TBI "tophat" needed....

[86JeepXJ]

Any suggestions for a "cost effective" tophat deal that will fit on the TBI units? I am looking at the Weber remote filter setup, and it looks like it may work, but I am afraid it may not clear the injectors/FP regulaotr assembly. And hood clearance IS an issue. Here is the thing I am talking about.




Minus all of the garbage under the tophat, of course....

[Cliff8928]

I think i remember seeing something like that in my K&N catalog at work..

Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740

[Justin]

Sweet Jeep, man. I forgot about the 2.8 Cherokees, never thought I would get to talk Jeeps in here. Here is my 1990 Wagoneer, we actually have the same exact lift, but I'm going to need your address so I can steal your tires...



As for the snorkel idea, what size base are you looking at? It isn't 4 barrel size, is it? If that were the case, you could just look for a newer vehicle with a TBI, maybe an 80's camaro with a 2.8? They might have a remote air filter location, not much room under that hood either. I've got a 4.0, so I guess I've never had to look into any of this before. Mine has the remote filter, I could just cut the tube off and run it wherever.

[Anonymous]

FYI 1995 Lumina Minivan has 3.1 and TBI.. I'm not sure what your trying to do but just thought you might want to know that.

[614streets]

A guy on s-series uses the "turtle" hat found in tbi cadillacs and made his own cai. It should work very well on your truck.

[86JeepXJ]

As for the snorkel idea, what size base are you looking at? It isn't 4 barrel size, is it? If that were the case, you could just look for a newer vehicle with a TBI, maybe an 80's camaro with a 2.8? They might have a remote air filter location, not much room under that hood either. I've got a 4.0, so I guess I've never had to look into any of this before. Mine has the remote filter, I could just cut the tube off and run it wherever.

My main issue is hood clearance. Also diameter is a factor. None of the TBI CamBirds had remote filter. They had a regular style air cleaner, with about a 50 cent piece size snorkel.

I am going to look into the Cadillac thing, as well.

[614streets]

86 Jeep here you go,

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14727

[Cliff8928]

[quote="86JeepXJ"]

My main issue is hood clearance. Also diameter is a factor. None of the TBI CamBirds had remote filter. They had a regular style air cleaner, with about a 50 cent piece size snorkel.

I am going to look into the Cadillac thing, as well.

You might also look into one from a Dodge V6/V8... My dad's 98 Dakota R/T 5.9 has a similar style air intake, as do the others with 6 and 8 cyl engines...

Cliff Scott
89 BerettaGT
89 Volvo740

[Justin]

Here you go, a Caddy intake top hat on ebay, 8 days left as of thursday.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43946&item=2436549615