ks_yota

anyone have picture of this in their 3vz? jus curious as to how it looks like

or bomz or k&n

jungle_runner

i just installed one in my 22re
i love it ... sounds nice sucking in the air ... had to use a hack saw to shorten the chrome tube and drill a hole through the fender apron near where the stock filter bolted down ... no v6 3.0 though ... good luck

cadman

I might have a picture. I'll check after work.

cadman

These are the only good shots I have. I took off the cast aluminum adapter and replaced it with the stock airbox.

ks_yota

why did u put the airbox back on?

slowheelin

Isn't that where the MAF is at? I've been thinking about this intake too but that's kinda weird with the stock airbox lid on there

cadman

There where some fitment issues that required machining to get the casting secured without wobbling around too much, and in the end I just didn't feel this would be a very reliable piece of equipment. There needs to be some flexibility between the VAFM and the throttle body or things will loosen up. When the engine rotates from torque the intake tract needs to be able to move. So off everything went. The fittings in the kit are also on the cheesy side and make the air cleaner prone to leaks, so I wound up machining my own fittings too.

My personal experience with over hyped ISR mods, replacement air cleaner systems, "restrictor plate removal", etc... is they make a lot of noise but don't work. I replaced the plate and tube on my wife's 4Runner after reading another members experience here and sure enough, the vehicle runs many times better. That plate does indeed provide a ram effect to the airbox. Save your money and don't buy the Downey kit, buy mine instead.

CoedNaked

K & N FIPK GAINS over a stock intake = 3 HP at 4400 RPM

This tells you all about the supposed restrictive nature of the stock intake.
It sure is nice knowing that my stock intake has worked since day one, and will continue working without issue. It's also nice knowiong that my stock paper filter offers supreme filtration in my 4x4, and that I have the next best protection to water infiltration to my intake next to going to a snorkel.

KevinInSac

True that. I have had countless dried up mud puddles in my air box. I love the way that thing is designed. Some one at Toyota was thinking when they designed that.

x-man

if i remember ill take a picture of mine tomorrow....

cadman

True. Being a D/D and wheeler, our 4/Runner and truck have the expected grunge at the bottom of the airbox but the intake side of the air cleaner is always dead on clean. And the crap at the bottom of the box isn't that much either.

x-man

mine on a 3VZE


and my dirty motor for the hell of it!

cadman

How old is your Downey? Thats completely different than the current version.

shoes138

yea man...thats hella different from the current version.........damn that kool looking thou!

x-man

Dont know how old it is, the original owner put it on. I thought that's how they looked!

yotasavg

never seen that......i like to tho.

SkiRig

I have the old style too, bought it used in 2000. The filter is huge.