VikingDiesel

confused

VikingDiesel

When I did look into, I saw (2) white looking pastic pieces closest to the turbo. Not sure what they were. You are saying that in the middle of the intake tube, there is a black plastic piece with holes and you're saying to open that up and make a clear passage? What is the benefit of that and is there a chance of something getting to the turbines? Also, what exactly is a Torque tube? and what is the point of drilling those holes in the box making a SWISS CHEESE BOX? Simply drill holes and thats it?

VikingDiesel

Whats a Baffle tube.....WOW.....I am so new to the trucks, its not even funny.

ds1rider

The thing about the silencer ring is, is that its so simple, it's easy to loose your patience. I wrestled with it for about 10 minutes one time and gave up because I didn't want to jab my impeller or anything. Then, a week later, I tried and ip poped out in about 30 seconds. You just have to be CAREFUL. I bet that one makes a one-of-a-kind whine dosn't it?

VikingDiesel

BUMP on the question I had a few posts up

HorseHauler

$10+ s/h and you get this... very simple to do, no chisseling away at the stock baffle tube so it can be easily put back in...




http://store.airflo.com/al5.html

Mopar72

[QUOTE=VikingDiesel]When I did look into, I saw (2) white looking pastic pieces closest to the turbo. Not sure what they were.

ok i am allso new to this stuff two. so when i did my baffle tube today. i allso saw those two white looking plastic pieces closest to the turbo. my old truck was a 305-555 six speed and it did not have those white pieces . but my new truck a 2004.5 325-600 48RE cummins had them. so i took them out.so guys was that a bad move on my part.i mean would i have been better to leave them there.but i guess it is to late now. Mopar72

Mopar72

hey Horse Hauler. who sells that tube you have in your post? thanks for any help you can give me.Mopar72

HorseHauler

Check the link under the pic. Thats not the site I bought the one in my sig at but it will work.

Mopar72

Sorry i must of looked right at the link and never saw it.thanks for the info. allso do you know how long the pipe needs to be off the top of your head.it is cold and dark here now or i would go measure it myself. but again thanks for the info.Mopar72

VikingDiesel

Ok, so replace this, do the SWISS CHEESE BOX and thats considered a homemade COLD AIR INTAKE? Or do I still need to get an intake or is this just the much cheaper and same power alternative?

HorseHauler

by doing this and a swiss cheese airbox, you won't get the same amount of flow that you will with an aftermarket airbox, you still have the restriction of the stock filter.

Mopar72,
I want to say somewhere around 8.5" Just order Quantity = 1 (12") so that will be plenty, thats all I ordered. then cut it with band saw or chop saw to get it to fit

VikingDiesel

So whatever I do, It will NOT come close to an aftermarket intake or is it similiar? Get the pipe (baffle) cut holes in the intake box and thats all I can do to mod my intake box? Any noticable performance gain?

HorseHauler

There is no performance gain, just more turbo whistle. You might lower your egt's a bit but i'm not for sure as I do not have gauges.

VikingDiesel

So If I want turbo whistle, better cooling, lower egt's and performance gain, I am definetly going to need a REAL intake? I saw some AIR RAID on EBAY that replaces the baffle and a hi-flow filter, I guess that wont do much either, right?
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Also, what is the Best overall intake? Loudest sound, lowest egt's, best performance gain? This is all the stuff that came up on EBAY