[Thrasher]

ordered a K&N drop-in today, and it's in already, I'm gonna go get it after work today! w00h00! ($45.00 at a local speed shop). also inquired about chips, they said they havent seen any for Dodges in a while, other than for the trucks.

will let ya'll know what i think about it once I get it installed and do an interstate run to Tampa and back

 

[Thrasher]

Bleh....

I stopped by there to pick it up, ready to pay for it, they saw the credit card and shook thier heads, they are in the middle of getting a new credit card company! AARrgh...I didnt have my checkbook with me, so tomorrow it is.

 

[Wutang15m]

You should of slapped them with youre credit card. WHat a disgrace

 

[Barnz]

the K&N filter your speaking of, is that that available/compatible with a 2.7? I want one of the cone filters.

 

[JoeKD]

just as an FYI, I ordered the K+N part #33-2136 which is for the Treps from www.earlowen.com, total amount including shipping was $41.36. Not bad at all. Good people too, they verified all charges by email the same day I placed the order.

 

[Thrasher]

ok,, NOW the filter is in!
W00h00!

more noiceable engine sound and actually a quicker pickup from the start...

local track tonight has "tuning and testing" for 10 bucks. only 1 problem, it's an 1/8 mile. dunno if I want to go do that or hold out and search for a local 1/4 track.

total with tax AND recharging kit was $56 bucks

 

[BK]

ok, forgive my ignorance here- but what type of filter is this? Is this the one that goes in the airbox or does it replace the airbox and is a cone? Does anyone have any pictures?
Thanks
BK

 

[bboucher]

The drop-in one goes in the factory airbox. You can buy a cone one, there isnt a specific one for each car. You have to find one with the right size whole to fit tubing from the air intake hose to the filter.

 

[Barnz]

So school me, would I take out the air filter box, and replace it with a cone filter, now does this cone filter attach to the hose that ran to the air filter box?

 

[blkbute]

the cone filter just hooks up to the hose where the box hooked up. just loosen the clame that holds the box in, rip out the box and tighten the cone on the end of the hose. My personal opinion, I would keep the box and just drill some more holes into it, the box draws cooler air then a cone.

 

[Don Hardy]

Cone filter - Brad knows, and so does BLKBUTE, that a cone filter on the end of the intake hose will draw hot engine air into the filter. Most of us use the K&N drop-in filter and some of us have "modified" our stock airbox to allow (hopefully) more air to get in. There is also the water issue ... rain shouldn't get into the modified stock airbox, will it get into a cone filter under the hood......?

 

[Warlord187]

I will be getting a drop in myself here shortly. At least that's the plan.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I need to get another one. I should have taken the one out of my 98 when I traded it in.....oh well....

 

[blkbute]

when I wash my car, sometimes I pop the hood and I do notice water sitting on the airbox. So it is likely that water can get into the cone. Plus Ive heard if you strap a cone on there it tends to come loose.

 

[JoeKD]

yes, cones do come loose, this is due to the fact that the clamp is hoding the entire weight of the filter, it isn't bad though, on my 5.0 Mustang I only had to tighten it up like once a month.

 

[blkbute]

I personaly feel that the cone is a waist, unless you want to add the looks under your hood. Even then I do not think it looks nice with the stock hose, you would have to redue the whole intake to make it look nice.

 

[BK]

Ok, now I know- thanks. I already have the drop in one- first thing I did when I got the car. I just thought this was something different.

 

[rich00es]

Originally posted by Thrasher:


total with tax AND recharging kit was $56 bucks

Forgive my ingornance...what's a recharging kit for?

Thanx

 

[JoeKD]

a K+N is not like a paper filter, you don't throw it away. The filter comes with a million mile warranty, once in a while you pull the filter out, bang the dirt off it, wash it with their cleaner, dry and reoil. The recharge kit is the cleaner and oil.

The K+N box recommends cleaning every 50,000-100,000 miles but I usually do it more often than that.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Originally posted by joekd:
just as an FYI, I ordered the K+N part #33-2136 which is for the Treps from www.earlowen.com, total amount including shipping was $41.36. Not bad at all. Good people too, they verified all charges by email the same day I placed the order.

Thanks for the URL. I got my last one at AutoZone and got ripped off!! I paid like $60+.

Just ordered it