COBRyan
Puts Out For Mod Money
Wow!! I have had nothing but problems with the densecharger. Stalling, hesitation, extremely rough idle, etc. When the stock air box was put back on, the problems went away. Well I decided to try an open element setup like some people on this board. I went to Pro-M's website and ordered a flange adapter ($36) to fit the 90mm stock MAF and K&N filter. The flange is found here:
http://performancepartsmall.com/detail.asp?id=225
I then searched for 12" K&N filter that fit this adapter flange. The part number is K&N RE-0860. I found one website that had it advertised for $45.95. So I ordered it. It can be found here:
http://www.carshopinc.com/product/details/KNE-RE-0860.shtml
Now I hate having to call and give people my credit card numbers and address over the phone and waiting for busy signals and holding and paying for long distance,,,,you get the idea. I ordered these parts online last Monday morning and received them Thursday! Awesome response time by these folks. The price of the filter with shipping was $54.40 and the adapter was $45.65 for a total of $100.05.
So today I decide to yank off the DC and try this new setup. It took about 15 minutes with the help of my little brother and his small hands LOL. The 12" filter fits surprisingly but just barely. The filter looks awesome installed under the hood! Very clean looking. I also left the MAF screen installed. I connect the battery and start her up. Let it idle to normal temperature as I am drinking a cold one. Take it for a drive and I instantly notice that the hesitation is gone!! :thumbsup: So I see If my boost is any different,,,,,well the boost gauge still goes all the way to the right due to my pulley but SOTP meter tells me it is the same if not better. Part throttle response is much better as well. I would account this for the larger filter size. The DC came with a 6" conical. The supercharger just wails now!
So I come back home and let her idle for a while, listening for any roughness. Well she idles just like stock!!! And the hissing sound at idle is awesome! I'm so happy I finally have a filter that gives me the reliability of OEM with the power of a fenderwell. And for $100!!!! Some companies even charge $139 for a kit that comes with a 9" filter that isnt even a K&N :rollseyes I highly recommend this method for anyone who is having driveabilty problems (with fenderwell setups) or who simply doesnt want to spend a lot of money on a filter setup. This filter is supposed to be good for up to 600HP as well. I'm not knocking any of the venders here, but this is just too good to keep a secret!
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http://performancepartsmall.com/detail.asp?id=225
I then searched for 12" K&N filter that fit this adapter flange. The part number is K&N RE-0860. I found one website that had it advertised for $45.95. So I ordered it. It can be found here:
http://www.carshopinc.com/product/details/KNE-RE-0860.shtml
Now I hate having to call and give people my credit card numbers and address over the phone and waiting for busy signals and holding and paying for long distance,,,,you get the idea. I ordered these parts online last Monday morning and received them Thursday! Awesome response time by these folks. The price of the filter with shipping was $54.40 and the adapter was $45.65 for a total of $100.05.
So today I decide to yank off the DC and try this new setup. It took about 15 minutes with the help of my little brother and his small hands LOL. The 12" filter fits surprisingly but just barely. The filter looks awesome installed under the hood! Very clean looking. I also left the MAF screen installed. I connect the battery and start her up. Let it idle to normal temperature as I am drinking a cold one. Take it for a drive and I instantly notice that the hesitation is gone!! :thumbsup: So I see If my boost is any different,,,,,well the boost gauge still goes all the way to the right due to my pulley but SOTP meter tells me it is the same if not better. Part throttle response is much better as well. I would account this for the larger filter size. The DC came with a 6" conical. The supercharger just wails now!
So I come back home and let her idle for a while, listening for any roughness. Well she idles just like stock!!! And the hissing sound at idle is awesome! I'm so happy I finally have a filter that gives me the reliability of OEM with the power of a fenderwell. And for $100!!!! Some companies even charge $139 for a kit that comes with a 9" filter that isnt even a K&N :rollseyes I highly recommend this method for anyone who is having driveabilty problems (with fenderwell setups) or who simply doesnt want to spend a lot of money on a filter setup. This filter is supposed to be good for up to 600HP as well. I'm not knocking any of the venders here, but this is just too good to keep a secret!
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