Aftermarket Air Intake Kit

[AnthonyL Jones]

What is the best Air Intake Kit to buy for my ST?Because thinking about purchasing the KKM(Kurtz Kustomz Motorsports) Air Intake Kit.Any opinions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Nick Fisher]

Got the K&N from explorerexpress.com for the V8. Really lets the engine breathe better than with that stock box.

 

[Korey Kreiter]

KKM provides a good bang-for-the-buck. I've used KKM on 3 Explorers now.

 

[Robert Caffyn]

K&N. BC

 

[Chris Rice]

I have the Airaid kit, I love it.

 

[D Potts]

This one is the best..... You can no longer buy it, but you CAN MAKE it yourself!!!



(1qty) 12" long aluminum pipe in 3.5" diameter................... purchase from INTAKEHOSES.com

(1qty) Rubber/silicone 3.5" x 6" straight sleeve ............ purchase from INTAKEHOSES.com

(1qty) 3.5" rubber 90degree coupler .............purchase from INTAKEHOSES.com

(1qty) 5/16" rubber gromet .............. purchase from HomeDepot/Lowes

(1qty) 7" rubber air hose ............. purchase from autozone/pep boys etc.

(1qty) 13" rubber air hose ............ purchase from Autozone/pep boys etc.

(1qty) plastic plumers "T" .........purchase from HomeDepot/Lowes

(1qty) K&N Drop-in Filter ................. purchased form just about anywhere



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ADD the KKM MAF/Filter kit and a custom made heat shield and this is what you will have:



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[Les]

From what I've read here, the stock box is so efficient that an after-market intake produces very little improvement.

 

[Robin Cox]

I just spent 500 miles with my new K&N Cai along with a Torrie tuned SCT tuner, and I can difinitely tell the difference with the power and gas mileage.

 

[kevinbakon]

+1 (Iceman & Les)

The only reason to go with the cone-style filter is for a "performance look."

With the OEM intake design, the air travels a very short distance from behind the grill and into the box. Cut the baffle out of the airbox, (optional - remove the plastic deflector from behind the grill) & replace everything from the MAF up to (or including) the throttle body.

All of the OEM crap between the box & TB are just that . . . crap.

I don't recall exactly, but I believe the parts all cost less than $50 and took 5-10 min to install.

 

[Jeff Jolley]

Here's another pic of the Noc-Perf intake.



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Simple, efficient, and inexpensive.

 

[kevinbakon]

 

[D Potts]

WIth my setup I went with a larger MAF, so that is why I added the Cone filter.

Otherwise yes, I agree with what Kevin said.....Stick with the stock airbox and change teh "tube".



NOW if we could just ever get GREEN FILTERS to make a drop -in filter this would be the PERFECT combo!:banana:

 

[AnthonyL Jones]

Iceman where did you get the Sport Trac decals?And I installed the KKM CAI but it didn't come with the hose so what else do I need and where can I get the rest to finish the install?

 

[D Hizzle]

I'm about to reproduce one of these intake setups, but I was thrown off by the plumbers "T". A little guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!