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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 08:53 AM
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Not a joke. We'll see how successful I am.

Not doing it to hear the sucking sound, that's just a side effect.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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A link would be really awesome...
See if this works....I'm not very computer savvy.

www.aemintakes.com/air_bypass_valve.htm
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Nice!
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:13 AM
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And they do work, not just some gimmicky bs.....I used a hd shop vac and a bucket of water to test. No water entered the shop vac.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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Has no one here ever heard of or used these before? Every offroad machine should have one......
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:34 AM
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never heard of it till you told me lol, great idea tho. honestly should be on every car if they work correctly with no ill effects
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DIRTDOGXJ
Has no one here ever heard of or used these before? Every offroad machine should have one......
Most just use a snorkel.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Most just use a snorkel.
Yeah, I never liked the look of a snorkel and at $50-60 as opposed to $250-400, my wallet doesn't like snorkels either.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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There are PLENTY options available.
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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dang! that thing costs more than twice what my whole CAI costed lol
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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I have 26 bucks in my snorkel and I love it
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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see that's what I like to hear. I've got we've got a total of 40 dollars in our CAI's. very very cheap
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by xj_maniac_newb
see that's what I like to hear. I've got we've got a total of 40 dollars in our CAI's. very very cheap
I hear ya but induction is not my specialty. I have around $100 into my custom headliner and door panels......That's were I save my dollar bills.
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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Thor4x4 has a sweet cowl induction.....easily home fabbed for a lot less. Pulls air off the windshield, and is covered from water by being on the passenger side.
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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you saying a whole hood? or just a cowl to go on it?
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