I just installed an AFE stage 2 dry s intake on my 02 and have noticed my egts had gone up about 100 degrees. I went to Billings for the NHRDA diesel drags. The first road trip since the install. When I got to the hotel I popped the hood and really looked at the intake and then reached under the air horn which is only about 1 inch directly above the turbine housing and the plastic horn was soft and mushy underneath. This really concerned me. Luckily at the Dyno event the local AFE rep was there and I showed him this and he realized the problem, took pics and sent them to headquarters.
If you all look at how the air horn runs directly above the turbo It heats the air horn thus heating the air inside causing higher egts thus defeating the purposes of a "COLD" air intake.
The real scarey thing is that it got the horn hot enough to make it soft and mushy. That was at normal driving egts 600-1000. If one were to be pulling hard at 1100+ temps for a distance I fear a total melt and possible fire and or engine damage from melted plastic being sucked into the turbo ect.
AFE will get on top of this I hope and make it right. I am writing this as a safety issue. I will keep you all posted on what they are doing to help fix the problem.
After he contacted the factory They claimed this kit has been out since 2000 and this is the first they had heard of a hot horn issue. The rep was then saying oh its the bigger turbo and maybe we need a disclaimer about running it on anything but stock units ect.
This will be the test for AFE customer service.
If you all look at how the air horn runs directly above the turbo It heats the air horn thus heating the air inside causing higher egts thus defeating the purposes of a "COLD" air intake.
The real scarey thing is that it got the horn hot enough to make it soft and mushy. That was at normal driving egts 600-1000. If one were to be pulling hard at 1100+ temps for a distance I fear a total melt and possible fire and or engine damage from melted plastic being sucked into the turbo ect.
AFE will get on top of this I hope and make it right. I am writing this as a safety issue. I will keep you all posted on what they are doing to help fix the problem.
After he contacted the factory They claimed this kit has been out since 2000 and this is the first they had heard of a hot horn issue. The rep was then saying oh its the bigger turbo and maybe we need a disclaimer about running it on anything but stock units ect.

This will be the test for AFE customer service.