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HX40II Turbo Install

NVW said:
I figured as much and is why I said apparently.
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I noticed your choice of words, and that's why I wanted to make sure the record was set straight once and for all so there was no doubt on the part of any one not familiar with the situation.

I believe Edzzed was on that forum back around that time, his "neighbor" was one of the moderators for many years.
 
Husker6.5 said:
I noticed your choice of words, and that's why I wanted to make sure the record was set straight once and for all so there was no doubt on the part of any one not familiar with the situation.

I believe Edzzed was on that forum back around that time, his "neighbor" was one of the moderators for many years.
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That must have been Garth from Chilliwack. Close but 40 miles away.
 
try this HUGE filter...AEM Dryflow Oval Air Filter # 21-2259-DK $63

Much better than K&N and no oiling...

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Product Style: AEM Dryflow Oval Air Filter
Base Outside Length: 10.5 in (267 mm)
Base Outside Width: 8 in (203 mm)
Flange Inside Diameter: 4 in (102 mm)
Flange Length: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Flange Type: Centered
Height: 9 in (229 mm)
Top Outside Length: 9.5 in (241 mm)
Top Outside Width: 6.75 in (171 mm)
Top Style: ABS Plastic
Top Material/Finish: None
Flanges: 1
Filter Material: Non-woven Synthetic

AEM Dryflow Air Filters are washable synthetic air filters designed for an optimum combination of air flow, filtration, and performance. AEM Dryflow filters use an innovative high performance oil-free filtration material that allows easy cleaning, durable service, and excellent filtration.


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Husker6.5 said:
Walt's filters never came apart, that was some serious trolling by a competitor that started that thread and kept "complaining" that the filter he sold came apart and was sucked into his turbo and that Walt wouldn't make good on anything. Walt's filters are made for him by a major manufacturer (and were back then, too) with an impeccable quality record. I was running one on my '94 for two years with no problems during that whole fiasco on his sponsored forum, and when I replace my two heat-cracked heads, will continue to run it on there. I trust Walt's filters as much as I do K&N's or S&B's.
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Um, My SSD Air Cleaner did.:skep:
It absolutely failed, came apart, metal cap separated from the unversed cone and slammed right up against the Turbo Inlet. :nonod:
While it didn't get caught up in the blades, it choked the motor creating a stalling issue that I chased for the worst part of a month (seemed longer).:mad2:
Plenty of axle shaft scoring on it too.:eek:
I got lucky and Walt agreed the air cleaner was more than likely his as it resembled an earlier design he marketed up to 2006 (and were proving to be prone to failure levels higher than what he felt were acceptable). Even though the air cleaner assy along with the SSD "remote" mounted PMD set up came with the truck, he sent me an improved replacement unit, no charge.:thumbsup:
For that reason, I tend to not slam him... his products are selectively fair game, but he did right by me with an air cleaner that came on the truck when I bought it in 2007.:)

Here's the pictures I sent him, for those not wanting to read through that month.:rolleyes5:
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Filter SSD Elbow.jpg

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Filter-SSD Fail1.JPG

Filter-top1.jpg

Yeah, that month sucked, but I learned a lot.

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That's one big looking Air Filter. I ran AFE for a long while after realizing the K&N wasn't doing the job and allowing my impeller blades to get sand blasted. Seemed to work very well and one could really hear that turbo...everyone could hear it, regardless of which one I ran.
 

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Pepperidge said:
try this HUGE filter...AEM Dryflow Oval Air Filter # 21-2259-DK $63

Much better than K&N and no oiling...

AEM-21-2259DK.jpg


Product Style: AEM Dryflow Oval Air Filter
Base Outside Length: 10.5 in (267 mm)
Base Outside Width: 8 in (203 mm)
Flange Inside Diameter: 4 in (102 mm)
Flange Length: 1.5 in (38 mm)
Flange Type: Centered
Height: 9 in (229 mm)
Top Outside Length: 9.5 in (241 mm)
Top Outside Width: 6.75 in (171 mm)
Top Style: ABS Plastic
Top Material/Finish: None
Flanges: 1
Filter Material: Non-woven Synthetic

AEM Dryflow Air Filters are washable synthetic air filters designed for an optimum combination of air flow, filtration, and performance. AEM Dryflow filters use an innovative high performance oil-free filtration material that allows easy cleaning, durable service, and excellent filtration.


51YEoFFBRrL._SS400_.jpg

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Will this fit the K47 box?
 
Well, never is a bit too absolute. The thread I was referring to on his sponsored forum went on and on about how it sucked into his turbo, detonated it and the engine, the design and quality was crap,the Red Sox would never win the World Series again, yadda, yadda, yadda, then he claimed that Walt denied anything was amiss with his filter, not responsible for secondary damage and would do nothing to try and make things "right" (which does NOT sound like Walt at all, he has been one stand up guy in all the written and verbal correspondence I've had with him).

The gist I got out of it at the time after it was all said and done, was that there had been an air filter failure incident that had been mentioned on his forum (possibly yours, Paveltolz) and that this troll took that and went on a tear to do some character assassination of Walt and SSD's products. From what I know of the situation, the electronic trail ran back to an upstart competitor (since out of business) who was trying to dis the competition and build their own rep. I know that that particular thread was deleted in its entirety shortly after it was discovered who the poster was.

My '94 has the later style SSD filter on it, no problems with the filter. My '98 'Burb runs with a replacement oiled filter in the K-47 box, that thing is huge and flows just fine on a basically stock motor.
 
I will need a filter soon since i am installing the turbo this weekend and advanced auto parts has the cone spectra air filter i was going to use for temp untill i got time to order another filter do you think these are good filters
 
Chevy3500 said:
I will need a filter soon since i am installing the turbo this weekend and advanced auto parts has the cone spectra air filter i was going to use for temp untill i got time to order another filter do you think these are good filters
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Those are made in China "bling" filters for those wannabe ricer street racers - you know the type - "Look out, I'm a baaad ass wannabe street racer because I bought one of those dorky three-level wings to put on back and really wide rims and low profile tires that stick out four inches past the fenders on my rusting out Honda Civic hatchback and put on that purple chrome intake pipe with the purple cone filter on the end that I bought at AutoZone (or O'Reiley's or Pep Boys) for $22.95 so people think I put $7,000 into my engine internals and a fake nitrous injection nozzle to boot!"

Spend the 50 bucks and get a universal fit K&N cone filter while you save up your bucks for something else, but you might just find that that K&N or an Amsoil or whatever will work just fine and you don't need to drop a Benjamin on an airfilter. Stay away from those Spectre filters, they're only two or three layers of gauze, may be fine for a normally aspirated four-banger ricer that will only see paved city streets, but do you want to run the risk of sucking a butt-load of Ohio gravel rural road dust into and through your brand new turbo's compressor side?
 
So I must be a ricer street racer. I've been using two of them for a few years now. I have not seen any issues with the two. I clean/change them at oil changes or when needed. I'm not wiping gravel roads out of the turbo as far as I can see. And after looking at the K&N filter vs the Specter vs the stock, the Specter flows more cfm's than the others. The guy at the parts house said that at the product knowlage meeting a few years before, the filters were cut into pieces and they are basicly the same filter. This guy is one I trusted whole heartedly as not just one that sold me parts but came from a family shop and was ASE certified plus is a diehard mudbogger and Oregon coast range 4x4er. YMMV

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Spectre does get a bad wrap, why? I don't know. It is a inexpensive/entry level filter. I've sold hundreds of them for use on the 6.5 and never had a single compaint yet. I will say though that if I did alot of dusty off roading I would use something else, its a bit on the small side but good for the aveage 6.5
With that said I do run an Amsoil now, but will be switching to an AFE soon because Amsoil no longer offers the EAa0111 for the K47 air box. I want to use what I sell so I can relate expiences to my customers.
 
Yeah, they flow very well and trap alot of the smaller stuff that the factory set up didn't. I was getting alot of sand like particals in the turbo. I changed the set up and have not had that. And I have cleaned some pretty bad dust out of it the last time I cleaned it.

Personaly i was wanting to put a closed box in place of the old filter box. Finding the elbows to do this has been hard to find. I'll get it at some point so I can stop sucking that underhood warm air.
 
I must say... Even though I have ran K&N's ... I think those and the Spectre's and or the knock offs are garbage. They don's stop shit without the expensive "cock sock" that covers them... and for that you could've had several OEM type nano-fiber's.

I have a K&N on my Impala now and can tell you for a fact... The mileage did not change, the "gulp" sound of the engine got louder (whoopty-doo) the oil got darker quicker... I should know because my car has been on several trips over the last year from mid Michigan to Texas to West Texas to Phoenix to Vegas and back to Michigan.. Lots of dust in the air out in those SW regions.

K&N's and all the gay knock offs are nothing but pretty pretty bling bling on DD's.. save them for the strip and very high hp application's.
 
Mike K3500 said:
I must say... Even though I have ran K&N's ... I think those and the Spectre's and or the knock offs are garbage. They don's stop shit without the expensive "cock sock" that covers them... and for that you could've had several OEM type nano-fiber's.

I have a K&N on my Impala now and can tell you for a fact... The mileage did not change, the "gulp" sound of the engine got louder (whoopty-doo) the oil got darker quicker... I should know because my car has been on several trips over the last year from mid Michigan to Texas to West Texas to Phoenix to Vegas and back to Michigan.. Lots of dust in the air out in those SW regions.

K&N's and all the gay knock offs are nothing but pretty pretty bling bling on DD's.. save them for the strip and very high hp application's.
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From the back pew: "Amen"
 
To each his own, Brother. We all have our favs and an opinion on all the others. It's like the "glue thread" on the wood workers forums. Everyone has his opinion. And if it makes all of us that use something other than what you use "gay" then, I guess so be it. I just hope you feel better about your self.

I use the Specter and have very had good filtration with it. And that is just my opinion.
 
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