Because the passenger side is covered from rain, etc.... The drivers side is not. So if water would go over the hood it wont come directly down on the intake due to it being covered.

 

it's covered where I punched through right by the hinge

 

That's gonna be where I set mine up since it looks neater and it uses less material. Only thing I'm gonna do different is use the spectre piece to mount to the cowl and the box and their flex tubing instead of the pcv piping.

 

Just finished putting mine in, thanks Dukie! The only thing I did differently was wrap my PVC in reflective heat tape instead of spray painting it.

 

man looks good i guess ill do the same thing and way cheaper...

but where did you get the last piece, the one that conects to the firewall.. and how did you keep it there?

 

it's a stock elbow that usually runs from the airbox to the throttle body. I cut the sharp bend off and stuck it in the cowl. Everything is the perfect side so it stays in place and seals without any assistance

 

Did you ever seal up the drain holes in the box?

 

yea I did. Crossing the river pushed some water up into the box. A very small amount, but enough reason for me to seal it.

 

I will be getting the spectre intake in november......looks a little cleaner in my opinion.

 

and it's also ~$140 more than I spent on this

 

I know......but leaves room for something else to go in that spot. I just bought the Jeep like 6 months ago and I am starting to do mods to it.

 

Dukie done nice, even better it's standing up under real use. Inspiring!

 

This looks simple enough that I think I can pull it off.
Thanks again for the idea, I know I wouldn't have come up with it on my own.
Phil

 

Sold my air raid CAI to do this!!

 

yup it works great. I leave it on the truck 24/7 now as a TRUE cold air intake as well.