removing air box

[Limited96]

ok.. well i got a cold air intake.. but i do alot of wheeling... mostly climbing.. so i was wondering if its a good idea to take off the ENTIRE air box... and just leave it as you see in alot of street rides...

this car will see winter.. snow, slush.. rain.. its parked outdoors every day... so anything that comes its way..


just trying to keep from getting water in the engine AGAIN and having to pay for a new one...

thanks.

 

[Limited96]

bump... i need an answer.

 

[Mike]

what do you mean take the airbox off? if you have a cold air intake u should not have an airbox.. it should just be the cone filter... if your asking if you could take this out.. no u need to have a filter....

 

[josh_ruppert]

No, what I think he means is that if he installs a cold air kit, should he still leave the box over it to keep excess water from being sucked into the intake. I dont have that answer for you. I have a mustang in which I put an aftermarket mass air on it and it was designed with an open k&n filter. I never had any trouble with it and it was a daily driver. Over time I have had enough mud and water exposed to it.

 

[Jake's Dad]

I have a 97 with a KKM cone filter. I just took the top of the box off and left the bottom on. The bottom has the cold air return and also acts as a heat shiled.

Works great for me.

JD

 

[mosinman]

I would put the entire stock intake system back in and just go with a K$N drop in. You are just asking for trouble with a cold air intake and off-roading through water. Didn't the first time your engine turned into a water pump teach you this?

 

[Jake's Dad]

Good point! I don't off road so the cone filter is a good choice for me.

JD

 

[Alec]

Mosinman, actually, the opposite it true. With the stock airbox, water actively get's sucked up from behind the bumper through the stock airscoop. This is because the system is sealed and the engine's thirst for air continues all the way down through the scoop. With an open filter, you don't have this suction. Thus, The only water that can hurt the truck is that which gets splashed up to the filter or if the filter is sitting in water.

Many many of us 'wheelers have open filters. And in general we're more comfortable with high water than those with stock airboxes. With the stock airbox, I had to be careful if any water got close to my bumper. Now I can go through water up to my headlights

 

[mosinman]

You speak from more experience off-roading than I do, but almost every time I have heard of someone sucking water in their engine thay had some kind of aftermarket intake. The stock setup also has a splash shield tube and a reservoir that helps to keep water out.

 

[Limited96]

thanks alot...


im glad i got the info.. and yes.. the last time i had to replace the engine was due to a pretty deep water hole.. well.. running water.. hah.


anyway.. thanks alot.


off she goes.. i'll report back with the difference

 

[mosinman]

I'm kind of surprised no one ( that I know of) makes a well designed snorkel system. I would have to get one. I mean, I gotta 2WD, but you never know when you might have to cross a river.