Dodge Durango Forum II

Re: OT: Air leak?

Airintakez360. S&B 9" Powerstack. The directions didn't match the pic they provided (attached). I'm not knocking AirIntakes or their kit. In fact, they were very helpful and the tube & filter are great quality. Evidently my engine isn't exactly what they designed to, so I have to make a few mods to the kit (fun for me).

I made my own s-bolt because the supplied s-bold was too short to clear the airhat. I reversed the tube from their picture to cross Dodge's relocated alumimum pipes (verticle in their pic, hidden in my pic). Crosscar, the tube was so long, the filter & heat shield hit the passenger side wheelwell. So I cut 3/4" off the tube at the airhat end to make it shorter. I removed the heat shield because the assembly was too heavy and caused drooping and a large gap between the airhat & TB on the driver's side. I then double stacked the TB gasket for a good seal. The towers on the TB don't allow the airhat to sit flush, but I figure a rasp may solve that. Airintakez send me a aluminum s-bracket bracket to push up on the tube from underneath but the lower end doesn't fit the valve train cover flush - in time I'll fix that. Curled edges on the cover by the screws don't safe & secure stacking of the bracket in my opinion.

Not my best mod, but the mpg increased a few and so did the hp.
The paint and construction is better than PCV and duct tape, but the mass is a bit heavier. K&N's and other systems require disassembly of the cruise cables and some other stuff, which is more that I desire to tinker. Had it about 18k miles - like it.

Thu Jul 29