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ramsee1 previously said:
Ok, moving in a different direction. Can anyone verify that the Tacoma has the same or similar hood? Check this out:
Volant Ram Intake Scoop | Toyota Tacoma 2004-2007 | Ram Scoop 38640
If you want to further increase your Volant Cool Air Intake’s effectiveness, add on the Volant Performance Air Scoop. Customers using the Volant Cool Air Intake with the scoop report 2-4 MPG improvements in fuel economy, as well as dyno-proven horsepower and torque increases. Volant is the only air intake company to properly apply a functioning Ram-Air Scoop to a sealed air intake box. The scoops fit without any modifications and are formed to match each vehicle and attach to a high air-pressure point behind the bumper or near the vehicle’s front valance to take in nothing but cold air. The Volant Ram Air Scoops are made from the same heavy-duty, durable x-link polyethylene plastic as the intake systems and are simple to install and feature baffles &/or drain holes to prevent the injection of water into the intake. These Performance Air Scoops are a great way to upgrade your existing Volant cold air intake system (which is sold seperately) to add dramatic increases in performance as well as fuel economy! The Volant Performance Air Scoops come with a 1 year warranty.
This looks very promising. Volant makes an aftermarket air box that has an entry point for the scoop. I would think a careful mod any of our CAI boxes could yield the same results. Thoughts??? |
A lot of poor information in the above statement (which appears to be a straight advertising statement versus an original post - should quote the source). First, the FJC has a completely different hood than the Tacoma. Second, the reason Toyota (and many other companies) pulls the air in from the side of the vehicle is that it avoids using pre-heated air flowing over the front of the car, where the radiator is. And the snorkel works the same (actually, better, IMO) as the scoop, extracting the cooler, cleaner air rather than the warmer, dirtier air at the front of the vehicle at hood level. And that "scoop" would spell disaster in a deep water crossing, if you were to find yourself in that situation.
