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I have seen, somewhere, a tray that mounts into the battery tie-down bolts, and provides a simple platform above the battery. I think I saw it on this forum. Any one know of such a product?
Edit: Here it is. @TurboTJ where did you find that? (I see that I asked you in that thread too, but then I was asking about the fuse block, not the mount itself.)
Edit: Here it is. @TurboTJ where did you find that? (I see that I asked you in that thread too, but then I was asking about the fuse block, not the mount itself.)
I dont know if you are still active or not but where did you get that air intake? I want to remove mine and use the space for electrical mods like you did but cant find an intake that is anywhere like that.
I would not do that intake. That will pull more underhood hot air than even the OEM intake. K&N filters are also known to let a lot of dirt through.
An alternative that frees up space AND actually improves horsepower is the DIY Windstar cowl air intake. If you search it on this forum a lot of examples come up. To summarize, you use a hole saw to hack a hole into the cowl, and then use a junkyard air box taken off a Ford Windstar minivan and hook it up. Then the engine pulls air directly from the cowl, which is also the same place your HVAC pulls intake air from. The air is significantly cooler there and there is also a slight ram air effect at high speed, so it actually improves power (generally dynos show around a 10 hp increase) and reduces pinging/detonation. Also can improve fuel economy in some cases.
I have done this one myself and can vouch for it being a great option. Also way cheaper than a kit.
Yeah saw the thread on that one and can maybe do a lot cleaner than a hole saw by using a conduit hole punch. Saw several options in there about a 2.5 inch hole and a 3.25 inch hole. There was also some options about an F150 intake that is a little bigger and higher cfm than the Windstar. Still reading all that and wrapping my head around it. Thank you for the input though. That is a better option and I'll start looking closer at it.
I actually considered the F-150 intake before the Windstar. At the time I had a 4.2L V6 Essex F-150 that had that air box and I took it out and tried to trial fit it in the TJ. It can be done, but in my case it would have been in contact with a lot more parts (valve cover hood, etc.) than I considered to be ideal.
The Windstar filter is already rated at significantly more CFM than the TJs filter, so I wouldn't worry about airflow. The F-150 one would have even more, but the difference in performance between the two in our case would be so marginal as to be moot. A large displacement V8 might see a measurable benefit, though.
There is an aftermarket kit made by Trail Head Off Road (T.H.O.R.) that is pretty clean looking, but I didn't like that it uses a much smaller filter than the Windstar and also relies on the K&N-style washable filters, which tend to let an awful lot of dust past. That one also has the filter itself in the cowl, which I also dislike as it is a lot harder to access. (Every time you open and close the cowl, it has to be seated on the seal perfectly or it will leak.) Past that, you're looking at snorkel kits.
Side note: One advantage of the cowl intake is that it gets the intake even higher than factory. You'd have to be up to the steering wheel in water to flood it.
I guess I'll start with the Windstar and in a year or so when I decide what I can doing I can change it. I am considering major upgrades to the 6 or an LS swap. Back and forth between the two for several reasons but that's another thread.