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nc-grayson
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replace the hoses. keep the OEM airbox. CAI on these does nothing. assuming you have a 5VZ
Where is the best place to get the hoses?
nc-grayson
Member
depending on what hoses you need to replace, i'd either go with a pick-&-pull auto place, the dealership, or perhaps some generic hoses cut to size if you found the right ID/OD
gamefreakgc
Elite Member
Air intakes do make a difference. However, K&N intakes cause the engine to run lean, which loses power so unfortunately most people lump them all together and say they do not work. Other designs do not do this. Note that there's no true "cold air intake" on this engine that gains power since the stock cold air intake hole in the fender is too small. If you want to gain power you have to draw air from that hole + more.
Check out my build thread for ideas & tested performance intakes. Currently I am running a converted 99+ MAF box with AirRaid intake tube, aFe Power 5R oiled filter with the deckplate mod. I've gained roughly 20 HP on my modified blown engine just from the intake.
For a stock engine, the aFe intake has been dyno proven to gain 8 HP: Magnum FORCE Stage-2 Cold Air Intake System w/Pro 5R Filter Media | aFe POWER. If you are on a budget, check out Gadget/URD's intake mods here: Air Induction. The "deck plate mod" is the best bang for your buck mod you can do for power on this engine.
Check out my build thread for ideas & tested performance intakes. Currently I am running a converted 99+ MAF box with AirRaid intake tube, aFe Power 5R oiled filter with the deckplate mod. I've gained roughly 20 HP on my modified blown engine just from the intake.
For a stock engine, the aFe intake has been dyno proven to gain 8 HP: Magnum FORCE Stage-2 Cold Air Intake System w/Pro 5R Filter Media | aFe POWER. If you are on a budget, check out Gadget/URD's intake mods here: Air Induction. The "deck plate mod" is the best bang for your buck mod you can do for power on this engine.
depending on what hoses you need, if your talking about throttle body to airbox they are mostly molded and generic bulk hose when I looked into it was expensive. so pick and pull or a dealer.
even thought my signature says spectra intake, it is kind of.
I stuck with the stock airbox, but a friend had the pipes for spectra intake, so I replaced the hoses and big box on top with the spectra pieces, now the only rubber is where the maf is and at the opposite end where it connects to the throttle body. looks real clean
some people have done what is called the deck plate mod to their stock air box and said they do see gains but again I don't know for first hand. I have not done that mod
however with what gamefreakgc above has shown and listed links, it looks like real soon, I will do the air box mod and get rid of the elbow. I always wondered if that elbow restricted things, and when my wheel wells were full of snow, I thought I had a decrease in power, since the air intake is in the wheel well area with the elbow, could have just been the weight of all the snow on my 4runner
thanks gamefreakgc
even thought my signature says spectra intake, it is kind of.
I stuck with the stock airbox, but a friend had the pipes for spectra intake, so I replaced the hoses and big box on top with the spectra pieces, now the only rubber is where the maf is and at the opposite end where it connects to the throttle body. looks real clean
some people have done what is called the deck plate mod to their stock air box and said they do see gains but again I don't know for first hand. I have not done that mod
however with what gamefreakgc above has shown and listed links, it looks like real soon, I will do the air box mod and get rid of the elbow. I always wondered if that elbow restricted things, and when my wheel wells were full of snow, I thought I had a decrease in power, since the air intake is in the wheel well area with the elbow, could have just been the weight of all the snow on my 4runner
thanks gamefreakgc
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DaMonkey
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I think the wheel well is well shrouded. That snow is heavy. Same thing happens on my new cars in Winter. I don’t drive my 20 year ole 4Runner on the salt lol.
I prefer stock because it’s not a performance engine and I’d rather not hear it try to howl from losing the stock intake baffles. They are engineered well for both noise and pulse.
gamefreakgc
Elite Member
Yes, that's exactly what all those baffles are for, it does make the engine operate nice and quiet. Once you supercharge it the engine idles noisy and accelerates even louder so I didn't notice much of a difference changing the intake on my engine since the noise comes from the casing of the supercharger. Although switching to a high flow filter does which really surprised me. The stock paper filter does a good job of dampening noise.
OP, if it were cheapskate me, I would look for the intake hoses on RockAuto.com. I have no idea if they carry them, but you can search there. I will say that I have always been very pleased with their selection, prices and customer service, and I have bought a lot from them.
Regarding the intake, I wouldn't piss away any money on that, unless I just had extra spending money burning a hole in my pocket. As others have said, there isn't much to be gained there.
I did the deckplate mod 10 years ago. Because I like screwing with stuff, and because it was cheap to do. However, I can't really tell any difference at all in either power or fuel economy. If I could seemingly tell a difference in power, it would likely be the placebo effect. Louder almost always sounds and "feels" more powerful, especially if you are wanting to justify and rationalize what you just did.
As an aside - I found that out with offroad motorcycles, when I used to ride. If I were to ride again, I would never, ever put a loud pipe on a bike. Those are obnoxious. To everyone. On my DRZ400S, I took off the loud pipe that came with it. I opened up the intake (because the horsepower on that bike really is limited by the intake, and not the exhaust. I also put the stock pope back on. And guess what? It was no longer obnoxious. It was very quiet, and it had every bit as much, if not more, power than it had with the fart can. And I didn't piss off anyone when I rode, nor did I need ear protection.
Back on track - the deckplate mod gives it a throaty sound. Not obnoxious at all. But as I understand it, the ECU adapts and makes changes to things based on that, so you really don't gain much, if anything real, from doing it. If I don't foresee crossing deep creeks or driving in a hurricane, I leave my deckplate plug off, just to rationalize and justify what I did. So that I didn't waste my time and money for nothing - lol. If I foresee a bunch of water maybe going up into my engine compartment, then I put the deckplate plug back on it.
Regarding the intake, I wouldn't piss away any money on that, unless I just had extra spending money burning a hole in my pocket. As others have said, there isn't much to be gained there.
I did the deckplate mod 10 years ago. Because I like screwing with stuff, and because it was cheap to do. However, I can't really tell any difference at all in either power or fuel economy. If I could seemingly tell a difference in power, it would likely be the placebo effect. Louder almost always sounds and "feels" more powerful, especially if you are wanting to justify and rationalize what you just did.
As an aside - I found that out with offroad motorcycles, when I used to ride. If I were to ride again, I would never, ever put a loud pipe on a bike. Those are obnoxious. To everyone. On my DRZ400S, I took off the loud pipe that came with it. I opened up the intake (because the horsepower on that bike really is limited by the intake, and not the exhaust. I also put the stock pope back on. And guess what? It was no longer obnoxious. It was very quiet, and it had every bit as much, if not more, power than it had with the fart can. And I didn't piss off anyone when I rode, nor did I need ear protection.
Back on track - the deckplate mod gives it a throaty sound. Not obnoxious at all. But as I understand it, the ECU adapts and makes changes to things based on that, so you really don't gain much, if anything real, from doing it. If I don't foresee crossing deep creeks or driving in a hurricane, I leave my deckplate plug off, just to rationalize and justify what I did. So that I didn't waste my time and money for nothing - lol. If I foresee a bunch of water maybe going up into my engine compartment, then I put the deckplate plug back on it.
I ordered an aftermarket OE style hose on eBay. You can also find them on Amazon.
VernySanders
New member
If you want OEM bend without OEM prices go on rock auto. A hose is a hose lol. If you want k&n low maintenance just get the OEM airbox k&n filter
