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cozady
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JAN 12, 03:27 PM
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When people install a cone filter in this location, even with the wheel well liner back on there is a large opening to the ground...is there any concern for dirt or dust from the road being kicked up and dirtying the filter rather quickly?
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jelly2m8
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JAN 12, 03:56 PM
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Yes the filter there does pack full rather quickly, I have to clean mine at least once a season, and we are only talking 5k miles or less.
That's something I plan on doing, trying to enclose it some with out blocking air flow entirely.
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IMSA GT
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JAN 12, 05:25 PM
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Dust but more importantly sucking in water during a storm. As you know being from my state, we haven't had much rain but when we do, it's flood time.
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Patrick
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JAN 12, 06:12 PM
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I've never seen the advantage of installing a cone air filter... on any vehicle. It's either sucking in hot engine bay air, or getting clogged up by road grime. Unless an engine is highly modified, and needs the extra CFM (when the filter is clean) over OEM, I don't see the point.
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jelly2m8
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JAN 12, 06:34 PM
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One reason is to completely move the filter out of that hot engine bay, you know, the same hot engine bay the OEM filter housing lives in.....
Some of us require more airflow over requirements needed for a stock engine.
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Patrick
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JAN 12, 06:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by jelly2m8:
Some of us require more airflow over requirements needed for a stock engine.
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Didn't I mention that?
| quote | Originally posted by jelly2m8:
One reason is to completely move the filter out of that hot engine bay, you know, the same hot engine bay the OEM filter housing lives in.....
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So you're saying that cool outside air is going to be warmed up to engine bay temperatures as it quickly passes through the filter canister?  Sorry, I don't buy it.
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Patrick
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JAN 12, 07:13 PM
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Here's a couple examples of poor cone filter placement. The first image is with a 2.8, the second is with a SBC.
Not only is hot engine bay air being directly sucked into the filter, but any water coming through the grill will fall directly on the filter element as well.
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IMSA GT
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JAN 12, 10:18 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Here's a couple examples of poor cone filter placement.
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I've never even thought of doing that. Taking the entire stock air filter assembly base and lid and shoving it directly into the intake tube.
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sleek fiero
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JAN 12, 10:45 PM
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I got a K&N filter to fit the factory canister and made a pipe to replace the intake muffler and modified the air cleaner canister to remove all the restrictions mainly the hold down bolt mount. I also built my own air scoop .now i get cold air not the hot crap from in the engine compartment [This message has been edited by sleek fiero (edited 01-12-2024).]
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jelly2m8
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JAN 12, 11:36 PM
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The Op said nothing about putting a Cone Filter in the engine compartment. He specifically states where the factory air box would reside. He is correct, even with the wheel well liner in it does leave a huge open area. It's ideal for cooler air, but certainly not ideal for clean air.
The majority of us aren't stupid enough to put an Air Filter in the Engine Compartment if we are changing the style.
As you see, No air filter or box in the engine compartment
 [This message has been edited by jelly2m8 (edited 01-12-2024).]
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