Why is the Alpha hood/intake such a pita to put on correctly?

[blurredelevens]

Any tricks to do this easier? Incredible how difficult it is to do properly. I also remember someone last year with an intake kit that fixed this issue. Anyone know of this? Does putting a Silber turbo intake on help with this problem or?????? Thanks in advance

 

[562xp]

Spray the rubber seal with silicon and make sure the tabs on the hood go into the intake.

 

[summ8rmk]

I have never had a 'problem' putting the hood on.
It's not much different than putting on the side panels, line everything up and push.

Sent it

 

[ndfb35]

If your sled is a 19+ and with a turbo you shouldn't have any issues with the intake. Unless the kit for the 20s is different than the 18 and 19 the intake tube runs straight to the throttle bodies. So unless you are sucking up snow or water through the vents at the top, you won't have the issues like the NA sleds do with water ingestion.

 

[doorider474]

If your sled is a 19+ and with a turbo you shouldn't have any issues with the intake. Unless the kit for the 20s is different than the 18 and 19 the intake tube runs straight to the throttle bodies. So unless you are sucking up snow or water through the vents at the top, you won't have the issues like the NA sleds do with water ingestion.

The 2020 kit is different from the 2019. They sent a plastic airbox similar to the stock airbox instead of a silicone Y pipe style intake.

 

[10003514]

Biggest complaint about the Alpha, poor quality hood and intake design. Not a smooth on and off process, allows snow ingestion, and on deep days sled chokes out.

 

[blurredelevens]

Biggest complaint about the Alpha, poor quality hood and intake design. Not a smooth on and off process, allows snow ingestion, and on deep days sled chokes out.

So true.....and those who say "it's easy" probably have a bad seal right now that they'll only find out about next time they take it off.....lol

 

[blurredelevens]

If your sled is a 19+ and with a turbo you shouldn't have any issues with the intake. Unless the kit for the 20s is different than the 18 and 19 the intake tube runs straight to the throttle bodies. So unless you are sucking up snow or water through the vents at the top, you won't have the issues like the NA sleds do with water ingestion.

thanks bud

 

[harlom95]

I have never had a problem putting my hood on the sled. (18 m8000). I now have turbo and still no problems.

I did smash my hood once as a stocker. Bought new parts and reassembled it. Checked with flashlight for any open spots, did find some. Mostly my fault since i didnt get everything in correct fit. Fixed it and no problem with the nose. Had a open spot inn each side around the middle of the hood, i did not do anything about it. Since it would be inside the enginebay