I've got a K&N dropin and have noticed little improvement. But I can say I'm cool cause I got a K&N!! lol

All this talk is making me want to go get a good ol paper drop in!?!?!?!

 

As long as you keep your filter clean and stock it will perform just fine! why waist money?

 

11hp and 10ft lbs TQ

As far as how much time I spend at WOT. Not much.
Wanna run your ranger against mine?

Bob there is a whole drag racing side to me that I don't talk much about.
The ranger is my daily driver. And as such I expect it to run at least in the 14s. Otherwise I'd never had bought it to begin with.
So far I've gone a 15.5 (VIDEO PROOF) and this summer it'll be in the 14s if I my work doesn't keep me away too much.

Rich

 

You believed K&N's numbers????

 

I proved thier numbers. Shoot I even sent you the results!

Later,
Rich

 

Like stated earlier.. I can fully agree, you really do feel a difference at the high RPMs.. no joke about that in the least bit. I had my ranger for about 3 months before I put my K&N FIPK II (I wont call it a CAI as that part of it is sort fo a joke) and the first test I did was to boogey it up the steep hill right outside my driveway.. normally it was tough to get up to 40, I got up to 50 no problem pulling WOT and pushing 4500-5100 RPM's in the gears.


With Takeda stating about sticking with OEM and doing jsut fine as a DD.. yes, I can agree with that, I don't think there is much of an improvement in your standard, shift at 2500 rpm, style driving by switching to anything aftermarket. Minus the cool noise.. I'll have to po the hood and take my throttle cover cable off.. let ya see just how mean it sounds when you pump the gas

 

I think the only reasons for someone to get a intake in our trucks, is just for the better looks.

 

So K&N?? Yay or nay???

 

I saw go for it. I have used K&N in all my cars with no problems. Just don't over oil it when you clean it and make sure it's not over oiled from K&N.

If your talking about the FIPK I say no. Get a Volant or any other boxed intake.

 

I see no point, the stock paper doesn't cost much anyway. You get no increase from the K&N drop in.

 

If you follow it up with full headers, exhaust, ignition, and all of the other mods.. it actually does help when you get a custom tune done on it =) Hence, the reason I dont have a tuner yet.. I still have a few other engine bolt ons to take care of first

 

Oh I agree with that, but thats with a full intake, not just a drop in. I was talking about a stock truck.

 

Only if your over 5000rpms regularly. Otherwise just go paper and remove the snorkle.

Rich

 

you notice a difference in power with the k&n drop in. No doubt.

 

Of course you would, I would notice a difference if I spent that much too. Its all in your head.

 

The snorkle offers no restriction, it does keep hot air from entering the airbox, which is a benefit!

 

Then if that's the case then why is the snorkel bigger on the 4.0 Explorers. They only make more power. Granted it has a different intake manifold but still.

 

Exactly! It's called the "PLACEBO EFFECT". Just human nature to justify they were right in spending spending the big $$$. In reality, you would have gotten the same performance increase if you had mailed me your money!

 

You have vacuum in the intake manifold, NO vacuum in the intake, and the snorkel is in front of the intake!! If the snorkel (or OEM paper filter) was restrictive, you would have vacuum in the intake.

Are you comparing a OHV 4.0L in a Ranger to a SOHC 4.0L in the Explorer?

 

dun nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh air filter fetish dun nuh

 

Stock intakes are made to be quiet with chambers and sometimes baffles which causes them to be restrictive.

On my 1993 RX7 Twin Turbo I changed the complete air intake system and gained 24.3 horsepower to the wheels. Boost came on earlier in the rpm and was higher throughout the entire RPM range. Yes it is a turbo engine vs a na engine but if the stock intake was not a restriction at all then I would have not seen any improvements. This intake was dyno tested on my car. I no longer have the car so I also no longer have dyno sheets.

I was comparing a 4.0 SOHC Explorer to a SOHC 4.0 Ranger.

 

Sorry, the mods you mentioned headers, exhaust, ignition ?, and you can throw in a UDP, and an e-fan , and it won't make a difference!

You have to increase displacement, or go to forced induction to make a SIGNIFICANT difference!