Maybe I'm missing something! Where does the cold air come in from? Wouldn't it be better if there was air channeled in from somewhere outside the engine compartment? Or am I confusing this with the old hood scoops from the sixties muscle cars?

 

the DIY CAI(listed in the FAQ thread) channels air from next to the radiator, what he bought is just a short ram air intake, not a CAI.

the largest STOCK tire size on these trucks is 31" diameter, the largest you can fit w/ a t/s lift is 32" if you want 33" you need 5" of total lift

 

I liked the build hands down, however I have to say the garbage can in the engine bay pictures were funny as hell!

Anyway, it looks good with the weather stripping as a finished product. The one issue I see it that the plastic is not going to keep it's rigidity under the 250+ degrees of the engine bay. I think it's going to get soft because it's made out of non heat rated plastics and therefore loose effectiveness.

The other thing I noticed is he didn't show a picture of the incomming air, meaning the inner fender, where his so called cold air is going to be brought in from? This was the only picture I could see that you could see a little bit of the inner fender well and I have to say it's got to be one SMALL opening because the upper part was flush?



I really question if the amount of CFM's he could pull through a small area like that. And you know that in that small area the rest of it isn't open or anything so I just don't see how he got the amount of CFM he actually needed?

As far as everyones questions on THe Home Brew true CAI and many other questions can be found in the DIY post as Sharps indicated here: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen...wers-faqs.html

 

Thanks guys! I appreciate all the help. I'll see if I can work this around so I'm getting some cold air than just sucking up the warm air in the engine bay!

 

What do you guys recommend intead of using a trash can? Also, how can I work it around so I am getting some nice cold air into that sucker?

 

Not sure of what other things to use, however I would just pipe the cold air in. See my post up there ^^^^^ and there is a link. In that link you will find a Do It Yourself (DIY) and in there you will find your answer under CAI:

 

Thanks man! I'll keep you guys posted! Me and Dakota08 will do it!

 

Alright guys, just installed my intake last night with my buddy, took a while because it's eBay duhhh haha, but it turned out very well, nice and loud, better response, and I'll have to wait on the MPG for later. I'll post pictures tomorrow! Now time for epic heat shield forming!