Replacing cold air intake back to stock

[bdurham1367]

Hello, when I bought my 98 TJ it already had a cold air intake. Ive never liked them so would like to swap it back out to the stock configuration....is this doable? What all would be involved?

Thanks

 

[dbbd1]

Eminently doable.
Pics might help, going forward, though.

 

[DWR]

I did it when I first got my Jeep... super simple. Either sell the CAI on eBay or find a Jeep group on Facebook and offer it as a free trade for a stock one (what I did). It was up only 30 min when someone pinged me lol.

 

[oldjeepman]

Check you local pick n pull yards for one. Or look for someone parting a wrangler out. Very easy to replace.

 

[CharlesHS]

I checked on EBay for the parts you need; those people are price gouging....
Post your CAI parts up in the FOR SALE/TRADE section of the forum; I am sure someone will be interested.

The picture below shows the major parts.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Hello, when I bought my 98 TJ it already had a cold air intake. Ive never liked them so would like to swap it back out to the stock configuration....is this doable? What all would be involved?

Good decision!!! If your CAI is presentable you should be able to at least sell it for more than enough to buy a used replacement air intake. Look for one from a 1997 to 2004, the 2005-6 models are a bit different with an extra hole in them for a sensor. Swapping would be an easy one-banana job.

 

[Steel City 06]

You might also consider the Windstar cowl intake. It's an inexpensive, popular modification that takes up less room than factory and is very easy to find in a junkyard.

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/windstar-cowl-intake-install-question-2006-tj-with-42rle.37799/https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/removing-the-factory-airbox-for-room.22340/