Kyle 4x4 4life

So i've been thinking about it a quite a bit...I've seen louvers done a bit on jeeps but not quite what im thinking, so would it be logical and something worth doing to put hood vents in this location like over my air cleaner...


But turn them the other way around so air can come in faster and give my cai more cold air rather then hot engine compartment air, plus should drop engine temp too. Looking at this style of louvers though...



Any thoughts or anything i may need to know would be helpfull.

93gc40

Faced forward they will allow allot more water in. This is an issue with normally installed louvers, but a ram set-up would just make it worse.

93gc40

Where did you get a 92 ZJ, I thouhgt they came out in 1993.

Kyle 4x4 4life

I dont have a zj, i just got that pic of google to show the location i was talking about...but ya the water thing was my main concern and was hoping someone had a way that would take care of that.

93gc40

Normally the purpose of the louvers is to let the trapped Hot air OUT, not really to draw air in.

Kyle 4x4 4life

Ya i understand that, but i was just thinking that i spent $200 on a cai and heard they're pretty worthless because of the engine heat...so that was why i was thinking of doing this.

Kyle 4x4 4life

I guess a better question would have been is there any way i can fab something up so i can get more outside cooler air to my intake?

jeepxj19

Why would u spend 200 on cai? Mine cost me about 36$ and looks pretty good imo, the only really true cai for xj is a snorkel, some ppl have fabbed up some pretty nice cowl hoods using the stock hood

Kyle 4x4 4life

Yes yes i know, like i stated in the beginning it was my first cai and i didn't have much info to go off of, so i figured it was a reputable company and wasn't dirt cheap so must be pretty good. So now im just trying to make the best out of it and get some actual cooler air into it.