A Dantes Peak style snorkel would get you cold air and top of being out of the dust.
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I’m curious to see if you actually see a difference. I know they say cold air makes power and I know it does but in my experience it’s so minimal it’s not worth the price.
Yep, been tracking MPG stuff. Fortunately I needed to do something with the air cleaner, so I was already going to spend some money. If it gains back any power or mileage, I’ll consider it a victory
Working on it.
You need a snorkle with those big floaty tires?
Kain
3/4 ton status
See......SNORKEL FOR THE WIN BABY!!!!
along those lines, but not quite so extreme.
It may not be huge gains, but there is a reason the OEMs spend a ton of engineering time and money to get the factory intake setups pulling air through the fender, grille or hood but not open to the heat under the hood.
I know watching the data on mine with an open cone filter tucked in by the passenger side battery tray my IAT's are very consistent at 20-30 degrees above whatever ambient temp is. Is that too much? Can it be better? How much will it help? I'm realistic enough to know I'm not going to gain a full mile per gallon. But every little bit is going to help to build a little more power and save a little bit of fuel.
EFI systems just run better with cooler dense air.
Yes I know. Been hot rodding for the last 20 years. Hence my comment on why it seems to make so little difference. Everything is so highly tuned these days. So I’m curious on something that’s not highly tuned to see if there’s a difference.
Oddly coincidental that this Hot Rod article popped up in my news feed. Way too much math for 5:45 am, but interesting read.
Hot Rod article
Hot Rod article
That’s fair. Did some quick and dirty. Figured at 100% VE
Why? Because I also figured it at cruise RPM / 30. That’s very close to peak torque. Optimistic, but it’s also not a 1960s ford
At full RPM / 60, the number is the same...
Needs 4.60” for a 350” engine
So running 2x tubes ensures there’s more air in the system than it needs, which is the whole point of try to “ram air”
I am going to put a gage on it and see if it will have any effect on in/hg
So two 4" ducts should be enough or that's two 6.5" ducts?
Cold air for a hot running motor.
Yeah because I need to make my truck taller.
It’s all about the fresh air. There’s even a meme in the pig pen about fresh truck air
