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Anyone out there have a picture of the stock airfilter box or whats left of it just before they installed the Kwik filter (6637). I have seen a few pictures of the filter installed but I want to get an idea of what I have to remove under it.
If by some chance I did not want to chop up the box for this mod what would be the second choice for a filter that fits into the stock box.
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Richard
If by some chance I did not want to chop up the box for this mod what would be the second choice for a filter that fits into the stock box.
Thanks
Richard
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Did you have to cut or chop the box up or is it just and unbolt and unsnap the parts issue . Just wondering if you could reinstall the stock box and filter at a later date if you wanted.
Richard
Did you have to cut or chop the box up or is it just and unbolt and unsnap the parts issue . Just wondering if you could reinstall the stock box and filter at a later date if you wanted.
Richard
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i left the bottom of the airbox on, and the front part (rear of the battery cover). i did take out the "snorkel" to the grille, and the top/back part of the airbox. the end of the filter sits in a little ledge between the edge of the airbox (it is stepped) and the fenderliner (i think it is the fenderliner). it holds it in there nicely. i am debating on the ZooDad mod..
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i used a 3" or 3 1/2" hole cutter on my 3/8" drill, (not sure which), to do the zoodad mod.... it was very easy to do... 10 minutes... and what i noticed is that the under hood temp comes down to ambient within a couple of minutes of taking off... we'll see how this does when the weather gets bad... btw... i left the snorkel on, so all the cool air that gets forced down that snorkel comes out right by the 6637...
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thanks for the tip. i guess next weekend ill do the zoodad- no problems of the water going in the intake? im skeptical about that... i will put the snorkel back on too, thanks.
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Originally Posted by cookie88
That's right....but you split the airbox and left the battery holder in place right?
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Originally Posted by 1fastroadking
Anyone out there have a picture of the stock airfilter box or whats left of it just before they installed the Kwik filter (6637). I have seen a few pictures of the filter installed but I want to get an idea of what I have to remove under it.
If by some chance I did not want to chop up the box for this mod what would be the second choice for a filter that fits into the stock box.
Thanks
Richard
If by some chance I did not want to chop up the box for this mod what would be the second choice for a filter that fits into the stock box.
Thanks
Richard
The filter airbox separates from the battery cover/box and snorkel, so remove it and see if the kwik filter fits into the space ok. If not, and you have to chop on some plastic, see below.
What I did was keep an eye on this forum till I found someone who converted or is about to convert to an aftermarket air intake system. (Like a severe duty AIS or one of the other commercial systems.) Send him a PM and ask for the original air box. I did, and got the entire system, from the snorkel back, for a sensible price plus shipping. A whole lot less expensive than buying a replacement from Ford. Now I have a complete fall-back if I decide to get out of the Kwik system.
Warren
PS: After converting, I can't think of a reason why I'd want to go back. WSN
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
thanks for the tip. i guess next weekend ill do the zoodad- no problems of the water going in the intake? im skeptical about that... i will put the snorkel back on too, thanks.
no problems with the filter....
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As mentioned in a previous post last week, I have had no problems with water either, and it rains a lot up here. By the way, I just changed out my Kwik filter for the first time after 8 months or so and it was still in good shape. Fleet Filter has great pricing on them too-
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