Topic: ebay cold air intakes

[huntingbuck101]

looking to get a cold air intake off ebay,  looking for a cheep one around $50. also I plan on getting a 4.0 throttle body so do I need to buy one for a 4.0 or will the 2.5 still work? O.D same size?

[Jeffy]

I wouldn't call any of the ebay intakes 'Cold Air Intakes'.  Most are hot air intakes since they do nothing to keep the engine and radiator heat out.  In many cases you will get colder air with the stock airbox then with many of those open element K&N knockoff filters attached.

[huntingbuck101]

I should of said open air intake but they must help by allowing more air in then stock or is stock air box with a K&N drop in filter as good?

[chrisfranklin]

I should of said open air intake but they must help by allowing more air in then stock or is stock air box with a K&N drop in filter as good?

The one I was using before I returned to stock for emissions testing seemed to help at highway speeds.  Was easier to accelerate uphill in 5th and hold 80-85mph. 

But, your low end seems to suffer a bit.  Probably too much airflow and not enough fuel flow at low speed and your MAP sensor reads low pressure; low speed also leaves it taking in hot air which probably causes the ECU to retard the timing, also. 

Return to stock airbox and paper-filter and you seem to have (a little) more low end torque, but then your high-end suffers some.  For off road, you don't really need the high-end though unless you are trying to break something 

Going to try the open filter/pre-filter route again with this IAT mod I bought and see if added fuel flow makes the open filter setup all-round better (until emissions test time, that is)

[Chad]

I a 50$ intake off ebay its a POS,  but i have been too lazy to my old air box back in.  I would honestly reccomend fabbing one yourself just  buy a k$n filter and build it before buying one off ebay especially if you have a good shop to work in.  I did think the 4.0 TB was a good upgrade I got mine from an online salvage yard shipped for 35 bucks, just take the sensors off your old one put them on the new one and baddabing. 

[JBFried67]

What year/model Jeep do you have?  I have a portion of an AirRaid Cold Air Intake from a 98' TJ that looks like this:

http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=154247993/PictureID=3067512103/a=51598527_51598527/t_=51598527
What's the cost of shipping on the e-bay one?  I'll sell you what I have for $30 plus shipping.  All you would need to do is get a cone filter.  Where are you located?