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[PaulW]

..... i lived in a double wide b4 the navy.

so you did loose your virginity on prom night??  EWWWW
<---Doug B4 Navy.


you make this way to easy....

[PaulW]

i got an after one also

[reptile610]

not cool. haha that double wide was more expensive then some houses in our area. btw. i got my intake tube today and the filter going out to install it now.. pics to follow.

[reptile610]

so rock-it lied.... following their isntructions the k&n filter i bought touched like 3" before the hood closed. so i had to let the tube droop down until it touched the A/C lines which generate no heat so i guess thats fine. it still seems like it should drop down another 1'4" but the hood closes with no problem it seems. tightening up the hose clamps after going for a ride i broke one of the them back to auto zone tomorrow. the good news: drove it around town abit and i can tell a different tone from the engine and with the hood popped you can hear the intake suck in the hair pretty clearly. before the intake i had what seemed like a 1-2 second throttle delay which really bothered me. with this on here it's down to less then a second. i noticed an increase dramatically in throttle response, acceleration, and maybe even abit of horse power. well worth the $112 for the tube and $50 for the air filter. wish it just fit abit better. anyways here are the pics.

[PaulW]

I still love how they call it a "cold" air intake and it's pulling air from under the hood where it's about 250 degrees hotter then ambient air temp.

[reptile610]

well it's on the opposite side of the exhaust mainfold so it's cooler than the other air box. but like i said. im not really a fan of how it sits in there. i've got it somewhat leaning on some hoses and the hood touches the wide end of the filter when the hood is closed.

[PaulW]

well it's on the opposite side of the exhaust mainfold so it's cooler than the other air box.

That's where you are wrong.  the factory air box pulls air in from in front by the grill.

[BlacXJeep]

Probably could have rigged something up for alot cheaper dude. Doesn't look particularly effective. But to each his own.

[kirksjeep]

The XJ design is a little differnt then the YJ.  Mine has a little bar welded to the bottom that slides into the cable guides for the throttle cable.  My K&N was bigger then the Rocket filter and mine rubbed the bottom of the hood too.  After a while the heat from the engine will cause the rubber on the filter to mold into place just fine. It might rub some of the paint away, and if that is a big deal, just put some tape under the hood.  The only thing I can think of to make the tube fit a little better would be to flatten it out where it  crosses the  valve cover. 

Paul is right, it is not a cold air intake, and thats why thay call it a "Rock-it Tube."  The power comes from the larger volume of air flow, not the desnser cooler air.  If it was a true cold air intake it would boost power by about 20 HP and this one claims 12 HP ().  K&N and Air Raid both make filters with a tube and a heat shield, but they cost over $250. 

If the fit isn't right, call Rock-it.  It has been a few years since I called them, but they were very helpfull when I bought my bigger throttle body. 

[reptile610]

mine does have the little thing to clip it in but it wont go over to mine the clips is 2 far away.  i will call rock-it tomorow though.

[PaulW]

Paul is right, it is not a cold air intake, and thats why thay call it a "Rock-it Tube."  The power comes from the larger volume of air flow, not the desnser cooler air.  If it was a true cold air intake it would boost power by about 20 HP and this one claims 12 HP (). 

ya i forgot to add that last fact.  thanks kirk.  i think it would be fun to cut a hole in the hood and stand it straight up.  then its cold air and a snorkle.

[reptile610]

or we could find a truck/car with the same size hood that had a taller hood/ram air hood scoop and put that on the jeep. might as well be another color.

[PaulW]

or we could find a truck/car with the same size hood that had a taller hood/ram air hood scoop and put that on the jeep. might as well be another color.

i have an 8 inch hole saw that will make a nice hole in th ehood.

[reptile610]

haha ghetto snorkel not yet.

[PaulW]

haha ghetto snorkel not yet.

put on two so it looks like a nose