my air intake idea

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:36 pm

Okay so here is my idea... I'll just show you all!

My questions are...
Is it okay to use PVC or should I use some aluminum?
How am I going to keep the piece going into the lower half of the snorkel to stay... I want the pipe removable so I was thinking to have a connecter just bigger than the pipe so that I can take it out and cap it off. Sound good?

Budke · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:48 am

Someone has already done that succesfully.

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=39547

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:50 am

Yeah.. i know about his, but I have an 05 with the fogs on the bumper and there is no room for that!

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:44 am

Should work, kind of small ( I am running a 3 inch dryer vent hose ) But anytime you can get a little more air back in there its good!

riptricket · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:58 pm

that inch is seriously the biggest size that I can fit in there.

Budke · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:09 pm

Just get a snorkle.

kvenner · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:42 pm

tommudd wrote:

Should work, kind of small ( I am running a 3 inch dryer vent hose ) But anytime you can get a little more air back in there its good!

Do have any pics of how you ran your dryer hose? I have one in the garage I could use.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:49 pm

kvenner wrote:

tommudd wrote:

Should work, kind of small ( I am running a 3 inch dryer vent hose ) But anytime you can get a little more air back in there its good!

Do have any pics of how you ran your dryer hose? I have one in the garage I could use.

I will go take some later today and post them up

Luke09 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:28 pm

riptricket wrote:

that inch is seriously the biggest size that I can fit in there.

Ya, I'm surprised you found that much room. I applaud your ingenuity, but wonder about the limited size too. They certainly did not leave the renegades with many options for cold air through the front grill.

Did you check out the little scoop that brings in air from under/around the headlight? I think it is the unused intake for the CRD version if I remember correctly. With some creative dremeling and an extension it could work ... I have no idea how much air it passes however. You might even be able to get L.T.T. to print you up a custom plastic piece!

Cheers,

LIV42DY · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:31 pm

Too small to make any difference, and Why would you want to lower your air intake? The idea is to leave it where it is or get it up higher!

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:31 pm

An inch is all you found room for?

Cut Cut Cut!!! :wink:

riptricket · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:48 am

there is no room in the 05 renegade b/c the radiator is in the way.... and I can't really cut my radiator now can I.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:14 am

How is the radiator in the way?
Need bigger pics.....

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:44 am

03CDKJ wrote:

How is the radiator in the way?
Need bigger pics.....

lots of difference between the early and later models in the way the radiator support is made

riptricket · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:03 pm

i will get pics sometime.

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:09 pm

Here is the 05-07 behind the grill. I had to run lower down to get thru with a 3" diameter. Up high, there is almost no room. If you run down low, you will still be getting a lot of fresh air even with the bumper mounted fogs. There is still a ton of air flowing around there.

riptricket · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:26 am

are you sure... b/c I am pretty sure that on mine, there is no room there whatsoever!

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:32 am

It is tight, but 3" diameter will fit.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:34 am

What's behind that rubber crap? as Dave Coulier would say.... CUT IT OUT!!!

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:36 am

Steel and radiator lines. That is why I left it there.

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