WTB: Intake Horn - Grid Heater Delete?

[BrentM]

Dah!! My bad! I see you are in a very warm climate.


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Yeah, cold for us is 60°.

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[CrazyTrain]

I do not mean to hijack this thread, but I got an email notice from Banks and read an article in RAM tech tips, “RAM insider talks bolt failure.”

I’m sure this helps marketing for Banks, but it leads one to believe that this is becoming a more common issue among the newer trucks.

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[CrazyTrain]

RAM Insider Talks Bolt Failure We interviewed a gentleman who didn’t want to be identified because what he had to say could put him in deep trouble, but the very thing that he was supposed to be quiet about happened to him and his truck. “I’m a foreman for a Dodge dealer, and I’ve worked for Dodge for 30 years. The reason why you have me now is that this is my own personal truck. It’s in the shop right now.

My truck is a 2022. It’s all under warranty, and I get this check engine light. No big deal, right? I pull in and I have two recalls and I have a code for grid heater performance. I have no performance issues, and I grab the stud on the top of the grid heater and it’s loose. So, I go to get the grid heater, and I can get the part, but the relay is the problem. The contact sticks in the relay and they apply voltage continuously, and if that bolt is a little loose it arcs and basically melts. The nut doesn’t back off, it falls off because the stud gets eaten through, and then it gets ingested into cylinder number 6. It happens so much! I’ve seen 10 catastrophic engine failures in the past 6 months, let alone grid failures. I got a new grid heater no problem, but my issue is that the relay is on backorder and there’s no ETA." (We interviewed him just days before RAM announced the recall on the heater relay).

"The reason I called Banks is that I use this as a tow rig, it just does everything that I want it to do. I ordered the Monster-Ram because of the redesigned heater element. I’ve got a bunch of cab and chassis in here now with problems. And that new grid heater? It’s the same design. The nut is the same nut that gets loose and causes the problem. Nothing has changed. Nothing’s resolved.” The Monster-Ram is the solution as it eliminates the grid heater and replaces it with a high-flow billet intake plate. Intake air is pre-heated by a supplied coil heater located vertically within the Monster-Ram casting. It provides performance and peace of mind.

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[bigwhittie]

If I replace the air horn and grid heater in my 22, will this fix the recall that causes the truck to catch fire?

Thanks!

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[AK Bob]

If I replace the air horn and grid heater in my 22, will this fix the recall that causes the truck to catch fire?

Thanks!

I don’t think so; the problem is apparently with the grid heater relay.

You will still use the same relay if you replace the grid heater and horn.

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[talecinsley]

Hey, their friends; I’m looking to do a grid heater delete and intake horn that I can use the preheat.

Can you please send me some recommendations?

THE TRUCK IS 2012!

Also, do I need to do a retune from DRD after the installation?

Thanks.

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I like the Pusher 3.5” intake.

They have a really clean look that looks low-key.

They offer powder coating, too, for a flashier look.

No retune needed

It removes the throttle valve, so it’s not street-legal, but they come with two 1/8” NPT ports.

For my purely off-road racing vehicle, I removed the stock grid heater and threaded this intake heater into the NPT port on the horn.

I still need a grid heater because of Alaska, but I wanted to get rid of my stock grid heater because it had become partially packed with soot.

https://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/...it-67l-cummins

They can add up to four NPT ports for methanol or NO2 injection.


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