Air filter protection.
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Air filter protection.
What type of setup do you folks have on your air inlet tube? I have a stock 95 mass air setup and am constantly soaking the air cleaner with mud and water. I swapped to a K&N instead of having to buy a new filter everytime I decided to go into anything deep.
I was looking at ways to keep the stock box, but seal it and feed it differently. Any suggestions? pics?
I was looking at ways to keep the stock box, but seal it and feed it differently. Any suggestions? pics?
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if you are running in that much mud and water , you may want to consider a snorkel kit , any good off road shop should have a kit that you can make work or give you some ideas for making your own,bob
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djoffroad- yeah, the K&Ns pre filters aren't waterproof.. The outerwears was big on ATVs (where I found out about them). Now they do cars/trucks as well..
http://www.outerwearsracing.com/index.php
http://www.outerwearsracing.com/index.php
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Its the standard replacement K&N. Its rectangular, like the stock one. I really don't want a snorkel on this truck, since that is far from being its' main purpose.
I was looking to see if any of the outwear prefilters would work in my application. I had something similar on my carbed 350 in my jeep. I didn't see anything promising.
http://outerwearsracing.com/truck_su...ar=filter#ford
I might check out the conical setups and see if I can build a guard around one of those.
I was looking to see if any of the outwear prefilters would work in my application. I had something similar on my carbed 350 in my jeep. I didn't see anything promising.
http://outerwearsracing.com/truck_su...ar=filter#ford
I might check out the conical setups and see if I can build a guard around one of those.
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Cool, as soon as I find the one I need, I'm going to order it.
I noticed it did say "water repelent", not water proof. An important difference if your filter is not as high as mine. I think the K&N brand actually accelerates water
I noticed it did say "water repelent", not water proof. An important difference if your filter is not as high as mine. I think the K&N brand actually accelerates water
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I believe the ones they sell are for the conical FIPK setups..
I do believe that K&Ns suck more water. I had a K&N and outerwears on my ATV, and I got a lot of water in the air box, and it kept it from sucking it in... which is a good thing..
I do believe that K&Ns suck more water. I had a K&N and outerwears on my ATV, and I got a lot of water in the air box, and it kept it from sucking it in... which is a good thing..
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Originally posted by Djoffroad
the K&N pre-filter is definately not water proof.
the K&N pre-filter is definately not water proof.
We found out the hard way and yours truly ended up tearing down his carb and cleaning all that muck out...
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I sucked alot of water that day......
http://www.superford.org/registry/ve...67/MudPit2.wmv
I put the pre-charger under a fauset once & the water won't even puddle before passing through the fabric.
http://www.superford.org/registry/ve...67/MudPit2.wmv
I put the pre-charger under a fauset once & the water won't even puddle before passing through the fabric.
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Do that with an outerwears, it'll definately puddle up, and doesn't want to go through.
the other cool thing is if you get a ton of mud on it, you can pull it off, and wash it in a realitively clean stream, and put in back on (they don't take long to dry).
It'll definately keep your usual water splashes out, but you'll still need a snorkel if you go under..
the other cool thing is if you get a ton of mud on it, you can pull it off, and wash it in a realitively clean stream, and put in back on (they don't take long to dry).
It'll definately keep your usual water splashes out, but you'll still need a snorkel if you go under..
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I had to tear town Dan's carb after it sucked some muck in but otherwise no breakage. Kinda surprising really, Dan is pretty hardcore with his rig.
Last edited by proeliator; Feb 29, 2004 at 09:05 PM.