Ron Helmuth
Senior Member
I could have called this "go ahead and laugh-Part2"
I completed the deckplate mod this last weekend and I am a complete klutz with tools and following directions. I have seen estimates of around 1 hour to do this mod. With my teenage son we were able to get it done in about 3 hours total.
First suggestion: do buy a hole saw that fits the diameter of the circle you will be cutting. This alone would have saved us a lot of time for cutting and test fitting, live and learn.
I pulled 3 versions of how to do the mod from Yota Tech and IH8MUD and even T4R.
I wanted to point out that some folks have noticed that a
"sewer cap" from a Home Depot can substitute for a "deckplate" from a marine parts store. I mention it only because my SeaDog brand deckplate was not deep enough for it to stick out into the airbox, so I did not have anything to attach insect screen to on the inside of the box. I considered hot gluing just a few contact points for the screen inside the airbox or even trimming away the screw in "plate" of the deckplate to hold the screen. A sewer cap has more depth both in the screw in plate and the body itself.
I get the impression that many of you just run with the deckplate fully open like this anyways, and since I use the TrueFlow air filter I may just need to check it more often for bugs or other dirt and debris.
So rest assured, even a complete idiot can handle this mod and I have proven it.....
Results are seat of the pants but there is a definite "whoosh" or roar from the airbox when I put my foot into it. This mod has definitely improved the immediacy of throttle response in any gear, particularly noticeable in 4th or 5th gear as in the past I may have felt the desire to downshift, and now there is no need.
This now makes my total a whopping 2 for 2 mods that I felt I could not possibly do correctly and was able to save time and money by doing so myself.
If you are like me and somewhat petrified to cut up your airbox-rest assured it can be done and done properly. Removal and reinstall of the airbox itself was very simple, it was the cutting and trimming that took the time. If you are that worried, just find another airbox that will fit your truck, so you can restore it to stock if so inclined.
Time to re-modify the signature line again!
:bash:
I completed the deckplate mod this last weekend and I am a complete klutz with tools and following directions. I have seen estimates of around 1 hour to do this mod. With my teenage son we were able to get it done in about 3 hours total.
First suggestion: do buy a hole saw that fits the diameter of the circle you will be cutting. This alone would have saved us a lot of time for cutting and test fitting, live and learn.
I pulled 3 versions of how to do the mod from Yota Tech and IH8MUD and even T4R.
I wanted to point out that some folks have noticed that a
"sewer cap" from a Home Depot can substitute for a "deckplate" from a marine parts store. I mention it only because my SeaDog brand deckplate was not deep enough for it to stick out into the airbox, so I did not have anything to attach insect screen to on the inside of the box. I considered hot gluing just a few contact points for the screen inside the airbox or even trimming away the screw in "plate" of the deckplate to hold the screen. A sewer cap has more depth both in the screw in plate and the body itself.
I get the impression that many of you just run with the deckplate fully open like this anyways, and since I use the TrueFlow air filter I may just need to check it more often for bugs or other dirt and debris.
So rest assured, even a complete idiot can handle this mod and I have proven it.....
Results are seat of the pants but there is a definite "whoosh" or roar from the airbox when I put my foot into it. This mod has definitely improved the immediacy of throttle response in any gear, particularly noticeable in 4th or 5th gear as in the past I may have felt the desire to downshift, and now there is no need.
This now makes my total a whopping 2 for 2 mods that I felt I could not possibly do correctly and was able to save time and money by doing so myself.
If you are like me and somewhat petrified to cut up your airbox-rest assured it can be done and done properly. Removal and reinstall of the airbox itself was very simple, it was the cutting and trimming that took the time. If you are that worried, just find another airbox that will fit your truck, so you can restore it to stock if so inclined.
Time to re-modify the signature line again!
:bash:
