xj builders guide, cowl air intake

[tonofclay2]

Hmm, that K&N looks expensive. What did it set you back? I cut up the cowl on a junker and couldn't imagine fitting any filter in there. The CIS looks like it might work. On my 99 the passenger cowl screen is sealed and the driver is open so the passenger would be best.

 

[gamma]

I have this setup here are some pics. i used K&N #RU3130.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lXivLXZ-Mqzca6GIzW_JIQ?feat=directlink

 

[ChevelleSSLS6]

I thought running a industrial equipment style 'canister' would work well with a 'mushroom' inlet (think hummer, industrial equipment) mounted on the cowl. It'd keep water out so long as it's not dunked into 'intake deep' water or is hit by a rogue wave.

 

[srimes]

I have this setup here are some pics. i used K&N #RU3130.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lXivLXZ-Mqzca6GIzW_JIQ?feat=directlink

very cool, thanks for the pics. I planned on hooking up the intake to the cowl using the stock airbox, but I like the space saved with this. What are the dimensions of the filter you used?

 

[kmanxj5050]

so i didnt get to doing this this weekend like i wanted but i plan on just running some flexible tube into the cowl on the drivers side, and into the stock airbox, and sealing off the stock entrance on the stock airbox.

Did you guys remove the black piece of plastic with all the small square holes.

 

[jeeperjohn]

Has anybody seen a setup where the filter is actually inside the car? I have been thinking I want to do this and seeing how someone else did it would help a lot.

 

[Shorty]

I've got no pics, but I had a buddy put one in his ride--

loud, loud, loud......

I'd say it softer, but the hearing damage from riding with him has ruined my hearing! At higher RPM, your intake airflow is actually louder than your exhaust-- too loud for my taste.

 

[gamma]

very cool, thanks for the pics. I planned on hooking up the intake to the cowl using the stock airbox, but I like the space saved with this. What are the dimensions of the filter you used?

inlet 3.5", base 4.5" top 3" and 6.5" long.

 

[srimes]

I've got no pics, but I had a buddy put one in his ride--

loud, loud, loud......

I'd say it softer, but the hearing damage from riding with him has ruined my hearing! At higher RPM, your intake airflow is actually louder than your exhaust-- too loud for my taste.

Is the bad just driving around town? Or only loud when you get on it?

 

[sherman08]

That CIS looks kool but goes for like $200 thats too much for my tastes.

 

[Shorty]

Is the bad just driving around town? Or only loud when you get on it?

It would depend as much on the diameter of the intake tube as anything. I think he was using about a 2.5" or 3" tube and it sounded just like the throttle body without an air tube attached-- right next to your ear.

 

[tonofclay2]

I have this setup here are some pics. i used K&N #RU3130.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lXivLXZ-Mqzca6GIzW_JIQ?feat=directlink

how the H did you get that in there? Looks amazing tho. I like the set-up the guy at Gojeep has, like what the guy said about the sealed canister similar to Hummer. Plus the Gojeep filter is a much finer element and the dust on local trails is like talcum powder!!

 

[Darky]

...or is hit by a rogue wave.

:roflmao: :roflmao: