Homemade hi-flow air filter ideas???

results soon to come... im pretty sure they will prove to be more then just seat of the pants type feelings...lol

 

i will be buying both filters this weekend to put my idea to work and do away with the big donkey paper elements.

i will also be tending to a high side leak on my steering its coming from the funky type fitting that screws into the ps pump. As well as a pressure and return line that need changing.

 

well i ordered both filters i thought they wouldve been in stock locally but nope they werent.

well these are the filter part number and dimensions i have 33-2057 K&n filter

dimensions are...11.6 x 10.4 x 1.8 inches

basically this filters shown here just about a perfect square and will cover inlet opening perfectly more then enough.

$49 each lifetime washable. Small filters can be cleaned fast and DRY even quicker then normal big donkey k&n type filters made for commercial vehicles. Plus 10x more air cfm wise into motor.

they will be in tomorrow thus begining my journey to another mod..

 

scratch the k&n 33-2057

i will be using the k&n 33-2456 which is 11" square by 1" thick will cover inner air cleaner hole without any issues.
i also bought two aluminum "L" angles 3' long by 1" x 1" and a piece of flat 1" flatbar stock aluminum. to make internal filter houising.

 

well i got everything laid out and will take a picture of my progress and what i have done i will have one side completed today i will need one more filter for the opposite side which is still on order but i will modify housing with brackets to still hold factory filter. But it will have brackets ready for all i need to do is pull out old paper filter and throw in the k&n one. Early fitting results of my invention look pretty good should work quite well.

Have any of you driven the truck with no filters i did yesterday up an open road just to see how it will sound and feel wow what a restriction those paper filters are and in 6 months of use the air filters are really really dirty and time to change anyways.

 

time for some pics both air cleaner housing have been modified to accept the new panel type filter,brackets and netting installed as well. i used some simple aluminum stock 1/8 thick x 1" x 1" angle some screws and 1" x1/4" thick alum flatbar to keep air filter from bowing in if it happens to do so.

all i have to do is pull chrome top cover off housing reach in slide out and wash as i need to ever so often and walla...i wasnt going to pay $$$$ for a commercial type k&n washgable filter lol.







this is the mesh i used its basically the same mesh used on the outside of the stock air filter a little recycling going on here lol





heres the new filter trimmed to fit a little its 1" thick by 12"x12" p/n 33=2456 these will work on the 11" diameter housings.





and a finished look thru the suction hole on the air cleaner housing