Spectre Cowl Intake for TJ

[Rubiconned]

Should I Install it or sell it? It's been sitting in it's box for 20 years. I know CAIs don't do much, but it sure would look purdy under the hood. Also, would a throttle body spacer make it sit too high and interfere with the hood?

Let the CAI and TBS bashing begin!

 

[imahnu]

Should I Install it or sell it? It's been sitting in it's box for 20 years. I know CAIs don't do much, but it sure would look purdy under the hood. Also, would a throttle body spacer make it sit too high and interfere with the hood?

Let the CAI and TBS bashing begin!

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I’d sell it unless you have a specific use for it. Could use that money for something else that’ll give an actual benefit.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

Should I Install it or sell it? It's been sitting in it's box for 20 years. I know CAIs don't do much, but it sure would look purdy under the hood. Also, would a throttle body spacer make it sit too high and interfere with the hood?

Let the CAI and TBS bashing begin!

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It definitely reduces the IAT’s, but the question is how much difference does that make in a stock 4.0 - not too much. But, it does raise your air intake location a good bit if you do deep water crossings.

I run a similar Spectre setup on my Hemi - although I run a larger diameter custom version with a much larger filter - and given the underhood temp the big Hemi generates I could not run without it. It sometimes does make a huge difference.

Before I did the cowl intake my IAT’s were exceeding 250 degrees - and the mill was pulling so much timing I was loosing a bunch of ponies. Now my IAT’s run pretty close to ambient.

Also, you can loose the throttle body spacer. That makes absolutely no difference on a fuel injected 4.0.