I was wondering what brands of CAI you all are running and how easy they were to install, cause looking under the hood of my 96, there doesn't seem to be a lot of room to run a true CAI. I'm looking into an aftermarket hood as well, does anyone make one that has a functional scoop that can funnel air to the stock plastic? All input is appreciated.

 

Most popular cai's are the ones that go in front of the motor not behind it. People use the 3.0 chrylser van intake neck to custom make a cai that goes under the battery. I always relocate the battery and use a short ram one. A name brand cai to buy would be the ice man. Its the only one that goes in the front. They are rare and not cheap. You will also need the battery tray with it or mod yours..

 

yeah the ice man is no longer made...so building it the 3.0L way is the way to go.

 

But you can find them used all day on the org.

 

The dealer still sells them new with tray for around $300. Make a friend and get a discount.

 

I run an Iceman and on a 1 to 5 scale i would rate it a 2 of difficulty to install. reason being is if you dont feel like jacking up the car it is hard to screw the filter element on if you already have it installed on the car without puting the element on first.

 

i made an intake out of a few pieces of old intercooler pipe and a big k&n air filter...technically its a warm air intake, but i just wanted it for the sound

 

Dust Devil, it depends on what you want.

Power, or looks

The aem/k&n are both hot air intakes, taking air directly above the header

the stock is a warm air intake, as it takes air from the front of the engine compartment but passes over the header

the iceman/kirk/3.0 custom cai are true cold air intakes, taking it from below the battery tray

just for comparrisons, the aem/K&N air temps read 170 degrees at the filter, the air temps inside the stock airbox by the filter reads 155 degrees, and the temps at the iceman/kirk/3.0 custom cai reads 90 degrees at the filter

this is on a 70 degree day, during freeway driving, during city driving the first 2 numbers would be significantly higher, with the last number for the true cai being slightly higher

with the air temps reading higher for the aem/k&n, you might think stock would make more, however the reason the aem/k&n makes more power is because it flows more air, where the true cai's flow the same air as the aem/k&n just with colder air

 

You can still find them new on the net from some places. They cost a pretty penny though.

 

i just ordered a cheapy from ebay and used some autozone cai pieces to custom fit it underneath the battery. it loox like $hit but it is a true cold air and only cost me bout $45. it was pretty easy to install. only took like 15-20 mins.