Mechanical dummy here! Just got the 6637 kit from RiffRaff, and want to install it. Is there a guide to doing this somewhere? The one thing that concerns me is what to do with the meter on the top of the current filter box, and then the sensor that runs out the bottom of it on the firewall side. Do you remove the box altogether...does that effect your engine lights, etc.? Thanks for any pointers to a link with directions!!

2003 Ford F350 7.3

 

Small air temp sensor is not necessary, just let it ride on the fender liner. Mine has been riding there for over 40K miles without a hitch. You can do the same thing with the FilterMinder meter... doesn't help to try to use it again... just let it ride. Ther will be no effects on lights or anything else.

You can't completely remove the stock airbox unless you install a new battery tray because the tray is built in with the airbox. Most of us just remove all but the battery tray portion of the bottom of the stock air box and nestle the huge 6637 at a slight angle so that the bottom rim rests between the two extended protrusions frmo the bottom of the abttery tray compartment. Alternatively, you can cut off those extensions, too, but I have chosen to not do any hacking on ym stock airbox in case I either ever want to convertit back to stock for resale (hopely, NEVER), or turn it over to someone who needs a stock airbox (very few ever really want to do that, too).

As for instructions, there's a lot fo dsicussion in many threads, but no real isntruction page. You can look at my gallery and see my pics and comments about how I did mine.

 

Thanks Pete! That's just exactly the info I was looking for. Perfect!

 

The Filter-Minder is a POS -- just chunk in the nearest trash can. lol

The IAT sensor is used by the truck -- most of us just tie-wrap it next to the filter by the brake lines. Other than that, the top of the air box needs to come out (I'm not talking about the cover, I'm talking about the part the cover clips to), but the bottom part can stay (it's part of the battery tray).

 

I'm SLLLOOOOOOWWWW today.

 

Although I agree that leaving off the sensor and filter minder shouldn't be an issue, I chose to mod things a little by drilling a 3/4" hole with a speedbit on one side of the adapter for the filter minder, and one opposite it with a smaller bit (forgot the size) for the sensor. Just grab the rubber slip-in fitting for the filter minder and finesse a couple of grooves with a file for the twist-lock ears on the sensor.

 

The filter minder is for folks that don't open their hoods. If you check the filter every month or so, you'll know when to replace it. I let mine go about 15 months (which was a bit too long), so about once a year should be good. That depends on your miles per year and driving conditions, of course.

Not slamming your idea, but I read that having the filter minder in the tube can cause it to suck in prematurely anyway. Putting the IAT sensor in there is a good idea though...

 

I put the filter minder on the elbow right after the filter. It may not be worth much, but I wanted to add a personal touch to my 6637. The IAT is before the filter on the OEM box so I zip-tied it to the brake cylinder to keep it in the same relative position. It gets some of the underhood air and some of the air coming in from the channel where I did the Zoodad mod so I figure that was as good a place as any to get a realistic intake temp.

 

Which has been precisely my experience, but it looks much more finished to me and makes more sense than throwing it into my tool box or letting it rattle around in the dash box.

 

Mine is in a land fill someplace. No rattling around here.

 

I might just have to spend 10 minutes to make a bracket for mine so it can become one of those mysterious "What's THAT thing for?" questions. I can tell them... "That's the device I use to keep a constant check on my blinker fluid level!"

 

Thanks guys for all the help! I'm going to install it this weekend. Can't wait to hear what it sounds like!