air cleaner box modifications
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air cleaner box modifications
just curious if anybody had tried any modifications to the stock airbox, and what, if any, benefits there were to said mods.
i'm basically looking for a cheap alternative to buying K&N's $200 FIPK.
i'm basically looking for a cheap alternative to buying K&N's $200 FIPK.
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They have them for $135 all right...unless you have an F-Series older that '95 then it's a LOT more! Is there that much difference between the engines that it calls for a more expensive intake?
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Well MavStallion the aftermaket makes stuff for newer trucks cause people buy it. Most people who have older trucks just drive them they don't want to put money into them. I had a hard time spending money on my 1986 F150 because of the rust factor but my newer 1996 I just got I have already spend some money on it. I figure that most people figure that they will get more use out of a part on a newer truck so they spend the money. Plus there is more new trucks out there so a bigger maket if your a company it's realy all about making money.
Some people on this site have said not to waist your money on the intake kits on the I6 cause they realy don't do anything noticable.
Some people on this site have said not to waist your money on the intake kits on the I6 cause they realy don't do anything noticable.
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O Yeah i plan to get a K&N stock replacement filter cause there a good value compaired to replaceing a paper filter every 5K. I had 3 S10 trucks when i was younger and one K&N filter lasted for all 3 trucks. I drove those trucks a combided total of about 300k miles and only cleaned that stupid filter twice. 
It is what it is.
It is what it is.
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I agree completely with the K&N, Phrog. I've had one in my Cherokee for a long time and love it.
It's a shame about the attitude of the aftermarket toward the older trucks. My '91 F-150 is in great shape and I have no intentions of gettin rid of it anytime in the future. A lot of truck owners keep them for just the same reason, aside from the fact that many can't afford the new ones. It's almost like they're in cahoots with the manufacturers to get you to buy a newer truck if you want to do modifications on it. There's still a LOT of older trucks on the road, especially Fords and Chevys. I've seen a lot of owners put money into their older rigs. If thedy're not a money pit, it makes sense. Why should you have to dump your perfectly good truck just because you want to do some stuff to it and can't because the aftermarket discriminates against them.
It's a shame about the attitude of the aftermarket toward the older trucks. My '91 F-150 is in great shape and I have no intentions of gettin rid of it anytime in the future. A lot of truck owners keep them for just the same reason, aside from the fact that many can't afford the new ones. It's almost like they're in cahoots with the manufacturers to get you to buy a newer truck if you want to do modifications on it. There's still a LOT of older trucks on the road, especially Fords and Chevys. I've seen a lot of owners put money into their older rigs. If thedy're not a money pit, it makes sense. Why should you have to dump your perfectly good truck just because you want to do some stuff to it and can't because the aftermarket discriminates against them.
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If you want to mod the airbox for more power, save your effort and money. I ran mine on the dyno with the box open and gained nothing anywhere in the rev range. The K&N will last longer than a paper filter, but for $50 (cost of K&N) I can buy 10 paper filters. If you live in a dusty climate the K&N might not be the best choice anyway.
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well i dont know about you, but when I shop for a truck the first thing i look for is heated seats and a DVD player. i also make sure it reaches its peak torque around 4k rpm's so that i have to floor it to pull something.
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From: victoria canada
I took a pizza pan 12" and a bunt cake pan ( the type with the hole in the middle) and sandwiched a Fram aircleaner in between the two. I got the idea out of an old hotrod book that showed how to build a low bucks ram air. Seems to do the job and sure cleans up the top of the engine. Looks okay with the Fram element in the open... kinda hot roddy. You have to size the filter though... I opened a fair number of boxes at wal-mart and measured them with my tape. Too tall, too wide... just right.