Cold Air Intake

[FritzTKatt]

I'm sure someone put one in their ranger before... and is here to comment on it.

I'd like to put a CAI (such as the KN fipk) in my 94 4.0 4x4. My questions are how much would it raise my intake height from stock? Since this does bypass the stock intake on the grill. Does a CAI kit really offer a performance boost as advertised?

The real concern is that I've heard it's easier to suck water, which doesn't make sense to me at all... but IIRC that was mentioned when running a cowl induction hood, which I have no desire for.

 

[88_Eddie]

Since this does bypass the stock intake on the grill. Does a CAI kit really offer a performance boost as advertised?

no, it's a waste of money. i saw a dyno test on here once where a ranger (or some truck) actually lost power with a K&N setup. if you really want one, go to a parts store and buy a cheapo $20 cone filter, it's the same thing.

 

[kryptonitecb]

no, it's a waste of money. i saw a dyno test on here once where a ranger (or some truck) actually lost power with a K&N setup. if you really want one, go to a parts store and buy a cheapo $20 cone filter, it's the same thing.

X2

If you are worried about sucking in water get a snorkel.

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[rangerbum]

Yeah, aside from a neat sound under the hood, theres no gain to be had.

 

[shane96ranger]

Not to mention, your Ranger came factory equipped with cold air induction. If you want a higher flowing filter, I've used a Accel Kool Blue filter in my Ranger. It looks identical to a K&N, but it's blue..... and much cheaper. There's a guy on Ebay that sells them for dang near anything for about 30 dollars shipped. If he doesn't have it listed, just ask. I think his username is chimptoast.

 

[daniel3507]

A lot "CAIs" actually suck up more warm air than cold. If you look at your stock intake you can see that it gets its air from outside the engine compartment wwhere its colder. Kinda dumb to pay 300 bucks to suck in warm air right next to the engine.

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[cody93]

best way is air coming in from the front of the engine without blockage, filter and then to the TB without sucking in warm engine bay air, cold air with warm fuel is the key. the location of were the air enters on a ranger is prefect, but dont cross any deep water were that hole will be under, hell, you'll have other problems from electronics getting wet too. to answer your question, a CAI kit on a ranger with a stock engine is a big waste of money.

 

[killj0y]

yea a short ram is not a cold air intake, even with a barrier most still suck in air from near the engine, that's why true CAI's run down to the lower fender or valence where you can easily suck up water lol. Our stock setup is really the best of both worlds because it draws air from outside while leaving intake protected from the elements (except flooding that reaches the top of the hood of course)

 

[shane96ranger]

They should call it a CWI (cold water intake) then?

 

[kryptonitecb]

They should call it a CWI (cold water intake) then?

A friend of mine had a honda that hydro locked in a 4" puddle cause of this.

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[85_Ranger4x4]

Completly different vehicles, my brother has a '97 F-150, 4.6 with a cheap "Bomz" CAI. Big pretty chrome tube with a cone filter on it. He left the fixed part of the housing from the OEM intake on and the cone fits in it nicely.

My truck ('02 F-150 5.4) has/had pretty much the same setup he started out with. I have what is called the GOTTS mod where it has a larger tube going into the fender but it still goes in the fender like it did originally and all the other ductwork is original.

Per his Edge tuner and the trucks built in thermometer, the IAT is about the same between the two trucks. Within 5-15 degrees of ambiant depending on speed.

My Ranger originally had a duct running up to the front radiator support, neat concept for cold air.

 

[press 1 for english]

Yet another cold air intake thread to add to the other several hundred.
Someone is too freaking lazy to use the search feature of the forum.

 

[Lucifer sam]

CAI kit on a ranger with a stock engine is a big waste of money.

Right, The inlet is about the size of quarter, theres no way that can be improved.

If your some what mechanically inclined you can piece one together and use the stock air box. I ended up taking off the restrictive elbow on the inlet of the airbox, as well as cutting a few holes in it. Then running 3" tubing to the throttle body.

http://siliconeintakes.com/

 

[cody93]

dunno about you guys, but my air intake tube is atleast 2 quarters at its lowest point

 

[killj0y]

They should call it a CWI (cold water intake) then?

Unless you install a bypass valve lol