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pmpott
Dodge Dakota
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5/24/2006
15:38:08
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What are the best CAI's on the market for the Dakota?
I see a lot of people have the K&N. Are there any better ones out? How about more cost-effective (read cheap)
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toolfan
GenIII
5/24/2006
17:46:29
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my friend got a AEM one that i helped him put in. he paid around $200. the kit went together well and quality was high, but the way it mount wasn't near as simple as the one i made for my truck.
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Stock
Dodge Dakota
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5/25/2006
01:58:30
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Your stock intake is one.
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jerry
Dodge Dakota
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5/27/2006
19:25:39
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Any intake taking air from under the hood is not gonna be a real cold air intake. Some are just a little cooler than others in their positioning. A functional ram air setup is a lot better. For a truly cold air intake, the shaker Hood can't be beat. It takes air directly from outside and it goes directly into the throttle body via a K&N filter. Not exactly cheap at $800. But we're also talking looks here. Not only does cold air produce more HP, but in looks alone the hood adds at least 50 HP. LOL
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Big Ed
GenIII
5/27/2006
21:02:46
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I believe colder air also means richer fuel burning producing more HP but causing POORER gas mileage. Am I wrong on this????
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Me Too
Dodge Dakota
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5/27/2006
21:03:53
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I took out the fog light and installed hoses from the bumper holes to the air box.
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jpkomm
Dodge Dakota
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5/27/2006
22:28:34
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I think it is sorta a mixed bag, Big Ed. By doing stuff like shakers, forced induction, etc, you can cause more problems down the road by forcing your engine to operate out of factory specs. Of course, some people never have a problem after that sorta thing.
pmpott, if you live in a dusty area or are required to do a lot of off-road driving, I would recommend NOT getting a cotton gauze filter like K&N and similar brandings. They will let more grit through into your engine. There are cotton gauze alternatives out there from Amsoil and PureOne that uses a foam-like material that you can put on a cold air intake.
If you are intent on getting a CAI, there are quite a few people on here that have constructed home-made intakes that are very good and very inexpensive.
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jerry
Dodge Dakota
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5/28/2006
02:45:56
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just remember, the longer the distance a duct goes through the engine compartment, the more heat it picks up from the under hood. Kind of like a heat exchanger. So ducting from the driving lights, while a neat idea, probably takes a lot of heat with the air at lower speeds. On a freeway it will probably work a lot better.
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Android287
GenIII
5/28/2006
10:45:22
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The intake system works best for me was getting rid of the factory air hat and replacing it with a mandrel bent tube and some silicone couplers. I also took the elbow off the front of the air box and just put on a 4" ruubber coupler from home depot.
Nothing flows like a straight pipe
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
5/28/2006
15:51:29
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I've experimented with several ideas.
The STOCK one (4.7) is a COLD intake, as it took the air from the fender which gets the air from places like just under the cowl, etc.
One of my craziest ones went down all 3" ABS and I had a hole drilled down through the metal in front of the fendewr and a filter under that which was behind the fog light area. THAT one had the only noticable PEAK in any power change, but at the same time it HOWLED at that resonance as well. It was annoying when pulling a hill at speed, towing, etc. So I tried other things to get any effect without the noise.
So far nothing has made any noticable change in power. Right now I have a filter just laying behind the gap next to the radiator because I haven't bothered any more with it. That is NOT the best place for it. But I needed to get it away from DIRT and WATER when I romped the truck where the filter behind the fog light was BAD for that.
A shaker hood would be best out of all when running a N/A engine.
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