Decided to order some of the Challenger hood scoop inserts for the truck to make it more functional - they don't fit - they're much smaller. That was a waste. I guess I'll have to put them up on eBay.

Sooo.... I decided to cut the under the hood liner out of the way for better airflow to the engine area. Now I'm thinking of getting the K&N setup with the open top so it can utilize the cool air - but what do I do about water dumping on the filter element?

 

I'm talking about attaching one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/K-N-C...ht_3812wt_1165

Not this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2009-...#ht_4554wt_939

So if it was just open, with no lid on the box like there is with the stock setup, what prevents water from just dumping on the intake? Do I not need to worry about it? Or will this be a serious issue?

 

i have a 2010 2500 and was wondering if the made the challenger hood for my truck i went to the dealer and they didnt know anything about the hood

 

To the best of my knowledge, there is no after market hood out for the HD ram line. In fact, I would be shocked to see anything within the next year if at all. Nice thing about the 3rd gens was that they used the same hood, but that's not the case anymore. Just a big waiting game to see if it works out or not. Be checking the AM diesel sites too.

 

Has anyone seen the Carbon Fibre hood for the RAM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/09-10...#ht_3665wt_939

 

Plastic fiber bottom structure?

While it would save the cost of painting, I think saving a few pounds over the already really light hood is kind of funny on such a heavy truck.....