any of you guys have ideas for relocating the air intake? for driving through deeper water is of course a snorkel the 1st choice. but i park my car near a narrow street. so sometmes people hit your mirror.
so i think of relocating the air intake to a higher place like the one with the tank for the windows cleaning water. anyone ever done it? with cut out for better air or just inside the engine department. (sorry for my bad technical english. hopefully it's still good enough to make clear what i have on mind)
I've seen people run it into the cowl below the windshield
I had thought about doing it and found out others already have but it seems to be a pretty good place
also for the 5.2 there's an intake that keeps the filters up high in the engine bay, I don't remember what's its called though
(I think ratmonkey has it)
yes.. that's the thing i had on mind when i thought if no direct air intake in the front will be a problem or not.
but.. in gemrany we have a strict type approval (called tüv). i will loose registration and insurance with a solution like yours. need to stuck with the old air filter box.
Hmmm, sorta reviving this thread cause I don't wanna make a new one, but I have a question, that may be dumb, but I've never done any sort of intake mod, and when you do this what do you do with the vacuum lines that are attached the the stock box??
Hmmm, sorta reviving this thread cause I don't wanna make a new one, but I have a question, that may be dumb, but I've never done any sort of intake mod, and when you do this what do you do with the vacuum lines that are attached the the stock box??
Yeah I have to finish the hole in the cowl, weld two plates and finish the hole with 1/8 rubber sheet for a "heat resistant" water tight transition through the firewall.
At idol, the aluminum tube feels cool to the touch, much colder than the running engine. Plus im avoiding hydro lock and water intake, the functional part of the CAI was just an added bonus.
I also added an electric fan, with the intake and fan, you can really feel a difference in the throttle.
Not to mention the intake is loud as hell. Haha. Love it.
Tuesday i have off from work so im going to put a 90, or a 60, degree the end my intake and run it more inside of the cowl where the heater box gets it's air.
Hit a water crossing with too much gusto and had what looked like a 1" wall of water on my windshield that ran into the cowl and hydro locked. Mind that the water level was up to my hood anyways...
No damage. Pulled the plugs and pumped the water out and continued to off road all day.
Crossed that same spot twice more just slowly and had no troubles.
Is there a specific filter yall got for this set up? I was lookin at gettin a k&n cone filter for my set up, just didn't know about size and fitment :thumbsup:
There is actually, when I first did it I bought an autozone filter but it didn't fit, so I hit it with a bfh till it did. I was sorta worried that waa bad so I got an airaid filter off of summitracing. When I get on my comp i'll post a link.
This is the puddle i went through too fast the one time. Little less shallow when i visited yesterday with my newly sealed trans. Worked great. All fluids are clean
I really like the filter in the cowl like that! I had an XJ and just ran a hose out the back of my stock airbox to the cowl. (cant do that on the ZJ, washer fluid in the way)
One time I sank my XJ's nose in a mud pit nearly to the wipers! engine COMPLETELY submerged the front of my jeep, cowl intake worked great! (although I did have to get yanked out by a Deuce and a half...)
Have to make sure it stays relatively clear of mud and snow, but worked great. Im sure itll be the same on the ZJ!
That pic actually isnt mine, I dont usually ford anything past my doors (got a nice stereo system an dont wanna short it) I just relocated it so that I wont have to worry about the intake being quite so low.
I'm glad I stumbled across this thread. I know what I'm doing on my next day off.....
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