Intake Air Flow Hose

[ramthis9501]

Just put this on the other day, it's just a hose rigged on there to get more air to the intake. Thinking it'll help alot considering the intake doesn't get a ton of air just sitting in the middle of the engine bay. So hoping this is the fix!

[OklaHemi]

i still think if you are looking for something permanent you should have went with the pvc. you can paint it and it will make you engine bay look a lot better while serving the same function. you wont want to pop your hood to show the chicks corrugated drain hose.

[ramthis9501]

True... maybe later I can make up something sick and replace the drain hose lol

[OklaHemi]

ill help you

[ramthis9501]

Sweet!

[Okiespaniels]

I just realized what you were trying to do...while I applaud your enthusiasm you are will never get the results you are hoping for. There's simply too much warm air around the engine to have that hose be effective.
That hole in your fender flows a lot more air than you might think, and it's cleaner than frontal air. Why do you think NASCAR drivers talk about how much better thier car runs in clean air. It's not just the aerodynamics, but all the exhaust, dirt and other stuff that chokes off an engine.
I would've either built a box to mount to the inner fender that seals off the filter from the engine heat (until the box heats up) or bought a round heat shield that clamps to the filter and itstalled it so the shield is on the front facing the radiator.
Perhaps that is what Mike will help you with.

Btw...while these will help, they will not be that effective in producing more power once the engine compartment reaches operating temp. Tests conducted on other forums show most air tubes remain constant within a few degrees even when the truck is moving and air is drwn through the filter.

[ramthis9501]

Hopefully so! This is temporary like said before so maybe it'll work alot better then when we do something different

[Okiespaniels]

If it did I'd be shocked. You're not the first person to do this These 2nd gen trucks have been around awhile. I've had mine for 10 years and have already run a couple different tube based systems before going to a 14x3.
Just so you know, Volant has an add on tube that goes into the air box on thier 2nd gen system. This system has a box that draws air from the fender and then the tube is an add on which requires some modding of the box to install.
There is some benefit from this system...but it is the most expensive of all the ones out there.

[ramthis9501]

To tell you the truth, I actually think it knocked the temps down about 5 degrees if not more. The app on my phone reads temps and it was around 145 the other day. That's inside the intake of course but if I remember right it was over 150 before

[Okiespaniels]

Sadly 5 degrees is not going to make you any power. If you really wanted to make power and can find a way to make the tube air temp about a constant 65 degrees with a relative dew point about 50 degrees, you'll notice.

After the tube "heatsoaks" to around 100+ degrees everything after that is irrelevant.
Thats why vehicles run so much better in the fall and spring.