The box said “horsepower guaranteed”.  And, more important, it was CARB approved.  Finally, an air intake system for the pre-1997 Jeep Wrangler that was certified as emissions legal in California.  The air intake kit was K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit for the 1991-1995 Jeep Wrangler with the 4.0L engine.

Murphy (if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong) and I are old acquaintances. I figured I had an afternoon and a Jeep (Just Enough Extra Parts).  Time to find some more horsepower.

The Dodge Ram has been a very dependable truck (yeah, it's got a Hemi) since driving it off the lot five years ago.  After 130,000 miles, little things were becoming apparent.  The shocks were worn.  The brakes were worn.  There was a slight vibration in the steering.  It was time for suspension upgrades.

I had always wanted to level the truck.  Like most trucks, the rear is higher than the front so that it rides level when loaded.  I wanted it level rather than the nose down look.  But, options included a lift which would raise the truck four inches or more.  That meant no more parking garages where vehicle height was limited.

The Superflow MV50 is a perfectly capable little compressor, particularly when price and portability are considered. After using mine for a few years and exploring the thermal cutoff more than once, the compressor simply took far too long to air up my 33" tires. On the last trailride prior to these modifications, it took nearly 25 minutes to get 4 33" tires from 18psi to 35psi.