when i first got on df i saw an article that said how to put a cold air intake on a dakota with parts from a hardware store and a k+n cone filter. can someone tell me how to find this feed or tell me how to do it? really i just need the details.

 

Basically you just need some 3" ABS (NOT PVC!!) pipe, perhaps some angle fittings, and some hose clamps. You'll also want to do something to shield the filter from the hot engine compartment air though.

PVC is polyvinylchloride, and when heated you run the risk of releasing chlorine, which isn't all that good to breathe.

 

... No wonder that pipe my buddy made from pvc hit so hard ! ! [sm=pimp.gif]

 

i too am looking into new air intakes, but i think i am going with a k&n kit instead of making it custom. but they show on the k&n website on what to take off and how to hook everything back up. seems pretty easy i think. hopes this helps!

 

Yeah, it's really easy. I took the MAC CAI off my 5.0 and stuck it in my Dakota for a little while just to see if it would make a difference. Honestly, I couldn't tell. There was more noise, but that's about it. If I get bored this summer I might do it again and do some datalogging to see if there's an intake charge temp difference, but since the CAI doesn't actually suck cold air, I doubt it. Perhaps even hotter air.

 

IMO - If your "cold air" kit dosen't actually put the filter up in the fender well, then it's probably pointless, and you'd be farther off just putting a K&N filter in. That's my $.02

 

In the 5.0 the Mac kit stuffs it in the fender, but the geometry is a little different between a Fox body and a Dakota, so it wouldn't work. And yeah, I think you're better off with the stock airbox and a high flow filter than a cone filter under the hood.

Side note, if you put your filter in the fender, do not go through puddles WOT, it's asking for trouble. In fact, don't do it if you've got any intentions of going off-road.

 

I found that a 10 spot and a trip to the muffler guy can result in one hell of a nice 3" custome pipe bent on site to however you like...I have also seen people use heat reflecting material to coat the pipe from tip to tip.... But the most inteligent design , in terms of pipe material , is carbon fiber... Add a heat sheild or a coat ofheat absorbing paste and a reflecting material to cover the paste,along with the proper positioning and ****, you arepullen cooool air with no added heat from a hot tube ect... I have heard of a carbon fiber filter that is designed to trap and or block any material even lwater from entering into the intake... Cant recall the name but when Icome across it again Iam no doubt getting one for my Dak...[sm=gears.gif]

 

Just browsing along that world wide intranet thing yesterday, and I seen this Cold Air kit .... Clicky Clik ... Plastic tubing shouldn't conduct heat very well, Heat shield around the Filter, Inside the Engine bay -keeping it clean... And it looks kinda cool. Price is a little steep (IMO) but what car parts aren't ?? Anyone see and/or run these?? Just thought I'd share.

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I have the site your looking for, if it is the same one that is suppose to be a homemade type supercharger. Is that the one your talking about?