A couple of questions/comments to the group on my wife's 2004 Sebring with
2.4L:1) When I got it home, I was looking under the hood and noticed that the air intake snorkel attached to the upper rad mount had a WIRING HARNESS running right through the middle of it. Given that the snorkel inlet is only about
4" x 3/4", this is a significant restriction. Moved it right out of the way and the car seems much happier. Got me to thinking though - given the redesigned head and intake that is tuned for low-end torque, is there anything I can do to "uncork" the intake on this car for a little better high-end? It's kind of too bad they messed with it - I swear that our Company pool car 1998 Breeze has more snap.2) Anyone know what the metal plate/cover that sits on the intake manifold downstream of the throttle body is for? It looks like a mount for a blow-off valve?
3)There are two hoses that connect to the cam cover. One has what looks like the PCV valve in it and connects to the throttle body, but the other connects directly to the intake snorkel downstream of the air filter. Given that this hose has no restrictions, what good is the PCV valve?4) Anything else I should know about this motor?
Thanks.
Jeff Falkiner
95 neon - currently waiting for open-heart surgery to fix a coolant breach 99 Intrepid - the Green Monster 04 Sebring - the Silver Bullet