Deckplate mod: quick question..

Holy thread revival! Although I gotta give it to you, you were only 4 hours off of posting exactly a year after the previous post.

 

I did it to mine and l noticed a big diferance. If you use a hole saw the hole will be a 4 1/2in. to fit the 4in. deckplate. At least it was for mine. X2 way better then a CAI. I have had a K&N CAI on my other truck and didnt notice a differance like I did with the deckplate mod. Hope this helps. Good luck. Keep us posted.

 

man you guys are fancy with your deckplates n all. My box has pretty much the whole side cut off the box on both the passenger fender and headlight side.

 

Why not just take the whole box out and zip tie the filter to the hose?

 

Thats what i did

 

nah, i just let the vacumme suction hold the filter on. need to save them zips for emergency's.

 

Just did mine and I agree with the 4.5" hole. I also put in an Airaid intake tube and the thing roars above 3000 rpm. I also noticed a huge difference. Smoother acceleration and it seems more power.

 

What does this mod do? I can tell it lets more air in but what about numbers? Any good gains?

 

I did a 6" plate and it fits perfectly. I just adjusted a circle cutter thing for a drill press and it was a perfect circle in the air box.

 

Can this be done on a 2nd Gen???

 

I'm pretty sure the location of the box on 2nd Gens negates the actual benefits of the mod.

 

On a second gen can't you just strap a cone filter right to the throttle body? I should go look at our 4.0 4runner to verify

 

lol no...

 

That's what a guy at work said he did lol I never looked to see if there was truth behind it haha

 

tell him he now has a hot air intake and is a derp.

 

Ya I just looked at our 4.0 lmao I should send this thread to him

 

Did the 4" Deckplate install last weekend. The 4.5" Drill Saw was perfect. Had a bit of a problem getting the washers and nuts to fit around the ribs inside the airbox but nothing major. Also installed an Airaid Jr Intake kit (about $100 plus shipping from AdvanceAutoParts.com Part No. 510-734 using the discount code VISA). I could feel and hear improvement immediately after the install. It accelerates smoother and around 2500rpm you can "hear" it start pulling. I especially noticed a difference running up into the mountains. More low end torque and I don't have to shift as much. Plus the sound under load is great! Well worth the cost. I'm making a long highway run this weekend. We'll see what it does to the mileage.

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Nice work! I did it over the summer as well. You are right, 2500rpm and up it sure does sound good. I have not noticed any MPG improvement though. The best thing I noticed was how it does not want to downshift as much going up slight inclines, which is very nice.