Fresh air, not fresh tree branches and pine needles. After a trail run now my bed looks like I'm hauling mulch for the garden.
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Air intake options
- Thread starter Bent77
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Be an entrepreneur and sell it to the fine folks out there in corn country
I haven't been able to find a good cone filter for the can on my single intake yet. After following someone down a dirt road, I get dust in the air tube behind the filter. I'm sure there's a good one out there, but I haven't found it.
Also, if I'm reading correctly, I'm not getting enough air through my 4" tube? Should it be 4.5 or 6.5", I'm seeing both numbers in you equations. Based on that, though, I'm going to have to scrap the idea I had to use the intake/filter box off a 5.3 I have sitting in the garage.
Also, if I'm reading correctly, I'm not getting enough air through my 4" tube? Should it be 4.5 or 6.5", I'm seeing both numbers in you equations. Based on that, though, I'm going to have to scrap the idea I had to use the intake/filter box off a 5.3 I have sitting in the garage.
I started reading the article and had flash backs of sizing pipes for water flow under pressure or gravity. I might have to start day drinking now.
Those numbers are for, in the words of the article, "all-out, no-compromise performance". Most times the smaller intake tube won't affect your power.
I'm running a 4" single on mine and while I'm still not clear enough to do the math, it's probably undersized for the ideal numbers.
But 4" is about as big as I can stuff under the hood (it touches the hood right now anyway) so you have to manage the compromise.
But 4" is about as big as I can stuff under the hood (it touches the hood right now anyway) so you have to manage the compromise.
6,000 rpm? Since the big block went in I don't think my tach has swung past 5,000 rpm except trying to get stuck in the snow above Central City.
Must be a small block thing...
I don't think mine has been past 4000
At 4001 it shears the distributor gear pin.
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Ouch...But still funny. The old gnome must have got a full night's rest to be that sharp today.
I used my one funny for the year.
Cold air intake, just do it 
I like your style.
Many years ago, I saw a picture, thought then it was a joke, still hope it was.....
Car had a large hose hooked to the air cleaner intake with a filter on the end. Between the filter and the air cleaner was a large box.
The top was off the box showing an air conditioner evaporator inside.
Caption was something along the lines of "cooler air, more power".
Car had a large hose hooked to the air cleaner intake with a filter on the end. Between the filter and the air cleaner was a large box.
The top was off the box showing an air conditioner evaporator inside.
Caption was something along the lines of "cooler air, more power".
The dodge demon can use its AC system to chill the air.
Magikal
1/2 ton status
Early 90s tbi ran the air intake into the fender which got air via the grill. Faster you drive, the more it pushed the air in. Not ideal but it was better then warm air in the engine bay. Shit always runs great in December or January here in North Idaho. Ambient air temp 0-20F
GM ran outside air on the trucks since at least 1981. (In response to the above post)
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My problem is the larger radiator and a battery on each side. I don't have room to run the inlet off the core support. I'm seriously considering moving the batteries to the bed to free up some space in the engine bay.
