Changing air cleaner filter housing
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Changing air cleaner filter housing
Ok boys,
I am looking at making a snorkel for my 92 1/2 IDI, non turbo crew cab. now here is the questions, first, how do I go about getting rid of the stock air cleaner housing,second, what do I replace it with and finaly how much for suck a swap?
I am looking at making a snorkel for my 92 1/2 IDI, non turbo crew cab. now here is the questions, first, how do I go about getting rid of the stock air cleaner housing,second, what do I replace it with and finaly how much for suck a swap?
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"Where do you want the snorkel to be?
When you say snorkel I envision a tube sticking up in the air to the top of the cab with a scoop on top."
Yes, you hit the nail on the head.The snorkel will come out the side of the passenger fender and head up the windoe piller to be capped by a K&N stlye filter and a small scoop.
The problem I have right now is hoe to get rid of the stock filter housing and go to a powerstroke style air intake housing that way all I have to do is plum the snorkel to it and it is water tight.
Mike
When you say snorkel I envision a tube sticking up in the air to the top of the cab with a scoop on top."
Yes, you hit the nail on the head.The snorkel will come out the side of the passenger fender and head up the windoe piller to be capped by a K&N stlye filter and a small scoop.
The problem I have right now is hoe to get rid of the stock filter housing and go to a powerstroke style air intake housing that way all I have to do is plum the snorkel to it and it is water tight.
Mike
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So why dump the stock filter housing?
It has a 4" inlet pipe to connect to.
All you need is to get the housing turned about 120 degrees to the right.
Then select a place to cut the hole in the fender and run the 4" snorkel up the pillar.
Passenger side is going to be kinda hard to get it out through the hood hinge spring and the heater/AC mess.
I hope you are doing this just for looks, if you want to drive through deep water you have a bunch more work to do than just supply air to the motor.
It has a 4" inlet pipe to connect to.
All you need is to get the housing turned about 120 degrees to the right.
Then select a place to cut the hole in the fender and run the 4" snorkel up the pillar.
Passenger side is going to be kinda hard to get it out through the hood hinge spring and the heater/AC mess.
I hope you are doing this just for looks, if you want to drive through deep water you have a bunch more work to do than just supply air to the motor.
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Well to answer the questions, no it is not just for looks. I am working on swaping out the stock fan with electrics and water proofing the alt. Dave , I never thought about just trying to use the stock housing, I figured it would not go good with water proofing, but , I think I might try that first,also, the snorkel is going to be forward of all that stuff, so I figure it will clear. As for the exhaust, I am also working on a stack extention for that.
Mike
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Sounds interesting . I'd like to see pictures when you are done . I'm not going to do it to mine , but I like to see the custom mods that people come up with . You never know what it might lead to . Big Foot probably never thought he would start the monster truck series we have today .
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If you are going in water that deep, you also need to extend the breather tubes on the axles, transmission, transfer case and fuel tanks.
In fact you may have to enlarge the breather holes so you do not have the following problems.
I have a lot of mud bog trucks in my area.
The guys that drove their truck to the events and competed were all having bearing problems.
The guys that trailered their rigs to the events did not have this problem.
What was the difference?
Well what it turned out to be was the guys that drove to the event had hot drivelines.
When they hit the mud, the cases cooled quickly and the pressure drop sucked the muddy water in the cases. Bearing failures before they got home were very common.
The guys that trailered to the event had cold drivelines, when they hit the water it did not go in the cases, they were already cold.
In fact you may have to enlarge the breather holes so you do not have the following problems.
I have a lot of mud bog trucks in my area.
The guys that drove their truck to the events and competed were all having bearing problems.
The guys that trailered their rigs to the events did not have this problem.
What was the difference?
Well what it turned out to be was the guys that drove to the event had hot drivelines.
When they hit the mud, the cases cooled quickly and the pressure drop sucked the muddy water in the cases. Bearing failures before they got home were very common.
The guys that trailered to the event had cold drivelines, when they hit the water it did not go in the cases, they were already cold.
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Why would you want a Powerstroke style air cleaner housing? Those are the worst design they could have used, the inlet is too small to even fit your fist into.
The stock housing should work fine if you put a small bead of silicon around the lid where it meets the bowl and some more around the wing bolt.
Just the thought of putting my poor truck in water up to the ip makes me cry.
Doesnt cold water submerging a hot engine block sound scary?
The stock housing should work fine if you put a small bead of silicon around the lid where it meets the bowl and some more around the wing bolt.
Just the thought of putting my poor truck in water up to the ip makes me cry.
Doesnt cold water submerging a hot engine block sound scary?
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