Custom Air Filter Install?

[rock2447]

I want to put a cone filter on the end of my stock Air tubing. I understand that it is plastic and the air going into the intake will still be very hot but I just want more responsive throttle for now and this winter I will cold air it.

My question is what size would work well on the end that currently attaches to the airbox? Is anyone else doing this? And is anyone running "Green Filters"? I saw a demonstration of green filters at a car show.

 

[dr1665]

I've heard lots of good things about the green filters, but you might consider just getting a K&N drop in and hacking your airbox for now. Total cost would be less than $50 and you wouldn't have to worry about the filter coming off or anything. I drove with this mods for more than a year and, when I switched to my short ram, the only difference I noticed was a whistle from the new intake at part throttle. :thumbdown

 

[rock2447]

What do you mean by "Hack the Airbox"?

 

[dr1665]

I know this could be found by searching, but I'll make it easy on you since I'm bored and nothing else here looks interesting at the moment.

If you look at the box where your air filter sits, there are 2 halves. One half has the tube going to the throttle body and the other bolts to the fender brace or whatever. You take the half out that is bolted to the car and either drill a shitload of big holes in it or cut out material to open the airbox up so the car doesn't have to breathe through the little snorkel on the other end of that thing. You effectively "hack" the airbox. You can leave the stock filter in a while until you get a K&N, but it will get very dirty very fast. Feel free to get creative with making panels to isolate the filter box from the rest of the engine bay to keep some of the heat out. Just be sure that you don't put any holes in the side with the tube to the TB, since this would allow air to get into the engine without going through the filter.

Hope this helps you out. Have fun.