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Ford Explorer Community - Maintenance - Modifications - Performance Upgrades - Problem Solving - Off-Road - Street
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Most of us own or used to own an explorer here, so I was wondering if I could get any help here. I own a 92 XL, and am currently thinking about replacing the intake. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to what kind of intake or intake system I should buy.
great. i just needed the word from someone who has actual experience with a good intake. i didnt want to end up buying some piece of crap intake that id trow away or sell on ebay, or some similar scenario.
KKM definitly. It's cheaper than an K&N and should work better. It's also really easy to put in. Most importantly it sounds really cool when you floor it.
I was wondering with these intakes, do any of them accomodate the MAF, the breather hose, and also, the two vacuum lines that run to the air box to tell the engine to use a little more fuel on a cold start?? Those two are valuable lines!
They all attach to the MAF. They have to. They have you plug one of the vacuum lines and allow you to remove the other one entirely. Those lines don't have anything to to do with fuel. All they do is open a little valve next to the exhaust manifold to bring warm air into the airbox when the engine is really cold. Supposidly your engine warms up slower without it. I haven't noticed a difference at all. If I can't notice a change at 50 below, it can't be that important.
Not to hijack the thread, but... What if someone was to buy just a k&n drop in filter and modify the air box? would this about be just as good as the kkm?
Thanks big blue... I could not find for the life of me what those two hoses actually do. right now I'm gearing up for puttin gin a radiator. I swear to God my 1994 XL has been literally one problem after the other. But all the ones I fix, stay fixed.
They all attach to the MAF. They have to. They have you plug one of the vacuum lines and allow you to remove the other one entirely. Those lines don't have anything to to do with fuel. All they do is open a little valve next to the exhaust manifold to bring warm air into the airbox when the engine is really cold. Supposidly your engine warms up slower without it. I haven't noticed a difference at all. If I can't notice a change at 50 below, it can't be that important.
ILL beg to differ with you, with stock air box and those 2 lines pluged in @ 40 degrees it took about 6-7 minutes to warm up,
now with no air box , open element filter, those 2 lines tapped off, it takes about 15-20 mintues to warm up, hell i can start my truck and drive 10 miles, and it will barly be warmed.....AND RUNNING A COLD TRUCK EATS MORE GAS
So now i am gonna tap into my filter so those vaccum lines are working.
now with no air box , open element filter, those 2 lines tapped off, it takes about 15-20 mintues to warm up, hell i can start my truck and drive 10 miles, and it will barly be warmed.....AND RUNNING A COLD TRUCK EATS MORE GAS
Those lines aren’t necessarily there just to warm the truck up faster, but to keep the throttle body from getting stuck. At perfect temperatures and humidity, the throttle will freeze up. But again this is so rare, and if you are like me and live in North Carolina, you don’t have anything to worry about.
What’s funny is one of those lines doesn’t really go anywhere. It starts right after the beginning of the intake (behind the headlight) and exits at the air box. Seems pointless to me; I guess that’s where the "heat" comes into play, but again makes 0 senses.
