Eltee
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- September 16, 2007
- Messages
- 364
- Reaction score
- 164
- Location
- West of the Rockies
- City, State
- In a high desert city not far from ghost towns ...
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Explorer XLT
4WD
I swapped the grille of my XLT with an all black grille from a Sport. I searched but could not find much about this, the intake to the air cleaner box now seems blocked by the panel behind the honeycomb of the new grille.
In my search I found some comments about not worrying about the differences in the grille layouts but I wonder if air intake would be improved if I opened up the area in front of the intake as shown in this pic with the grille off. My logical side says the airbox was designed for a direct access to incoming air (similar to a "ram air" intake layout) but the car seems to be running fine as is. I just get OCD sometimes.
Any input appreciated.
In my search I found some comments about not worrying about the differences in the grille layouts but I wonder if air intake would be improved if I opened up the area in front of the intake as shown in this pic with the grille off. My logical side says the airbox was designed for a direct access to incoming air (similar to a "ram air" intake layout) but the car seems to be running fine as is. I just get OCD sometimes.
Any input appreciated.