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No I don't mean the kind that plays the greatest hits from the Dukes of Hazard
Wondering about the one that is in the stock air intake. My 2.5L YJ had one that I tore out. I hear it's in the 4.0 as well but have been much to0 lazy to take a look in my XJ. Does this thing help smooth out the airflow into the engine or is it using Barnouli's principle to cause a pressure drop/velocity increase for some reason? Or, as it is rumored, does it just restrict the airflow into the intake manifold.
The only real noticeable effect ripping mine out had was a whistling (spelling?) noise when it's run wide open. I did it in conjunction with a borla header kit, high flow cat, and a flowmaster so if there was penalty or benefit it was masked by the exhaust upgrade.

Wondering about the one that is in the stock air intake. My 2.5L YJ had one that I tore out. I hear it's in the 4.0 as well but have been much to0 lazy to take a look in my XJ. Does this thing help smooth out the airflow into the engine or is it using Barnouli's principle to cause a pressure drop/velocity increase for some reason? Or, as it is rumored, does it just restrict the airflow into the intake manifold.
The only real noticeable effect ripping mine out had was a whistling (spelling?) noise when it's run wide open. I did it in conjunction with a borla header kit, high flow cat, and a flowmaster so if there was penalty or benefit it was masked by the exhaust upgrade.