This is my kind of thread! Slow........ with pictures!

 

Incorrect - unless you spring for the big dollar synthetic Fleetguard (sorry I dont have a p/n) none of these filters are waterproof. They are paper - therefore the outerwares racing cover is a really good idea.

 

Fleetguard Marine BHAF-AH19002, $120 or thereabouts, and still only water resistant, not "proof"


phox

 

I think we are in the hair splitting arena now. The baldwin is not a paper filter. It may not be "proof" But does it need to be??? I should have used the word "resistant", for that it is, ie it "resists" water being pulled through it. I know the baldwin is not one of the BHAF used in a CTD, but I would think the ones that are would have a non-paper equiv. thats not too expensive. For example, the NAPA cross reference for the Baldwin I used in my PSD was the same filter in all respects EXCEPT it was paper. Same price too. Go figure.

However, I consider myself spanked.
(I never thought truck owners could be such sticklers about filters, and if they are waterproof or water resistant or sponges. You'd think we were driving trucks with the hood up in a downpour) I bet someone is going to speak about how much H2O gets drawn up into the engine area next...
Big Jimmy

 

Pgilles - I guess you would have won that $20 bet. Typo. I meant increasing fuel mileage!!

 

yeah like others mentioned....more airflow does not help much unless you are also increasing fuel to engine and likewise reducing backpressure on exhaust.....so initially you will have lots of air and more turbo whine but that is about it.....or so I understand.

I was recommended to get a set of gauges first...before I did any engine mods so I could get used to NORMAL readings.... Those should be in next month. Then a little at a time....

 

one very important thing everyone forgets until it is too late......you need to get some fuel line about 8 inches long. cut it down the middle and put it over the A/C line up near the firewall. if you do not protect your a/c line with a hose the filter will eventually rub its way thru the line causing a leak in your a/c system......

 

go with a Scotty and it'll be all the air you need, mine is on its way

 

Well I'm not sure where you got those prices, but I just got off the phone with my local Napa store, and they show the Wix at $70, and the Napa at around $120. I was about to order one if they were $29.41, but no deal.

Jim

 

do you still need that even if you have a heat guard?, and thos covers, are theyworth it, my dad was freakin out cause we live down a dirt road and he is all worryed about my BHAF gettin wet and gettin a hole in it and suckin dust into my turbo and mototr, so i was just gona get an AFE and put bakc in my stock air box.....what do you guys suggest?

 

www.fleetfilter.com

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See my gallery, dry as a bone.

Yes, they're worth it, if even for peace of mind.

 

check out th prices here.
http://www.fleetfilter.com/index.html

 

yes you should cover that a/c line no matter what............

 

what about the sensor thingy on the stock airbox? what should be done with that on an 04?