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the easiest, best, and cheapest power upgrade you can get is a new air intake system from K&N. its called a FIPK (fuel injection performance kit)... and costs about 250. you can get a cheaper version from rustysoffroad.com. that should give you 10-20 horses depended on which engine you have. you however CANNOT use a throttle body spacer if you use the kit made by K&N (i ran into the problem myself... believe me)... but the FIPK kit is way more of an upgrade than a TB spacer anyways. some Thorley headers would always help too
good luck![addsig]
the easiest, best, and cheapest power upgrade you can get is a new air intake system from K&N. its called a FIPK (fuel injection performance kit)... and costs about 250. you can get a cheaper version from rustysoffroad.com. that should give you 10-20 horses depended on which engine you have. you however CANNOT use a throttle body spacer if you use the kit made by K&N (i ran into the problem myself... believe me)... but the FIPK kit is way more of an upgrade than a TB spacer anyways. some Thorley headers would always help too
good luck![addsig]
mingez
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Thanks, but which one is better. The rusty's kit or the k&n kit?
Are you sure it is more of a HP upgrade to got with the kit rather than a TB spacer. Don't you get about 10-20 horses with the spacer?
Also, and thoughts on regular filter vs. cone type? I'm getting mixed reviews as to whether or not the cone filter is an upgrade. Is it just for looks?
As for what I expect out of the Jeep. It is a driver, but I use it mostly for sand and Hillclimbing with some trail riding upon occasion.
Thanks again guys for the info![addsig]
Thanks, but which one is better. The rusty's kit or the k&n kit?
Are you sure it is more of a HP upgrade to got with the kit rather than a TB spacer. Don't you get about 10-20 horses with the spacer?
Also, and thoughts on regular filter vs. cone type? I'm getting mixed reviews as to whether or not the cone filter is an upgrade. Is it just for looks?
As for what I expect out of the Jeep. It is a driver, but I use it mostly for sand and Hillclimbing with some trail riding upon occasion.
Thanks again guys for the info![addsig]
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as for your first question... i would have to say the K&N kit is better... but thats probably mostly based on personal opinion. the rusty's kit comes with a K&N cone filter (basically like the one in the K&N kit) and uses an air tube made by rusty's. the K&N kit uses their own air tube... which is made very well and includes a large heat shield.
in regard to the TB spacer vs. a filter kit... the filter kit wins out by far. on a V-8, K&N FIPK's have been dyno tested to increase HP by almost 30. on a 6 cylinder jeep... like i said before... expect 10-15 or so. the TB spacer will at best give 5 HP, a little increase in torque, and improved gas mileage. all brands of TB spacers are essentially the same... poweraid, vortex, etc. if you can somehow find a way to use both... go for it. the problem i ran into was that the air tube was too tall to allow the hood to close if i used it along with a TB spacer. maybe rusty's air tube would allow for both to be used simultaneously... i really don't know, and if you wanted to find out, i would suggest calling them.
and... no a cone filter is not just for looks. your current air filter is a flat, rectangular one enclosed in a rather restrictive plastic box with a tiny air intake vent on the front... all of which makes for very inefficient breathing. a cone filter system removes the air box and allows for much MUCH more unrestricted air-flow. i promise you i felt a significant difference from my K&N and it was well worth the money. cone filters also employ a special cotton filter element with must be cleaned and oiled (rarely), instead of replaced... so it saves money in the long run. good luck!
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as for your first question... i would have to say the K&N kit is better... but thats probably mostly based on personal opinion. the rusty's kit comes with a K&N cone filter (basically like the one in the K&N kit) and uses an air tube made by rusty's. the K&N kit uses their own air tube... which is made very well and includes a large heat shield.
in regard to the TB spacer vs. a filter kit... the filter kit wins out by far. on a V-8, K&N FIPK's have been dyno tested to increase HP by almost 30. on a 6 cylinder jeep... like i said before... expect 10-15 or so. the TB spacer will at best give 5 HP, a little increase in torque, and improved gas mileage. all brands of TB spacers are essentially the same... poweraid, vortex, etc. if you can somehow find a way to use both... go for it. the problem i ran into was that the air tube was too tall to allow the hood to close if i used it along with a TB spacer. maybe rusty's air tube would allow for both to be used simultaneously... i really don't know, and if you wanted to find out, i would suggest calling them.
and... no a cone filter is not just for looks. your current air filter is a flat, rectangular one enclosed in a rather restrictive plastic box with a tiny air intake vent on the front... all of which makes for very inefficient breathing. a cone filter system removes the air box and allows for much MUCH more unrestricted air-flow. i promise you i felt a significant difference from my K&N and it was well worth the money. cone filters also employ a special cotton filter element with must be cleaned and oiled (rarely), instead of replaced... so it saves money in the long run. good luck!
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