Cold Air Intake

[bburton86]

What is the cheapest Cold Air Intake for 96 XJ you have found? link....

 

[white99XJ]

you can make the rustys airtube yourself with a 3" exhaust coupler and use a small differential breather for the front pvc breather on the head... did this on mine for like $15

 

[Kittrell]

The Rustys Air Tube is like $30, or you can buy a ebay piece of crap with a filter for like $5, with $20 shipping. I have an idea. Lets use your Jeep as a model. And see how much home depot, and junk yard crap we can put on it. It'll be the cheapest built XJ around, and will wheel like a piece of garbage. But why do you care, you built the thing for $60 bucks................:cheers:

 

[lost1]

I say snorkle all the way...lovin' mine. You can find them pretty cheap if you look around and wait for the right deal. And you won't have to change your air filter all the flippin' time with your intake being so low to the ground. (then again I doubt Tennessee has much desert huh?)

 

[KB1JKN]

Do not snorkle.. idk how much you wheel that thing but a snorkle and any brush or trees at all= rippage. I live in Ct, and on any given weekend if i had a snorkle on my jeep it would be gone shortly after entering the trail head.... stick to the cold air and a K&N, thats what i run and i love it.

 

[87manche]

http://www.jeep4.0performance.4mg.com/FIPK.html
there's DIY unit that's thought out.

 

[lost1]

Do not snorkle.. idk how much you wheel that thing but a snorkle and any brush or trees at all= rippage. I live in Ct, and on any given weekend if i had a snorkle on my jeep it would be gone shortly after entering the trail head.... stick to the cold air and a K&N, thats what i run and i love it.

Anything that rough would be doing damage to the rest of the jeep too, and I'm not talking just paint. Good grief. I don't know about the rest of the packages out there but my snorkel's ON THERE.

and just my 2cents but K&N is waay overrated.

 

[Road_37]

What is the cheapest Cold Air Intake for 96 XJ you have found? link....

I'm considering this kit...not cheap but clean design, looks good...anyone have experience with this one?

http://www.airaidsales.com/www/AirAid-Intake-System-for-91-01-Cherokee-Sport-40L-P328C12.aspx

 

[bajacalal]

About 9 dollars to make my own, because I had to get a u-bolt and a metal CCV fitting and I did some braizing and welding so theres the cost of rods and gases. The tube was a large electrical conduit cutoff (was thrown away at a construction site where I was working) and the bracket was a heavyduty stainless shelf bracket (1/4" thick steel) I modified (from the same construction site. Literally, built from trash. Plus one $45 K&N filter.

 

[Dr. Dyno]

http://www.jeep4.0performance.4mg.com/FIPK.html
there's DIY unit that's thought out.

Definitely. After all, it's mine. :thumbup:

 

[krakhedd]

Build your own. Cost me like $40 or $50 total, and mine's a pretty decent setup. I used 3" copper tubing, with a 45* elbow in it, and epoxy to smooth the joints. I also relocated my IAT sensors into the airstream, but it runs REALLY rich under about 65*-70* Fahrenheit, so I'm gonna get another sensor, mount it in the stock location, and install a 2-way switch so I can pick which one I want to use.

I used a K&N with more than enough capacity to work well for a stroker, even with forced induction. It can't hurt to have the extra capacity, even if you may not use it. Figure at least a 400CFM filter should be good (a 242ci motor will need 367.62152777... CFM of fresh air @ 5250 RPM).

If you get a K&N, be sure to get the cleaning kit also.

 

[theksmith]

As far as the actuall filter portion of it goes, K&N, S&B, and most any oiled cotton gauze filter is the same. Just MAKE SURE YOU KEEP IT OILED. Without the oil, the ability to filter goes way down and you are really letting some crap into your engine.

There has been some buzz lately around the new DryFlow re-usable filter though.. I don't know much about it:
http://www.aempower.com/press_events_detail.asp?aid=58

 

[unixdude71]

I used Rusty's intake tube and a 7" K&N cone on my 2001. I also reworked the recirc hose with 1/" ID heater hose for better hood clearance and less bends/kinks. I had a TB spacer that made for some unconfortable angles connecting the tube to the TB but fixed it by raising the base mount of the tube with a 1" urethane Tracker truck skateboard bushing. Runs as well as a friend's K&N FIPK for less than half the price.

 

[DBenz]

Does anyone have a picture of Rusty's intake tube, or am i misinterpreting this? On thier site, it shows the stock plastic black hose form the TB and then a K&N filter. So does tube=filter?
EDIT: I see that it's a black circle with a tail, but would still like input on the comment below

I'm looknig for a tube with no recesses to allow for bending. The stock piece with the recesses looks somewhat restrictive.