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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 12:27 PM
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Default Any digital pics of the zip tie mod?

I'm curious if anyone has any pics showing how to do the zip tie mod on the C5 airbox?
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 03:40 PM
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Patman if you do a search for zip-tie mod and J-Rod or Mcrat you will find what you need .That's what I did when got my Z.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 02:13 AM
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Don't worry Patman, you'll take one look at the stock setup and you'll KNOW what you have to do. Just let the zipties do the job of holding the filter assembly together.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 03:28 AM
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Don't worry Patman, you'll take one look at the stock setup and you'll KNOW what you have to do. Just let the zipties do the job of holding the filter assembly together.
Have you done this mod to your 04 yet?
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 07:27 AM
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I used the factory clamps. I simply removed the factory metal straps and replaced them with shorter one made from wire ties. This allows for consistent pressure to the filter frame.







Here Mc Rat's car. They just wrapped the ties around the box. I re-used the factory hardware to allow you to change the filter.

Hope this helps...

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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 10:37 AM
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"Have you done this mod to your 04 yet?"

Yup, took all of about 5 minutes. A small improvement was instantly noticed.
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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 02:14 AM
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J-Rod's how to was very easy. And it makes it easy to clean the filter.

Is there a part number for a K&N? I need to replace my filter come to think about it
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