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Jim Young (Mercedesrover)
| | Posted on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 06:16 am: | 
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Does anybody make a decent raised-air intake for a Rangie Classic? |
AdrianS
| | Posted on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 12:04 pm: |
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Me and JohnC are in the process of making our own. The top snorkel piece is $65 and you need 2 7\8" OD pipe. (electrical conduit or exhaust pipe). Cut all the pieces with a mitersaw and then have a muffler shop weld it for you. I'm going to work on it this weekend. Or you could spend $300-$400 for one from AB, RoversNorth or Mantec.
Adrian
91RRC |
Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Friday, January 31, 2003 - 03:48 pm: |
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Please post directions! Or how much it would cost for you guys to make me one 
Thanks,
Will |
Kevin Bowers
| | Posted on Saturday, February 01, 2003 - 04:33 pm: |
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I made my own as well, even though I got a lot of crap from my Aussie friends! You can kinda see it on my pictures posted here (under Kevin Bowers - Range Rover). I can e-mail better pictures to you as well. I used black, flexible wet/dry vacuum tubing that is 2 5/8" diameter, and attached this to the cut "horn" on the front of the air cleaner top with heavy duty waterproof "goop". This tubing then runs back and through by the firewall- then out through the 3" diameter hole drilled in the cowl panel. I then used ABS pipe (black) with fittings that run up the "A" pillar. I used a slightly bent fitting at the top, and mounted a ABS "sewer cap" top. I used heavy duty 1/8" boxed galvanized mesh at the top (under the sewer cap") to keep large debris out, yet let plenty of air in. I don't run a pre-filter, and use a K&N filter in the stock location. I have nosed it in water three times without incident, but no long,deep-water crossings yet. The Rover factory placement of the air intake is begging for problems, even on a quick dip in water. This just gives you a little piece of mind. Cheap, and completely functional - I used the $400.00 I saved towards my first ARB air locker. This just gives you a little piece of mind. |
Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben)
| | Posted on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 01:18 am: |
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Kevin,
How much did all the materials cost you to make that raised air intake, because unlike a lot of the other "homemade" RAI's, your's looks very factory and professional like. I was wondering if you could send me a list of the parts needed for the install, and how long it took you to do it, as well as the total cost.
Thanks in advance,
Ben |
Aaron Richardet (Draaronr)
| | Posted on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 09:55 pm: |
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Kevin I would be interested also in what Ben asked, could you also show some detailed pics, including under the hood. I don't so much need cost as location of where you purchased ie Home Depot etc. Also, what size lift do you run, and did you have to trim in the back in order to fit the 34s |
Kevin Bowers
| | Posted on Sunday, February 02, 2003 - 11:07 pm: |
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I'll try to answer you here, and e-mail you both pictures right away. I had the wet/dry vac tubing laying around when I got the idea. You can get replacement hose on-line, or probably Home Depot or ?. I bought all of my ABS supplies from Home Depot, and off-hand I don't recall the prices, but it's cheap. I believe that I was mistaken about the wet/dry hose size, and it is 2" (not 2 5/8"). You need at least 6 feet of hose. Cut the front "flare" off of the air cleaner horn, and attach the hose with GOOP glue. The hose takes a u-turn (not too tight), and goes back through the firewall by the master cylinder, and into the cowl. You have to drill a hole to fit the tubing through the cowl, and the hose ends at the lower portion if the "A" pillar. Off hand, you will need;
* 6' + wet dry vac. hose (2")
* 1 - 2" ABS connector
* 22 1/2 degree bend 2" ABS fitting
* 1 - 2" ABS pipe (you need about 2')
* 1 - 4" ABS pipe cap
* Galvanized metal mesh(about 1/4" squares)
* Plumber's tape (metal banding)
You may also decide to buy a 180 degree 2" fitting for under the hood to make the turn really clean. It's pretty self-explanatory - the biggest deal is drilling the hole in the cowl. It has to be a larger diameter, as the tubing comes through the cowl at an angle. I attached it to the "A" pillar at the lower fitting where the hose meets the ABS connector with a sheet metal screw. At the top, the plumbers tape is wrapped around the top of the 22 1/2 degree fitting, and attached to the rain gutter, The pipe cap is attached to the 22/12 degree fitting with a couple of large screws. The mesh is used in the top of the 22 1/2 degree fitting to keep large debris out. Kind of hard to explain in writing, but hopefully this helps. As I had the hose already, I think the trip to Home Depot was under $25 or $30. You need to use the right glue on the ABS fittings for a secure fit.
In reference to my 34" Swampers, I ran them before I cut the rear. At full compression they did not rub, but were extremely close to rubbing. That was with 3 1/2 " of suspension lift (as seen in my pics here). I now have 5" of suspension lift which is working out well. |
Ali
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 05:59 pm: |
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Kevin,
Nice pics. Can you send me some detail pics pls?
thanks.
ali |
Aaron Richardet (Draaronr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 04, 2003 - 09:43 pm: |
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Kevin thanks for the pics and the info. |
Kevin Bowers
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2003 - 12:01 am: |
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Ali
I tried sending them twice to your e-mail listed and got delivery failures both times. Do you have a different address? |
Ali
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 05, 2003 - 11:43 am: |
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Sorry about that. Yahoo mail is freaking out I guess. Although I sent one to myself this morning w/o problems.
Try this one: [email protected]. Thanks. |
jerry quintana, co springs
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 11:42 am: |
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Kevin nice picture I made a simular one when i owned my jeep. I refined it over about a year of use. I started with the abs pipe but latter move to a pice of muffler pipe I had coated with rino lining. I also found that the same outer diameter in abs and muffler pipe the muffler pipe has a larger inner diameter |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 12:15 pm: |
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you guys know an inexpensive precleaner? maybe in the $50 range? \i can find them online for $200 but that is just too much.
rob |
jerry d quintana (Exjeeper)
New Member
Username: Exjeeper
Post Number: 3
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 17, 2003 - 10:15 pm: |
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try a forklift company inexpensive cleaners
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Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor)
Senior member
Username: Nosivad_bor
Post Number: 28
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 17, 2003 - 10:25 pm: |
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yeah, i found a diesel shop near buy that should have something.
thanks
rob |
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