PSM cold air intake system

[CBowden]

Will never order from Diesel Power Products again, placed an order for the cool blue hose and after a week still did not get the hose called them and they said oh. . they are on back order. Would have been nice to know that when I placed the order.

 

[mpaulson]

I just got rid of my AFE and went back to stock and I can't really tell the difference. When the AFE was a little plugged, if I set my edge juice to level 3 and stepped on it hard, the overhead console would chime in and say to service air filter. If I set it on level 5 even with a clean filter the service air filter would show up. That was with the AFE air box that has a hole out the bottom to a hole in the front to help get more air in the box. I changed back to the stock set up two days ago and I have played around with it and set the chip to level 5 and floored it and I don't get the service air filter warming. As far as I'm concerned and from what I've read here, the stock box is good to about 500 hp. I just bought some 4" black pvc pipe and some fittings today front home depot to do a similar thing that the PSM part does. Only I'm using a toilet flange to bolt to the bottom of the air box and solid pipe to go down and a 45 degree elbow at the bottom and I will make it so that it just sticks down below the bumper about a 1 1/2" or so facing forward so that at highway speeds it will actually catch some air and for sure create a possitive air pressure in the box. I also found that a 4" screw in cap also from Home depot fits into the top of the toilet flange hole just right, a little snug so that it can be used as a plug for the pipe in the winter as I don't want the snow in there and don't need the cold air either at that time. I did the same thing on my last truck and I kid you not, the egt's dropped by 80 to 100 degrees in the summer with it open and I had actually made an aluminum scoope that was 4" high by 10" wide and it was mounted fully under the bumper to catch alot of air. I never had water problems when driving in the rain. I may do that to this truck also when I have time this winter to do a little aluminum work.

 

[mpaulson]

I forgot to mention that on the 6. 7L the tube between the air box and turbo has a goofy contraption for reducing the sound from the turbo from coming back out, I loosened off the clamps and the sound filter slides out, there for now air flow restrictions. I like the whistling sound and the idling woofing sound.

 

[dkoldno7]

cold air intake

Matches and E Arp great info,will do my 2001 soon,

thanks again. dkoldno7:

 

[mpaulson]

While I was driving today, I turned her up to level 5 on the chip and gunned it as I passed two semi's and had her up to 155 kms/hr (96 mi/hr) and didn't get the service air filter warning. Went like a bat out of hell! I haven't done the cold air mod yet either. I'm not regreting going back to the stock air box. It's comforting to know that I have nothing to worry about for sure as far as clean air. Cummins/Fleetguard wouldn't play games with there filters for the sake of profitability.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Thanks for the Idea

Thank's for the Idea's was thinking about getting one but more time on my hand's I would just as soon build one thanks again for the info BIGNASTY

 

[SBeretz]

Mine has had the PSM intake mod, cool blue hose, TAG and the Amsoil EAA filter for 75K. Does a great job pulling my trailer. Lowered my EGT's by a decent range and seems to keep the filter minder from sucking down. The Amsoil is a well built filter. Seals well and the intake is clean. Scotty

 

[mpaulson]

I just drove today after doing the 4" pipe mod with a 45 degree elbow that hangs about 1. 5 " below the air dam and it is like I set the chip up one level and the egt drop really fast once I slow down to a point that when I stop, it is already almost at 410 degrees and can be shut off.