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CHROMINTAKES - 2PC INTAKE w/CONE FILTER (EBAY)
This shows a small tube attached to the TB, and a longer tube connected to it, and you can't see the filter in the pic. Well, mine does not look like that, as you can see from the attachments below. I Will modify it later using my original intake hose as the first piece. This will be to extend the intake, and make for better fitment and flex with engine movement.
Ok, so I bought one of these for $20.00 on ebay, plus shipping. So, that's about 35.00 all together. It is not a CAI, because it does not dip down low enough to pull cold air. The filter resides where the old air-box was. The air-box & intake tube are easy to remove.
It was cheaper than what it would have cost me to buy the tubing, fittings, and filter at any local autoparts store! The filter alone, (Cheap spectre cone), was 35.00; you then add the price of hose, tubes, clamps, fittings, and grommet for CAI. It was well into $100.00 range for the parts...
Everything came as advertised, but there are a few things to know. There are instructions, but not detailed enough, and no pictures for reference. You get step-by-step instructions, except no reference for the mounting hardware.
If you have A/C: There is no clearance under the intake where the two pieces join. I managed to lift it up about 1/8" so it doesn't hit the lines or hood insulation. It is a tight fit if you have A/C, period. I will place some of that hard rubber under so it doesn't wear the fitting or tube.
CAI Hole & Grommet: Grommet is very weak. The CAI does not fit tightly into the grommet, and kind of hangs out a little, and seems loose. The hole was not drilled correctly, was ovaled out slightly, and was not deburred properly.
Mounting Bracket: No indication where you are supposed to install this, to keep the intake sturdy. I put it where the 2nd bolt is, to the right, of the where original intake tube spouts up. It's part of the upper rad support. I removed the bolt, and installed the long piece of the bracket there, with the bolt. I then bolted the "L" piece to the bracket, then the "L" under the band clamp for the filter cone. Looks and feels decent, and sturdy.
Breather Hose: It all connects together ok, but has too much hose, and loops around to the 2nd intake piece nozzle. Since you are removing the breather filter from the system, you will get oil in the intake tube. So, I installed a fuel filter as an oil catch, that I got at Auto Zone; part# FF733, then G485 below that number.
The filter I got a small canister with two nozzles out of the top, one marked IN and the other, OUT. The OE hose from the breather (using some of the included BLUE hose - Cut to fit) goes into the IN nozzle; band clamp it. then you use the remaining hose, it clamps to the OUT; then the into the intake tube nozzle; which does not require clamping. You have to clamp the included hose that go in and out of the oil catch. This is a free flowing filter; I blew into it and there was no resistance (others I have used took some effort). This will keep oil out of the intake altogether, as the original system was designed to do. You should only have to change it, or dump the oil out every 40k miles, or more. The breather filter I had, looked like it was never changed, and was NOT saturated, so this system should last, and there is about 58K on the Jeep.
I will let you know if there is any MPG increase.
I noticed I do not have to push as ******* the throttle either.
It is not really any louder than the original system.
Use a real K&N filtercharger for optimal performance gains.
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This shows a small tube attached to the TB, and a longer tube connected to it, and you can't see the filter in the pic. Well, mine does not look like that, as you can see from the attachments below. I Will modify it later using my original intake hose as the first piece. This will be to extend the intake, and make for better fitment and flex with engine movement.
Ok, so I bought one of these for $20.00 on ebay, plus shipping. So, that's about 35.00 all together. It is not a CAI, because it does not dip down low enough to pull cold air. The filter resides where the old air-box was. The air-box & intake tube are easy to remove.
It was cheaper than what it would have cost me to buy the tubing, fittings, and filter at any local autoparts store! The filter alone, (Cheap spectre cone), was 35.00; you then add the price of hose, tubes, clamps, fittings, and grommet for CAI. It was well into $100.00 range for the parts...
Everything came as advertised, but there are a few things to know. There are instructions, but not detailed enough, and no pictures for reference. You get step-by-step instructions, except no reference for the mounting hardware.
If you have A/C: There is no clearance under the intake where the two pieces join. I managed to lift it up about 1/8" so it doesn't hit the lines or hood insulation. It is a tight fit if you have A/C, period. I will place some of that hard rubber under so it doesn't wear the fitting or tube.
CAI Hole & Grommet: Grommet is very weak. The CAI does not fit tightly into the grommet, and kind of hangs out a little, and seems loose. The hole was not drilled correctly, was ovaled out slightly, and was not deburred properly.
Mounting Bracket: No indication where you are supposed to install this, to keep the intake sturdy. I put it where the 2nd bolt is, to the right, of the where original intake tube spouts up. It's part of the upper rad support. I removed the bolt, and installed the long piece of the bracket there, with the bolt. I then bolted the "L" piece to the bracket, then the "L" under the band clamp for the filter cone. Looks and feels decent, and sturdy.
Breather Hose: It all connects together ok, but has too much hose, and loops around to the 2nd intake piece nozzle. Since you are removing the breather filter from the system, you will get oil in the intake tube. So, I installed a fuel filter as an oil catch, that I got at Auto Zone; part# FF733, then G485 below that number.
The filter I got a small canister with two nozzles out of the top, one marked IN and the other, OUT. The OE hose from the breather (using some of the included BLUE hose - Cut to fit) goes into the IN nozzle; band clamp it. then you use the remaining hose, it clamps to the OUT; then the into the intake tube nozzle; which does not require clamping. You have to clamp the included hose that go in and out of the oil catch. This is a free flowing filter; I blew into it and there was no resistance (others I have used took some effort). This will keep oil out of the intake altogether, as the original system was designed to do. You should only have to change it, or dump the oil out every 40k miles, or more. The breather filter I had, looked like it was never changed, and was NOT saturated, so this system should last, and there is about 58K on the Jeep.
I will let you know if there is any MPG increase.
I noticed I do not have to push as ******* the throttle either.
It is not really any louder than the original system.
Use a real K&N filtercharger for optimal performance gains.
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