The kd4crs/Power Hungry/Gotts Mod (revisited - and with pictures)

[AgentOrange]

Jack,
My thoughts exactly if I only had the scoop at the bottom, but I don't think water intake would be a problem because of the second air inlet into the fenderwell. Think of drinking through a straw...If there is a hole in the straw above your favorite beverage, all you suck in is air...path of least resistance.

[Jackpine]

Yep, you're probably right! I suspect there's no way you could create a big enough vacuum to pull water up that distance.

- Jack

[bbbxcursion]

Looks good! Maybe put some type of soft material along the edge of the hole. I wonder if the intake noise resonates through the truck due to the pipe touching the fender??

[bbbxcursion]

I'm not sure about the other members.....But someone came to my door and put a gun to my head until I joined. I thought that was the norm for PHP?

[Power Hungry]

Originally Posted by bbbxcursion

I'm not sure about the other members.....But someone came to my door and put a gun to my head until I joined. I thought that was the norm for PHP?

Really? I don't remember doing that... All I said was that someone was going to come to your house and replace your Excursion with a 6.2L Suburban. Talk about misleading!

[bbbxcursion]

Originally Posted by Power Hungry

Really? I don't remember doing that... All I said was that someone was going to come to your house and replace your Excursion with a 6.2L Suburban. Talk about misleading!

Atleast it would move under it's own power....

[AgentOrange]

I wonder if the intake noise resonates through the truck due to the pipe touching the fender??

No noise so far...
I really don't like the way the 90 degree elbow is fastened to the frame either, via zip tie, but it'll have to do until I can firgue something else out. I don't want to drill any holes in the frame and I don't want to lose the tow hook either.

[kokopellimotorsports]

Excellent work people. I am working on a tech section on my website and would like your permission to post this up Jack, and anyone else that would be willing to have it posted. Thanks. I just removed the snorkel and left it open in the engine compartment.

[Jackpine]

Originally Posted by kokopellimotorsports

Excellent work people. I am working on a tech section on my website and would like your permission to post this up Jack, and anyone else that would be willing to have it posted. Thanks. I just removed the snorkel and left it open in the engine compartment.

Feel free to post anything I've talked about kokopelli - It's NOT copyrighted and it wasn't even my idea. Just my implementation. I've also added an album in my "Albums" on this forum that shows this mod and I've included dimensions in the captions. You may want to look at that too.

I wonder if removing the snorkel and leaving the intake open in the engine compartment is a good idea though? Wouldn't that tend to draw "warm" (less dense) air into the engine, which sort of defeats the whole purpose of an improved intake?

- Jack

[kokopellimotorsports]

Originally Posted by JackandJanet

Feel free to post anything I've talked about kokopelli - It's NOT copyrighted and it wasn't even my idea. Just my implementation. I've also added an album in my "Albums" on this forum that shows this mod and I've included dimensions in the captions. You may want to look at that too.

I wonder if removing the snorkel and leaving the intake open in the engine compartment is a good idea though? Wouldn't that tend to draw "warm" (less dense) air into the engine, which sort of defeats the whole purpose of an improved intake?

- Jack

Thanks for the info. I will check out your Album.

As far as the hot air, this probably could be an issue, but most cold air intakes set their filter right in the compartment. Though I do agree with the logic of colder denser air. With your write up I will probably do much the same as you.