Topic: 95 2.5 intake less restrictive than a 98? CL link enclosed

[Bigboi]

So a guy is advertising a 98 dakota 2.5 like mine, but says " 95 jeep wrangler intake ( less restrictive) and cold air intake for more power" is this so? or is he full of it?

https://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/4590742748.html

Heres the AD but copied n pasted:

Standard cab 5 speed, cold ac, has 4.0 injectors , 95 jeep wrangler intake ( less restrictive) and cold air intake for more power, 20" rims , clean interior, some dents and scratches.Engine replaced with low mileage doner 123k on truck 80k motor
New
Brakes, rotors, bearings, balljoints, rack and pinion, stage2 clutch, oil pan gasket, rear main seal, a.c. compressor, serpentine belt, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, idler pulley, Tires and shocks
also have matching topper with ladder rack
Looking to Trade for something bigger.
I can text more pics, text with pics will get response

[Bigboi]

why u guys dislike discussing the dakota 2.5, its the same 2.5 engine, just a different vehicle

[BoringDave]

You need to give it time. This forum is not as fast paced as big brand name forums like Jeep forum or NAXJA. Plus most of us won't have a clue about the Dakoda intake because we all have Jeeps thus the jp in 4bangerjp. Until you just posted something about it, I would just assume the Dakota 2.5 was exactly the same. But I guess not.

[Jeffy]

If you're talking about a stock Dakota airbox like this:



...then yes, the YJ's intake is shorter.  There is no resonator box and it doesn't snake like on the Dakota.  My guess is that he's using a Rock-It Intake. -http://www.quadratec.com/products/17010_001.htm.  Although I wonder if a TJ ram air would be better since its sealed off from the engine.  The thing about open element air filters is that they need to be some where where they will get cold air.  Not on top of the hot engine near the firewall.  Otherwise the hot air will defeat the purpose of the cold air intake and might even be down on power compared to the stock airbox.

[Bigboi]

the way i interpret his post is that the 95 2.5 intake manifold is less restrictive than the 98


And my 1998 2.5 is the same as any other 2.5 in a jeep, the only difference may be the actual intake plastic which connects to the TB, and maybe the engine mounts, but the rest is all the same, i even used 4.0 .060 over pistons in my 2.5

[Jeffy]

the way i interpret his post is that the 95 2.5 intake manifold is less restrictive than the 98


And my 1998 2.5 is the same as any other 2.5 in a jeep, the only difference may be the actual intake plastic which connects to the TB, and maybe the engine mounts, but the rest is all the same, i even used 4.0 .060 over pistons in my 2.5

Since the guy doesn't have any pictures of the engine, I'm guessing he's talking about the air intake and not the manifold since there's no difference.

[Bigboi]

im quite sure he specified the intake, and then a cold air intake....

so what your saying is that its bs? the 95 intake manifold is no different than a 98?

[Jeffy]

The Dakota's is intake is 53010244, I think.  The MPFI YJ's is 33007051.  53010244 also happens to be the TJ's which makes sense since that's when Dodge was using them in the late 90's.  If the YJ's intake was making more power, you'd think everyone in the Jeep community with a TJ would have swapped.  The only difference that I know of is that they reinforced the PS mounts.  The 53 has more webbing and different PS mounting.

[Bigboi]

thats why i asked if his ads claim is bs or legit, i never seen a sticky with this info, i just wanted to be sure that hes full of shit and thank you for confirming, i know the 2.5 amc engine has very minor changes since first made, therefor the likelyhood of a better intake for the same engine of diff year, is prolly not possible, but with the way the vehicle manufacturers are, theres always a possiblity of 1 little difference which is in an improvement

the easiest way i could explain is, like a chevy v8 block, 305 and 350 blocks are similar, the strokes are different, same with a ford 240 and 300 straight 6 engine, everything is the same, just a different stroke, im sure u can get where im going with this, im new into the 2.5/4.0 engines, yes i rebuilt mine twice, but its not like my knowledge of 1980s honda civics/crx's, i know all the differences, what can be used with what and what wont work, But thats based off different engine designs with the same block, whereas this 2.5 jeep engine has never really changed, only thing i know is ALOT of 4.0 parts/mods work on the 2.5, leaving you with spares

[sharpxmen]

hmm, bs imo