cheap ram air/intake helper
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From: missing Texas...
I'm going to borrow that picture (if you don't mind) for the gotts write up so people can see your idea
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From: OK
see your setup only sucks(not insult lol) that much because the filter only has two inlets to get air from, mine has the whole open engine bay to get air plus whatever air is being pushed thru to the filter. im not using mine the way you are. yours is actually part of your intake system, mine is basically just there to help out where it can. i really dont know if it even sucks in air thru the tube but any air going thru it when im moving is being fed right to the filter and if the fliter can suck it in, it will. mine has more area to pick up air from. but not a bad idea if you dont either already have something better or dont want to spend the $ for an intake system. and at least you thought it out and made the inlet tube after the filter straight and smoothe for better airflow. i will have to check to see if mine sucks in any air from the tube like you did in your video.
tarajerame, sure i would be honored to get into the how to i can get you better ones now that the silicon has dried pm me and let me know, hopfully i can get my lighter start in there its in the 2004-2008 forum "because i dont smoke" pg 4
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From: CO
i put my hand in front of the tube i have on my truck and it doesnt suck any air thru when its running so that means its getting enough air from elsewhere in the engine bay but if it needs more air while its driving, it is readily available for it. yeah the stock system has a cone filter too but the air being let in is limited by the one tube in the fender hole. and for the two tube setup, yeah it helps a lot i bet but i still think it could be getting more air possibly. really it doesnt matter how your intake is set up because no matter how much area you have open for air to come in, its all restricted by the throttlebody size. same with exhaust, you can have a 5 inch tube all the way to the end but if your tip is only 1 inch diameter, thats all the exhaust thats coming out because its restricted. not saying anybodies intake is better than the other because they are basically different setups. but either way they are still 10x better than stock.