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Dale
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8/23/2002
10:45:20
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What is that little "flap" in the air hat for in the 97-up?? Has anyone taken it out? If so what did it do?
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street guy
Dodge Dakota
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8/23/2002
22:32:13
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what air flap? there is no such critter nor has there ever been in my '97
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Dan
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8/24/2002
00:17:04
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I have the same little flap on the under side of my air hat in my 97 3.9L. I to am wondering what it does.
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Dale
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8/24/2002
00:28:05
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Thank you dan, what do you think it does?? I am thinking about taking it out, but I am sure dodge wants a pretty penny for that part.
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J
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2002
15:30:51
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your truck will detonate if you take those 'thingies' out....j/k
those flaps are baffles. I think, i may be wrong, but i think they reduce the noise. If this was a millionare question i'd say I am 80% sure. Maybe pole the audience?
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BigJoe
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8/25/2002
17:19:43
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I gots a '97 I know of no flaps. Please explain further....
Joe
Blue '97 Dodge Dakota Club Cab SLT: 3.9L V6 auto. IAT behind headlight 180 thermostat, Homenbrau cold air intake with K&N filter, Bosch Platinum plugs (next tune-up it'll be autolites) ripped off that g-dang rubber flap by the radiator and Air Box fender boot thing, Borg & Warner plug wires (soon to be JBA).
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J
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2002
19:23:14
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take off your airhat and look inside, you will see some metal flaps (baffles). Yank them out and tell us what happens.
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dan
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8/25/2002
20:24:07
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Dale,
My guess is that the baffel keeps the air coming into the hat from just spinning around and acually directs the airflow down into the throttle body. Again this is only my guess.
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J
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8/25/2002
21:01:23
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Either way the flaps do create a lot of turbulence, flaps or no flaps. It seems the stock airhat is very inefficient. Maybe somehow we can attach a bent tube directly to the TB. I do not have any ideas yet, and there is defiantly some design constraints; such as adequate room for this.
Now K&N does have a product that gets around this, as they replace the airhat too. But since not all of us have the cash to spend well have to make do.
So, think about it. I’ll take some measurements and try to come up with a design that bolts up to our home brew intakes.
Hey, also there is no law in taping some holes into the TB to fit our design…many possibilities.
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Dale
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8/25/2002
22:29:27
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Thanks guys, I was thinking the plastic flap, I know the metal ones are for support so you dont crush it. But anyway dont take them out right?? I was looking at a TB hat for a 2000? tahoe ( I know chevy) But it has a "spiral" design to it. Think that would work better??
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