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Dec 10, 2008 | 02:16 PM

#31

jnb

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From: NW Ohio

I got mine at http://www.powerstrokeshop.com/ it was the best price I found at the time.

Dec 10, 2008 | 05:12 PM

#32

Mark250

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From: Carthage, Mo

Another vote here for the AIS. Ran the 6637 for a year but got tired of the noise. I like the superior filtration & factory look. Also got mine from powerstrokeshop.com

Dec 10, 2008 | 05:47 PM

#33

leekingen

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From: spring lake park mn

you can also go to fleet filter and look up #24490 and see if thiswill work.

Dec 11, 2008 | 07:26 AM

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SGnAZ

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Originally Posted by PaysonPSD

AIS in my early 99.

Looks good.I'll ask Santa-aka wife-for one for Christmas

Dec 11, 2008 | 07:35 AM

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clux

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From: Carhenge

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Originally Posted by UP_There

I was thinking the same thing. The main reason the stock setup tottally sucked was those clamps never seem to make a snug airtight connection all the way around the box.

If you remember the stock box had two clamps on one side and two plastic tabs on the other, the plastic tabs tend to break off and then leak.

The AIS has four clamps, one at each corner, and seal much better than the stock box. The biggest problem with the AIS IMO is the cost and availability of the filters, that's what made me switch to the 6.0 filter.

Dec 11, 2008 | 08:26 AM

#36

jeff7825

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Just out of curiosity, what has to be done to make the 6.0 filter fit?

Dec 11, 2008 | 09:21 AM

#37

UP_There

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Quote:

Originally Posted by clux

If you remember the stock box had two clamps on one side and two plastic tabs on the other, the plastic tabs tend to break off and then leak.

I had to go find my old one on the shelf in the garage to see what mine was.....been awhile since I've seen it. I have two clamps total, only the metal ones. I never had any plastic ones at all. One clamp each side, katty-corner of each other. Obviously with the pitting and dings on my compressor wheel I posted earlier.....the stock box does a crappy job of filtering, plus I had the K & N drop-in filter. Didn't take me long once I found FTE to be educated on that mod

Dec 11, 2008 | 02:04 PM

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clux

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Originally Posted by jeff7825

Just out of curiosity, what has to be done to make the 6.0 filter fit?

Here's the thread about it:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...ood-today.html
And the pictures are in my gallery.

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Dec 11, 2008 | 04:09 PM

#39

jeff7825

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Quote:

Originally Posted by clux

Here's the thread about it:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...ood-today.html
And the pictures are in my gallery.

Looks like you did a good job. Have the AIS filters come down in price since you did this or have you noticed? Also, is that you coolant filter mounted where the intake used to be?

Dec 11, 2008 | 04:14 PM

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clux

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From: Carhenge

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff7825

Looks like you did a good job. Have the AIS filters come down in price since you did this or have you noticed? Also, is that you coolant filter mounted where the intake used to be?

I haven't priced them since I switched, but the least expensive source I could find for the "real" blue AIS filter was around $70.
And yes, that is a coolant filter.

Dec 11, 2008 | 05:39 PM

#41

leekingen

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From: spring lake park mn

clux-- i got the 6.0 battery tray thinking that it mite be easier to do. it hase the filter support on it.dont know yet i will do this in the spring. thanks for the pic that helps