Re[2]: Tune up

From: Sean_P_Meldrum@Auto.ittind.com
Date: Wed Mar 19 1997 - 06:19:56 EST


     Funny you should mention this. UPS guy just delivered my 10"
     Edelbrock and K&N air filter last night. I of course couldn't wait to
     get the thing on so I ran right out, tore out the stupid air box and
     dropped in the K&N/Edel combo. I used K&N p/n E-1080. 10" x 2.25"
     (actually a Jeep Wrangler appl.) and fits beeyooootiful!. Probably
     could have gone a little taller but this appl. already gave more
     surface area than the stock panel filter. Stoopid bolt was too short
     and in my usual lack of forward thinking I forgot to bring tools with
     me to hardware store for a temporary fix...got to get the bent rod on
     there also. Played around for an hour (wife was pissed; thought I had
     been carjacked or sumthin' :( ).
     
     All said and done....WOW! Truck friggin' flys!! If there truly is a
     period that the computer needs to "learn" to use the new airflow I'm
     gonna be amazed. By time I got the thing to the main road (about 1/4
     mile through our apartment complex) the thing already had a HUGE
     improvement. I love that suckin' sound. Reminds me of a set of
     secondaries kickin' in.
     
     I wish I'd had time to baseline the truck before doing anything to it.
      I'd be suprised if it added any less than 10-15hp. I'm not used to
     the one by one bolt on experience. Past experience has been replacing
     whole motor or multiple pieces all at once. Best $50 mod I ever did!
     Gas mileage is gonna suck for awhile until I get over the initial fun
     of it. Aw right, I'm done....I'm soundin' like a six year old at
     x-mas.
     
     Oh, by the way Larry (and anyone interested) if you didn't see the
     info I posted awhile back here's some appl's I got from John at K&N
     (knfilters@aol.com)
     
     Yes Sean...K&N has numerous 10" diameter filters. Here are a few
     sizes:
     
     10x2.00 >E-1070
     10x2.06 >E-1088
     10x2.25 >E-1080 <--- *
     10x2.31 >E-1090
     10x2.50 >E-2764
     10x2.56 >E-1095
     10x2.75 >E-9080
     10x3.00 >E-1120

Sean
'97 318/5spd/3.55SG/FIPK Edelbrock/K&N clone
sean_p_meldrum

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I just bought an Edelbrock 1208 10" open chrome filter for my Dakota, but
haven't installed it yet because I want a K&N filter. The stock
replacement K&N is only 9 1/2" OD to fit the inside of the groove on the
stock filter can. Got to get a 10" OD K&N and put in one of Kuk's bent
air cleaner hold downs before I put it on. It'd be nice if it'd stop
raining too, since the garage won't hold the truck : (. BTW got to see
how tall a K&N will fit under the hood with the Edelbrock, which has got a
flat bottom.
     
Larry
elliott@serv.net
     
     

 



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