Kwik air filter mod
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From: Rural Central Ohio
I'd say the majority of people would say no. I've heard stories of people having their intakes full of sand and not having the filterminder budge. I'd say it doesn't work too well after hearing that.
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Originally Posted by jsmahan
Don't know about WW yet. with the stock wheel I'm towing about 12,500 and have bad problems w/ surge and the kwik filter.
Another thing that might help in your stalling issue for the time being is to reconnect your wastegate. That way your boost won't try and go so high that the intake wheel starts to stall. I don't know if that would work, just trying to resolve your issue for now.
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From: La La Land
edub,
Your FilterMinder may have been a problem, but I know mine works correctly. I'm keeping it.
If your air box were leaking, you could draw all kinds of dirt and sand in, and still not trip the 'Minder. That's not the FilterMinder's fault.
Mine tells me when my filter needs changing, and that's when I change it. Not because it "looks" different.
Pop
Your FilterMinder may have been a problem, but I know mine works correctly. I'm keeping it.
If your air box were leaking, you could draw all kinds of dirt and sand in, and still not trip the 'Minder. That's not the FilterMinder's fault.
Mine tells me when my filter needs changing, and that's when I change it. Not because it "looks" different.
Pop
Last edited by SpringerPop; Feb 21, 2006 at 12:24 AM.
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From: Northern Colorado
Originally Posted by SpringerPop
.....If your air box were leaking, you could draw all kinds of dirt and sand in, and still not trip the 'Minder. ............Mine tells me when my filter needs changing, and that's when I change it. Not because it "looks" different..........
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Kwik, my wastegate has never been unhooked. I can get into the stall/surge thing at 12-13 psi easily when pulling hard. Thats my problem, my truck is basically useless under these conditions. If I drop a gear, throw the rpms up to 25-2800 and let the boost hit 23-24 it does fine. But thats not where it should be pulling at. The only thing making me down shift is the turbo surge/flutter/stall/whatever.
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Originally Posted by jsmahan
Kwik, my wastegate has never been unhooked. I can get into the stall/surge thing at 12-13 psi easily when pulling hard. Thats my problem, my truck is basically useless under these conditions. If I drop a gear, throw the rpms up to 25-2800 and let the boost hit 23-24 it does fine. But thats not where it should be pulling at. The only thing making me down shift is the turbo surge/flutter/stall/whatever.
I don't know if you have heard my recordings that I made but one of them was made while climbing a hill while pulling the trailer. Still had the stock exhaust with the Walker BTM and stock fuel programming. Had the big air filter already.
http://home.comcast.net/~kwikkordead/index.html
This is also a good thread.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=441897
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From: Pensacola FL
What do I do with the air sensor that is on the side of the stock air box. Just bought the filter, pipe and clamps. Any suggestions on removing the stock air box?
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i left my air intake temperature (AIT) sensor plugged in, but zip tied to one of the brake lines. i left the temp probe far enough away so that it would read actual temp and not the temp of the brake line. some (like jtharvey) have mounted it under the filter.
i left the bottom part of my airbox on, i left the snorkel on so it would benefit the ZooDad Mod, and i removed the middle section and the piece that covers up the top of the battery.
in this picture, you can see how much i left on mine. the whole part under the filter is battery box.
well, i have some 4'' exhaust pipe left over from my muffler delete (f'in sweet!) and i am going to remove the CCV plastic coupler between the tubes.
i left the bottom part of my airbox on, i left the snorkel on so it would benefit the ZooDad Mod, and i removed the middle section and the piece that covers up the top of the battery.
in this picture, you can see how much i left on mine. the whole part under the filter is battery box.
well, i have some 4'' exhaust pipe left over from my muffler delete (f'in sweet!) and i am going to remove the CCV plastic coupler between the tubes.
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From: Columbia, MO
Originally Posted by RDC F250 7.3
why would you remove the CCV plastic coupler between the tubes?
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From: Charleston SC
What it that pipe?
I see in the big picture above here, the piece of pipe that caused me trouble. It is the pipe that appears to be wrapped up on aluminum insulation that the intake tube presses up against. When I tried to run 4 inch pipe all the way back to the CCV, it bumped against this tube and caused the filter not to lay down as well and made the hood difficult to close. Just looking for the correct name for this insulated tube.....Thanks, Dave
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From: Columbia, MO
Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
I see in the big picture above here, the piece of pipe that caused me trouble. It is the pipe that appears to be wrapped up on aluminum insulation that the intake tube presses up against. When I tried to run 4 inch pipe all the way back to the CCV, it bumped against this tube and caused the filter not to lay down as well and made the hood difficult to close. Just looking for the correct name for this insulated tube.....Thanks, Dave
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From: Charleston SC
Thanks a bunch
Thank you for the explaination. It would be nice to find an animated illustration of the air flow from being sucked into the filter through its travels to whrere it exits the engine. I know the ins and outs of the operation of the basic engine, but the turbo stuff has thrown another wrench in the works as far as learning all I can about these things...the intercooler and turbo compressor and soforth. I know compressing air heats it up and rapid expansion cools air but thats about it for turbos........Thanks for the insight.
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Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
Thank you for the explaination. It would be nice to find an animated illustration of the air flow from being sucked into the filter through its travels to whrere it exits the engine. I know the ins and outs of the operation of the basic engine, but the turbo stuff has thrown another wrench in the works as far as learning all I can about these things...the intercooler and turbo compressor and soforth. I know compressing air heats it up and rapid expansion cools air but thats about it for turbos........Thanks for the insight.
101: http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...o_tech101.html
102: http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...o_tech102.html
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http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...o_tech103.html