Put K&N filter on my SC - WOW!

[PeterCarrera84]

Hello again, the cone and adapter came from Vertex auto @ 866-668-0660 there in Miami. it was then $119.00 plus ship.
regards, peter

[charleskieffner]

hey thanks. no brainer to mount? and it removes clumsy PITA OEM airbox. hell i save a pound in weight and gain another 1000 horsepower.

now thats a DEAL!


about the only time in my life i have regretted being 6'3 long arms and big hands is working on my p-car! geez those guys cram 500 pounds of crap into a 1 pound engine compartment!

[chuckr]

http://www.msdsinc.com/airintake_1.htm

[charleskieffner]

thanks for the pic. saw some from a distance at C.M.S. in fontana . appears (4) allen bolts for adapter and hose clamp for filter. too kool-too simple. well worth the bucks vs. aggravation of stock airbox.

should take about a 12 pak if i rush things..........god i love these projects! LOL!

vertex wanted 289 bucks w/RAIN SHIELD!

hell we hit 5" of rain in flagstaff last year with fabspeed open airbox cover and K & N and engine never missed a beat.

[Mitch Leland]

Thanks Charles for asking the question, when I read the earlier thread I had the same thoughts. Can anyone tell us why the cone air filter is better than the flat filter.

Can anyone post a pix of the cone filter set up?

Thanks,

[charleskieffner]

mitch after fighting w/my stock airbox when i replaced really nasty P.O. mahle airfilter which did pass crap into my MAF, and cause it to die and i had to replace. i went w/K & N oem style flat filter. fought w/stock airbox cover fastening due to hands too big and rear fasteners being next to imposible to fasten w/out enlisting lil people to help fasten.

next bright idea was fabspeed airbox cover out of carbon fiber. wayyyyy overpriced but nonetheless was easier to attach.

we rain tested this in flagstaff last july when MONSOON nailed us in downtown flagstaff w/5" of rain. as it hit i looked for clear sky on I-40 and pointed cab towards less precipitation . so we tested top(which leaked on drivers side front) and fabspeed cover box.

fabspeed worked fine thru out mad dash from city onto I-40. stop/go traffic, up to 75mph on freeway until precip. stopped.

im going cone route for weight savings and ease of maint. of filter as well as not having to hassle w/goofy a$$ fasteners on oem airbox and fabspeed fasteners.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by charleskieffner
hmmm mi amigoes just finished 17th in the baja 500 last sat. running K & N's on their car. their combined age 127 years old. do the math!

Isn't ten guys a bit much on a Baja team?

[Mitch Leland]

Charles, thanks for your input and road test... For me I found that the only way to get the rear filter box snap back on is to have the oil filer removed. I would still like to see a pix of the cone filter set up installed. Any ideas where I might go to see it?

Thanks,

[DARISC]

"Isn't ten guys a bit much on a Baja team?'

HAHAHA! Funnnny image Jeff - ten 12 yr olds running Baja!
(no offense intended Charles - but it's a funnny image!)

[mack6820]

You know what you need? you need more cowbell!!