Intake sticking out through the hood. Ideas?
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Intake sticking out through the hood. Ideas?
I posted a question with these pictures and then realized it was the wrong way to word what I wanted to know.
So. I'm going through the hood with the intake on the 4runner so I can clear a space for the second battery as well as get the intake up a little higher for water crossings and help get some air that isn't heated in the engine compartment.
Question 1) Have any of you done something as silly as this or ever seen it done.
Question 2) Other than me being a little bit of a loon do you think it'll look ok and work well?
I'm having a platform built to mount the AFM on top of the valve cover and will be cutting the hood so the air filter and AFM will stick out a little. Might go with a hood scoop later but am still undecided and yes I know the motor is dirty, that's for tomorrow.
So. I'm going through the hood with the intake on the 4runner so I can clear a space for the second battery as well as get the intake up a little higher for water crossings and help get some air that isn't heated in the engine compartment.
Question 1) Have any of you done something as silly as this or ever seen it done.
Question 2) Other than me being a little bit of a loon do you think it'll look ok and work well?
I'm having a platform built to mount the AFM on top of the valve cover and will be cutting the hood so the air filter and AFM will stick out a little. Might go with a hood scoop later but am still undecided and yes I know the motor is dirty, that's for tomorrow.
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You just wanna be different, or just don't want to do a snorkel? Ah, nevermind, I just re-read your post.....it'll deffntly be different......
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seems like it would work pretty good, its a trail truck right? so now worries about water runnin up the hood at speeds? and ide def get an outerwares for the beast if its gonna be right in front
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bad idea. cold air is good but i hope your good at cleaning air filters because thats what your gonna be doing every 20 miles...A cowl type hood might be best...
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talk to alan (just a 22re) about an exposed air filter.. his 4runner has a snorkel with a cone filter outside of the engine bay. (the filter is at the top of the snorkel). he'll tell ya about the cleaning of it. id get a scoop if u do that.
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The biggest thing I'd be worried about would be mass amounts of vibrations to the AFM mounted directly to the engine. It might be an issue and it might not. I dont know. But i'd keep a close eye on it. I know it always get vibraations in the engine compartment but when mounted away from the engine its usually on rubber isolators that absorb alot of it. But its a neat idea let us know how it works out.
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I have to say that i think it would heat the intake being on top of the engine like that. other than that it would be an interesting idea to play with.
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The biggest thing I'd be worried about would be mass amounts of vibrations to the AFM mounted directly to the engine. It might be an issue and it might not. I dont know. But i'd keep a close eye on it. I know it always get vibraations in the engine compartment but when mounted away from the engine its usually on rubber isolators that absorb alot of it. But its a neat idea let us know how it works out.
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Ah, ok. Hmmmmm, since your going to relocate your gas tank anyway were you going to still use the factory one? Project #25 on mine is to relocate the tank, remove the factory one and raise the factory gas tank skid up flush with the frame rails and put my viar compressor and tank and my second battery there. However, if you're keeping the factory tank and going with a dual tank setup then this won't work so much for you!! lol!!
I agree on the motor vibes and would go with a "cowl induction" look.
I agree on the motor vibes and would go with a "cowl induction" look.
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hes not really looking for cold air, hes going to be putting a second battery where his intake currently resides so he has to look for an alternate route ,FYI
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Ah, ok. Hmmmmm, since your going to relocate your gas tank anyway were you going to still use the factory one? Project #25 on mine is to relocate the tank, remove the factory one and raise the factory gas tank skid up flush with the frame rails and put my viar compressor and tank and my second battery there. However, if you're keeping the factory tank and going with a dual tank setup then this won't work so much for you!! lol!!
I agree on the motor vibes and would go with a "cowl induction" look.
I agree on the motor vibes and would go with a "cowl induction" look.
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Are you sure you're not my neighbor in disguise? He said the same thing. I'll be pulling the stock tank and tossing it and installing the Downey replacement cell in the back where the spare used to hang. He crawled under the rig and figures we can build a box to mount the battery in and still have room for the OBA tank. So it looks like sticking the intake up through the hood wasn't such a good idea. I still need to get the damn intake to pull air from outside and a little higher up though.