Brandon_TA

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Hey all... im starting to get pissed off.. I did the free Ram air mod about 7 or 8 months ago, and I love it... However, my damn air filter gets dirty as hell!!!
Bugs, Sand, Dirt, etc. Is there something I can do to prevent all that crap from gathering on my filter?? I got a Holley Powershot on the way, and i want to TRY and keep it clean as possible.
Anyone else have this problem with the Free Ram Air Mod? Or did I do something wrong?

Fireball

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change your air filter or clean it regularly if you have a rechargable type. Problem solved

Brandon_TA

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Well hell... i didnt look into it and see if the Holley is rechargable... If it is, i guess theres anohter $10 for the kit... Its okay, i got one of them $ trees in the backyard....LOL

Termin8r27

That's what so great about the free ram-air mod...air is actually getting up into your intake... clean the holley regularly.

Fulton 1

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When I did my FRA mod many moons ago I also bought some wire mesh (about the same size as you'd see in a screen door or window screen) from Home Depot. I cut this to size and sandwiched it in between the radiator support and the air filter tray. The mesh is not so tight as to hinder air flow appreciably and, although it certainly won't keep your air filter clean, it will keep the larger stuff (like leaves, litter, etc.) away from the filter.

Orange99Z

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That's what the filter is for.

Turo

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be glad the filter is dirty, that means its actually trapping all that crap, instead of letting it get into the motor

Brandon_TA

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Oh, i am glad... but them filters dont come cheap..

Raptor99

Of course they don't come cheap, they last forever. $40 for something that'll last a looooooong time is a pretty good deal if you ask me

Also, I wonder if the FTRA people have the same problems?

Rick'SSOM

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Goes to show NOTHING IS FREE

V-10 Killer

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You can buy the ws6 lower airbox for about $65, and some single sided foam sealing tape for about $2, and you'll be a LOT better off than you are now. My intake temps dropped around 70degF when I did that.

MARKSZ71

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u wanna play u gotta pay at least u can tell thats its working

jrp

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pass up on the filter and just stick with fram paper filters and change them out during regular oil change intervals.

Mike98WS6

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That's the price u pay for more air. I'll trade that instead of the stock crappy set up.

shawn's SS

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Yeah, and before you know it, you will have spent enough money to buy a reusable filter

jrp

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ya, you spend 50 dollars on a poweshot/k&n and then keep having to clean it out and buy refresher kits. paper filters arent but a few bucks and most auto stores usually have coupons for a dollar off and what not. aftermarket filters have shown little gain on the ls1's and there only retaining quality is the cleaning ablitiy but as stated with this mod it quickens the pace of having to clean the filter out. i'd much rather add paper filters to the oil change regiment and have a clean filter all the time then have to take my **** out and clean it all the time.

LS1W66

I have to agree with JRP on this one. After digging the Crap out of the K&N a few times the a cheap and easy to replace paper filter is looking pretty good. Yea you can spin the K&N filter around 180* but then you have twice the crap to dig out.

DrkPhx

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That's one reason I switched to the FTRA (now w/SSRA extension). With any CAI the filter will not get that dirty.