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Paladin06 07-17-2008 06:17 PM

Mopar CAI Install
 
Very easy install, high quality looking product unlike the K&N, all parts fit easily, sounds great and noticeable seat of the pants performance increase. Money well spent.

choodock 07-17-2008 06:37 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
Did yours seal the tube to the heat shield or is there a gap?

Paladin06 07-18-2008 11:39 AM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
There is a slight gap which allows for the engine and body torqueing in different directions.

brucer41 07-18-2008 12:08 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
That gap I think can be closed by adding a strip of plasticized foam. This would flex with the pipe and the body and still fill that gap.

Paladin06 07-18-2008 12:53 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
Good idea!! I'll do that.



ORIGINAL: brucer41

That gap I think can be closed by adding a strip of plasticized foam. This would flex with the pipe and the body and still fill that gap.

brucer41 07-18-2008 02:12 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
I have seen it used as weatherstripping and such. It is a firm foam almost like rubber. One side of it where it would chafe etc. has a film on it to prevent the foam from chaffing off. When I looked over the CAI that gap was my first concern and also a possible gap between the air box and the hood. That foam came to mind to fix that.

Paladin06 07-19-2008 09:07 AM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
Issue resolved. Got some very flexible rubber tubing from the local Home Depot, carefully sliced in down the side, applied a few drops of super glue and BINGO.

SRT8Challenger 07-19-2008 08:20 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
Come on, we need pics, pics, please!!
Ed

roadagent 07-20-2008 07:11 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
I have a question about the CAI.My brother-in-law raised the issue of being in Florida and water getting into the intake and seizing the engine.I don't know anything about this and don't see how with the filter in-line this can happen.Is there anyone in Fl. who has this installed already?and have you noticed any issues?

choodock 07-20-2008 07:23 PM

RE: Mopar CAI Install
 
I am sure the MOPAR CAI is more secure than the stock dry paper filter. The CAI filters are oiled to trap debris. Oil and water do not mix under normal conditions, the aftermarket CAI should, in theory, keep water from entering the intake.

However, injecting water into the engine should lower the intake charge, creating a more dense volume of air.

I am not an engineer, I am just blabbing stuff off the top of my head.


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