[BlueJet]

Air intake is now installed!! This one was a bit more involved and yes, I did require some "man" work!!! The air box assembly did not want to come out, so my hubby had to use his big strong man arms to pull it out. The air sensor, well I had no idea how the heck that was supposed to come out so he took care of that (broke the plastic housing in the process so I am concerned on that one). The rest was easy enough, except for the a/c mounting bolt, way too tight so while he was helping me with the air box assembly he loosened that for me.

Putting it all back in was ok. I had extra parts, some washers, an extra bolt and a huge washer. I triple checked the instructions and didn't forget anything. Even had him double check me too. They didn't send enough nuts. The one bracket for the heat shield that fastens to the inner fender was missing the nut, so we had to improvise. Also, the intake tube is supposed to be secured to the mounting bracket which was bolted in with the a/c bolt, but there was no instructions for that at all! Hubby to the rescue again on that. He figured out that one and bolted it in.

Total install time for me was 2 1/2 hours. Had a couple of rain delays and I was going slow so I wouldn't mess up. Will be taking her out for a spin in a while. My only concern is the air temperature sensor and if it got damaged in the uninstall from the stock intake.

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Good job BJ :smileup: What's next?

 

[BlueJet]

Good job BJ :smileup: What's next?

Gosh, I dunno!! Running out of stuff to do! I already have a Magnaflow on her (thanks to my buddy mechanic!), cai, chip. I am thinking the padded center console and better headlights? I am going to be bored when I am done!!!

 

[JerseyNitro]

Gosh, I dunno!! Running out of stuff to do! I already have a Magnaflow on her (thanks to my buddy mechanic!), cai, chip. I am thinking the padded center console and better headlights? I am going to be bored when I am done!!!

Put on headers too. I plan to do JBA headers and a Magnaflow cat back exhaust system. Probably after I get my annual bonus.

P.S. The CAI looks great. Good job.

 

[Waldorf]

Gosh, I dunno!! Running out of stuff to do! I already have a Magnaflow on her (thanks to my buddy mechanic!), cai, chip. I am thinking the padded center console and better headlights? I am going to be bored when I am done!!!

I've done a ton of stuff on mine, and still have a list as long as my arm that I want to do! Maybe you could do a backup camera, or illuminated door sills, or LED floor lighting, or illuminated cupholders (one of my upcoming projects), third brake light rams head (another of my projects), lambo door hinges, end links, lift kit, drop kit, headrest monitors, tinting, rear spoiler, and the list goes on and on.....

 

[BlueJet]

I've done a ton of stuff on mine, and still have a list as long as my arm that I want to do! Maybe you could do a backup camera, or illuminated door sills, or LED floor lighting, or illuminated cupholders (one of my upcoming projects), third brake light rams head (another of my projects), lambo door hinges, end links, lift kit, drop kit, headrest monitors, tinting, rear spoiler, and the list goes on and on.....

I am not going to rice rocket her out! Yuck!!! And if someone is dumb enough to be standing behind Blue with me at the wheel....well they deserve to be run over! Hey! But with the camera I could watch them get squashed!:chuckle:

 

[BlueJet]

The spoiler!! I forgot about that one!! I like how yours looks John! Sweet!! And I have a drill too!!!

 

[JerseyNitro]

Oh yes and :rep: , cool pic and good job installing even if it is blue.

 

[Waldorf]

I am not going to rice rocket her out! Yuck!!! And if someone is dumb enough to be standing behind Blue with me at the wheel....well they deserve to be run over! Hey! But with the camera I could watch them get squashed!:chuckle:

well, I doubt anybody would confuse my blue RT for a "rice rocket" any time soon!

 

[zmass]

Where did you buy your CAI from?
What was the price?
I want one for my 3.7 but im still browsing for the best deal!

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

I've done a ton of stuff on mine, and still have a list as long as my arm that I want to do! Maybe you could do a backup camera, or illuminated door sills, or LED floor lighting, or illuminated cupholders (one of my upcoming projects), third brake light rams head (another of my projects), lambo door hinges, end links, lift kit, drop kit, headrest monitors, tinting, rear spoiler, and the list goes on and on.....

You forgot your deepest desire.....the Orange paint job....:Na_Na_Na_Na:

 

[KenCary]

Air intake is now installed!! This one was a bit more involved and yes, I did require some "man" work!!! The air box assembly did not want to come out, so my hubby had to use his big strong man arms to pull it out. The air sensor, well I had no idea how the heck that was supposed to come out so he took care of that (broke the plastic housing in the process so I am concerned on that one). The rest was easy enough, except for the a/c mounting bolt, way too tight so while he was helping me with the air box assembly he loosened that for me.

Putting it all back in was ok. I had extra parts, some washers, an extra bolt and a huge washer. I triple checked the instructions and didn't forget anything. Even had him double check me too. They didn't send enough nuts. The one bracket for the heat shield that fastens to the inner fender was missing the nut, so we had to improvise. Also, the intake tube is supposed to be secured to the mounting bracket which was bolted in with the a/c bolt, but there was no instructions for that at all! Hubby to the rescue again on that. He figured out that one and bolted it in.

Total install time for me was 2 1/2 hours. Had a couple of rain delays and I was going slow so I wouldn't mess up. Will be taking her out for a spin in a while. My only concern is the air temperature sensor and if it got damaged in the uninstall from the stock intake.

Glad to hear you worked it out.

A word of advice to all intalling intakes on both 3.7 & 4.0L:

When removing the IAT from the old intake hose, carfully cut 4 slits in the rubber and the IAT will pull easily out of the hose.

The IAT is very hard to pull out of the old hose and the tip of it is quite fragile.

Sorry this advice came too late for you BlueJet. At least I don't think a new IAT is that expensive.

Your old IAT may be fine depending where it is cracked. The critical area is that little blue blob on the tip that goes into the Intake tube. That is the thermistor and if that is cracked, you're going to get some problems.

Ken

 

[BlueJet]

Where did you buy your CAI from?
What was the price?
I want one for my 3.7 but im still browsing for the best deal!

http://www.autoanything.com/air-intakes/61A1913A0A0.aspx

They had an after Thanksgiving special going on so I ended up getting mine for $228.95 ($246.69 with tax)

 

[BlueJet]

Glad to hear you worked it out.

A word of advice to all intalling intakes on both 3.7 & 4.0L:

When removing the IAT from the old intake hose, carfully cut 4 slits in the rubber and the IAT will pull easily out of the hose.

The IAT is very hard to pull out of the old hose and the tip of it is quite fragile.

Sorry this advice came too late for you BlueJet. At least I don't think a new IAT is that expensive.

Your old IAT may be fine depending where it is cracked. The critical area is that little blue blob on the tip that goes into the Intake tube. That is the thermistor and if that is cracked, you're going to get some problems.

Ken

The plastic protecting the sensor is what broke. He super glued it back together. The actual bulb was never touched. I did take it out for a drive, did some drag racing and slow driving. No check engine lights came on, so I am hoping that everything is fine.

I thought about cutting the sensor out of the stock tubing but he took it from me to try to get it out himself.

Thanks for the input. It may be too late for me but may help someone else down the road!

 

[KenCary]

You probaly are OK, but if you want to check, and your better half is electrically inclined, he can measure the resistance of the sensor with an ohmeter and compare it with the spec.

The problem is, I don't have the spec for that sensor at the ambient temperature, NitroTech probably does.

 

[Waldorf]

The plastic protecting the sensor is what broke. He super glued it back together. The actual bulb was never touched. I did take it out for a drive, did some drag racing and slow driving. No check engine lights came on, so I am hoping that everything is fine.

I thought about cutting the sensor out of the stock tubing but he took it from me to try to get it out himself.

Thanks for the input. It may be too late for me but may help someone else down the road!

yes, Ken warned me of this potential issue BEFORE I tried to yank my sensor out (wait, that didn't sound right!). He suggested the idea to cut the intake tube to relieve the strain on the sensor body which is just plastic. This is a good point that anyone else considering doing this install yourself should take heed to. I'm sorry, as is Ken I'm sure, that this information didn't reach you sooner.

I agree, the instructions (mine were from AEM) were not clear enough and the description of the parts to use for each installation step were not complete obvious. We had to look at all the parts first, then assume this is the one needed or that was the one needed.

I'm glad it all worked out for you!

 

[frank424079]

Hello
my name is frank and I have a 2007 DOdge Nitro 3.L SXT 2wd, I like your set up, I have a question about the air temp sensor, I have been trying to locate can you advise me or send me a photo of the location so that I can replace my sensor the dealership wants $275. Also 2 things of interest since you have done alot to your Nitro,
1, do you have any experience on the keyless entry system.
2. being out of the Military and having cool friends, i have a piece of tech that has NOT come out in US civilian market.

I have a HUD( Heads Up Display) windshield system
In Total darkness no moon out my display can display the road like night vision but a little more clearly, display speed, veh info -car temp,gas level, GPS location.

My friends are trying to get it into US market trying to keep cost to approx$200-250
uses a wireless tech that plugs into your ecu with out damage and the display uses a 10v lithium rechargeable battery where you can use cigarette lighter to recharge.

the only problem but working on the glass tech is that if windshield is damaged, I mean spider web cracks that is huge in drivers view the display can overcome BUT if your are driving at night in the day visibility would be hard but he is working with some people from the solar panel community with better glass tech.I would like to consider you for trials when they get ready to do it, if you dont mind it would not cost you anything, just research data and your imput plus you keep the windshield.

if you could assist on the sensor

thank you
Frank