:33:42
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 Subject: cold air intakes in winter..
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ok, seeing as we have a reasonably cold
winter here in missouri, would it be a very
good idea to get a cold air intake, and use it in
winter, or would it need to be takin off.. in the
summer here temps reach 95 and winter
reaches 10... so we have quite a range. Would
running a cold air intake do damage when its
already cold outside?
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sandman
Dodge Dakota
6/28/2001
18:10:27
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There is no reason to remove the cold air intake in the winter. You can leave it on year round and it will not hurt anything.
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Kevin
Dodge Dakota
6/28/2001
18:36:40
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Correct. Your engine will love the cold dense air it will get in the winter.
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CanDak
Dodge Dakota
6/28/2001
19:12:54
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Sorry, but I have disagree with you on this one.
I have a K&N Gen II and it not the best thing to use in really cold weather. I live in Canada and have had some problems running this setup in cold weather. Alot of humidity and cold temperature will cause the TB to ice up. If you really want to use it in the winter put the rubber flap back in, this will help draw warmer air from the engine compartment.
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mbbankk
Dodge Dakota
6/28/2001
19:16:15
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could you put a cold air intake in front of a
supercharger? Would it be worth it if
someone did?
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Ryan
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12/10/2002
09:56:41
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Does Cowl Induction actually induct air in the engine compartment from the front windshield?????????????????????
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DAK2
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12/10/2002
10:44:07
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Think about it (cowl induction)
INDUCTION : induced
induced air flow to me it means because of vacuum usually created at the base of the windshield it would create an exit for air from the engine compartment pulling the air out from under the hood thereby creating more airflow from the front of vehicle over the top of the engine.
To see if the cowl induction is letting air in or out tape a couple pieces of string on top of the
hood and let them hang over the cowl opening
then drive and see where the ends of the string
go
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Hoss318
Dodge Dakota
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12/10/2002
14:16:20
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I had a functional ram-air hood on my 95, the colder the better! Had it when I lived in St.Louis, never a problem. Cold air=Dense air=more oxygen for the motor.
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kennungesser
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12/10/2002
16:40:28
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I have a home made intake , and no probs so far. In the summer months , I really don't notice anything , but when the temp gets to 40 or below , MAN , the thing REALLY moves!!! . Never thought about the T.B frezzing up , now you kinda got me worried. I'll keep an eye out for it.
Kenneth L Nungesser
"We are determined to defend our lands and, if it be the "Great Spirit's" will, we wish to leave our bones upon them."
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief 1813
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BAE984
Dodge Dakota
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12/10/2002
17:34:44
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I'm pretty sure cowl induction uses the vacuum created from the lip of the cowl, but in a true cowl induction hood, the carb/air cleaner is sealed from the engine compartment. The vacuum created from the hood and the high pressure created from the windshield force the air into the intake. It's sort of a reverse ram air, it just helps keep the intake from sucking up crap from outside like ram-air would.
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DaveR
GenII
12/10/2002
17:42:54
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mbbankk,
I'm not an expert on superchargers by any stretch, but I could think that you couldn't benifit much from a cold air intake. After the air is compressed by the blower it gets very hot. The way to get rid of that heat is with an aftercooler/intercooler.
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Matt
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12/20/2002
00:24:56
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can a cold air intake do damage to your engine at all in the winter. I live in Canada and it goes down to -30 degreez. will this do any damage or should I take it off in winter?
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Craig
Dodge Dakota
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12/20/2002
03:04:42
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hey, i live in phoenix, az...tomorrow is supposed to be the coldest day of the year, the high will be around 55-60. Take your question and think of me here in the summer.
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xplikt
GenIII
12/20/2002
05:51:48
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For the most part, your truck should like sucking in the very cold air, but that's not your biggest problem if you're driving around in negative 30 weather.
-Mike
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dogliftsleg
Dodge Dakota
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12/21/2002
10:14:01
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and says "I've been runnin a cold air intake for 3 winters with the induction enterence next to the radiator, and except for days when it is snowing heavily don't cover up with the rubber flap, even when raining I don't but I have the stock air box yet and it came stock with a small hole to let water out of the bottom of it, so that is not a real worry. Fabbed an intake tube from the airbox to the opening next to the radiator, home made ram air, for around 3 bucks of surplus roof flashing and pop rivets. It's ugly but it works. the colder it gets outside the more power I seem to have. ZOOM ZOOOM ZOOM! the V6 seems to break the tires loose much easier with the flap open then closed
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afi360
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12/21/2002
15:24:19
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ive noticed that when my homemade cold air gets REALLY wet (like highway driving in a chicago downpour) i lose throttle response..good point about the freezing t.b..ill watch out for that one...never had a problem yet.
hey craig,
youre a bastard!!! LOL
i would KILL for a 'coldest day' of 60 degrees LOL
come talk to me when its 115 all day in the summer!!
**in shadows growing wings**
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craig
Dodge Dakota
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12/22/2002
03:15:30
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actually, the heat isn't so unbearable here, we don't have any humidity.
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jjj
Dodge Dakota
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12/22/2002
11:57:30
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Usually if throttle body icing is going to occur, it will happen at highway speeds under certain humidity and temp conditions. This is due to the fact that the throttle is barely open so you have very high velocity at the throttle plate and with the right conditions can cause icing. Symptoms would be usually a power loss while cruising. Was quite common on the older TBI cars.
What is funny is that free flowing intakes don't help in everyday driving unless you romp it quite often. For low end torque (and let's face it most driving is done under 2500 rpms) you need high intake velocity not volume.
Jeff
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chad
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2003
14:24:32
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i have a 2000 pont Grand am SE1 which has the same motor as the GT without the Ram Air. Would i benefit that much with the Ram Air and how can i make one without speading a couple of c notes
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