Yeah, and then you gotta buy their air filter - I'd stick with the deluxe PVC version of this and use the bigger stock paper filter.

Again, it's $20 vs. $200 for the same benefit...

 

Uh...you need an airfilter. This cost me $15 and I can use the stock high-capacity filter.


Not a drop. I've driven though a literal monsoon (while stuck in traffic) and taken it though massive, well over the cowl splash puddles before. Airbox was bone dry when I checked it afterwards.

 

Gonna steal that bro. thanks for the pics.

 

Just found this thread and what a cool idea. I might have to do this as well.

 

http://www.tractorpartsinc.com/ford_...r_1200_ctg.htm

HEre you guys go $20-$80 gets u the cap and about $20 worth of hose, $20 air filiter and ur good to go.

 

why....?

 

[QUOTE=dukie564;1226557]Uh...you need an airfilter. This cost me $15 and I can use the stock high-capacity filter.[/qoute]


uhh well if theres an air filter under you cowel
then why would you need you stock air box??
take out the stock air box ( air filter is still under the cowel ) and route the tube from the hole in the firewall to the throttle body. and boom you got an airfilter filtering air and your stock air box ( the black box in the front driver side under the hood ) is gone and out of the way leaving room for many different things.. air compressor, inverter, second battery.

 

uhh well if theres an air filter under you cowel
then why would you need you stock air box??
take out the stock air box ( air filter is still under the cowel ) and route the tube from the hole in the firewall to the throttle body. and boom you got an airfilter filtering air and your stock air box ( the black box in the front driver side under the hood ) is gone and out of the way leaving room for many different things.. air compressor, inverter, second battery.

 

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthrea...ht=cowl+intake

like this..
no air box..
just curious why you would leave it in if your going under the cowel.?

 

I'd still leave the airbox so if any water should find its way into the intake tube it will just go to the bottom of the box instead of strait to the intake and your engine.

 

I don't have a filter inside the cowl. Just an open hole.

you could, and it's been done before (on the left hand side). However i see a few issues with this method:

1) you have to remove the cowl every time you want to change/clean the air filter.
2) it will be a LOT louder in the cab since the inlet for the a/c system is also in the cowl
3) There is a high possibility of water being able to soak the filter and render it useless, or even allow water into the engine.
4) You need to keep the filter away from the "open" grating in the cowl cover to prevent the filter from getting wet when it rains/snows/ etc.

Using the stock airbox when possible allows easy changes to the filter element, as well as providing a safety net in case water actually does make it out of the cowl and into the intake tube.

 

ahhhh see i guess i missed that part.
my mind just added it in lol

but you make some good points..
now ill have to rethink what it is i want..
maybe ill just put the inverter and extra battery in the back?..

 

the cowl attachment, can you use anything else?

The reason I ask Is I have some 4" pvc in the garage and and a 4"to 3" reducer that i can use to go into the box.

I was thinking maybe a dryer vent attachment and this way I would have something to screw into.

Also thanks for the write up, great idea

 

There was another member who use this (#BK7355944) but no longer at Autozone anymore.





Hope dukie don't mind
GL

 

I used that flexible tube from advanced for mine