Chuck "Classic Ford" JR.
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- 1986
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So I've read the tech article on here about the K&N Air Filter with the angled inlet (it's actually for a 2011 & up Toyota Tundra, oddly enough) being mounted directly to the throttle body. I did it on my old Ranger, and I really liked the way it looked.
The problem with the factory air box is obvious: it's right on top of the passenger side exhaust manifold, and it sucks in all the hot air coming up from it. My question is, however, even though the K&N mod puts the filter kind of in front of the cooling fan, it is DIRECTLY on top of the upper radiator hose, so wouldn't it just be sucking in hot air from the hose as well?
The problem with the factory air box is obvious: it's right on top of the passenger side exhaust manifold, and it sucks in all the hot air coming up from it. My question is, however, even though the K&N mod puts the filter kind of in front of the cooling fan, it is DIRECTLY on top of the upper radiator hose, so wouldn't it just be sucking in hot air from the hose as well?