Well guys my birthday is coming up and I was thinking about getting a Cold Air Intake like get a K&N or make a very close replica, but is it even worth getting? I mean if its not gonna make a big enough difference to notice i dont wanna get it. (will be getting a 4.0 throttle body though, I know that will help )

 

I've used CAIs with proper tunes on cars with big V8s and turbo'd vehicles and never noticed a difference. These CAI/Tune combinations made upwards of nearly 30 HP to the wheels. The only way you can tell is on a dyno or at the strip. People that claim big "seat of pants" differences due to a CAI are excited about their purchase and wanting to share.

 

I had one that came with my jeep. When that one became a parts jeep i switched over the cai and really didn't notice a difference.

 

No, Cowl/Snorkel are the only "true" CAI's for cherokees and gains are even limited with them.

 

My broken record sounds like this....

"K&N's are junk"
"K&N's are junk"
"K&N's are junk"
"K&N's are junk"
"K&N's are junk"

 

thats what i figured. dont see how it could really make that much of a difference

 

the stock intake flows well for a factory intake throw in a good filter and pull the silencer then call it a day

 

mine came with one . stock air cleaner was my first repair ,they didnt even plug the stock vacum lines

 

from what ive heard the k&n cold airs let in too much dirt.

 

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if it gets dirty or wet your screwed

 

that silencer's been gone for a while now

 

Where is the above mentioned silencer, and how does one remove it?

Just got my XJ yesterday :P

 

And what does a silencer do?

 

this IS A LOW BUdGET COWL INTAKE..0$ SPENT, OLD POOL HOSE I HAD ...2.5 ". HOSE ,2.5" HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE LID OF AIR BOX SO IT STILL GETS FILTERED,STOCK FILTER IN BOX.yOU CAN BLOCK OFF THE AIR INTAKE IN THE BOTTEM FRT. OF AIR BOX.IT DOSE MAKE A DIFF, I CAN TELL IT IN THE THROTLE RESPONCE.i HAVN'T CHECKED THE MILAGE YEY, BUT I THINK IT HELPED A LITTLE...I have driven it in heavy rain and it dosn't get any water in the filter,This is my daily driver...dON,T WASTE YOUR MONEy ON A K&N ,JUST MT 2 CENTs WORTH.

 

A silencer quiets down the sounds of the engine pulling in air. I LOVE the sound of my engine pulling in air. Look at the size of the stock air tube. It's tiny. Even with the ridges it still flows very well because of how short it is.

Now I have a cai on mine and like it. It did help a little to almost none at all. But it opened up space on that side and moved up the air intake so that it's up a little higher above water.... which doesn't matter if you are in it up to your headlights.... hope this helps with your choice.