Air intake replacement filter

turkeybird56 · Nov 6, 2021

2012RAM1500RT said:
Yep, I stick with the reason I bought mine "For the looks" Anything I got extra is ok with me. I still like the "Old school looks" LOL

Old School Looks: Had a 67 Impala SS with the old L4 Big Block 396. Had no $$$ in those days, and wanted to get more air into the TrashChester Carb. So we took off the lid of the air cleaner and put back on upside down, so had a 1" gap between lip and edge. Forced more air into carb and "sounded" neat, LMAO.

2012RAM1500RT · Nov 6, 2021

turkeybird56 said:
Old School Looks: Had a 67 Impala SS with the old L4 Big Block 396. Had no $$$ in those days, and wanted to get more air into the TrashChester Carb. So we took off the lid of the air cleaner and put back on upside down, so had a 1" gap between lip and edge. Forced more air into carb and "sounded" neat, LMAO.

Yep, turning the air cleaner lid upside down made a Thermoquad (Mopar) and a Quadrajet (GM) moan to where you could hear them a mile away!

turkeybird56 · Nov 6, 2021

2012RAM1500RT said:
Yep, turning the air cleaner lid upside down made a Thermoquad (Mopar) and a Quadrajet (GM) moan to where you could hear them a mile away!

YUP, sounded so Kool !!!!!!! Them POS Rochester spring loaded junk, LOL. I disconnected the thermal on the choke and used a hand choke to set it where I wanted in, LOL.

David James · Nov 6, 2021

HemiGman said:
View attachment 476162 View attachment 476163I’d like to know if the E-3840 K&N OVAL AIR FILTER will fit the VARARAM VR-GRABBER 4G AIR GRABBER 4TH GEN 5.7L HEMI TRUCKS; 2009-2020 as a replacement filter?

And if so, will it be better or should I stick to the original?

Original. Replace every 30k. Repeat. No over oiling or other nonsense.

jagman_xjs · Nov 6, 2021

The reason I do NOT like K&N is because if you look closely at them. They have pinholes in them therefore letting DIRT come thru. I have one on mine and as soon as I can find something that can hold up to the air being pulled by the supercharger that K&N is GONE.

gto64gto · Nov 6, 2021

I know I won't be popular saying this but I won't use a K and N air cleaner again. I had a 2009 Charger RT with one and I kept it clean and didn't over oil it but I had to clean my throttle cleaned. I had to do it several times. I think this is because of the oil from the cleaner.

Siff · Nov 7, 2021

jagman_xjs said:
The reason I do NOT like K&N is because if you look closely at them. They have pinholes in them therefore letting DIRT come thru. I have one on mine and as soon as I can find something that can hold up to the air being pulled by the supercharger that K&N is GONE.

That's the way the oil-impregnated filters are designed to work; the oil saturates the material, filling in the pinholes and forcing the air to pass through the oil which is meant to cause any particles up to a certain size to get trapped in the oil.

It's not like a dry filter, where the air passes freely through the pinhole; it's more like a b_o_n_g, where the smoke passing through the water is meant to filter out some of the particulates in the absence of a solid filter.

rvance · Nov 9, 2021

I had a 69 hemi long block that I got from a machine shop that blueprinted it for the cost of the machine work. I needed an air cleaner and the only ones available were very expensive. Especially in 1969 dollars. I got a 5/16 aluminum plate and cut it to fit over the carbs to hold the factory filter. I had a 7/16 piece of tempered glass made for the top. Talk about looks! I sure wish I had the pictures, but in the last 50 years they seem to have evaporated.

Fatbob Frank · Nov 10, 2021

I will for ever after refer to K&N filters as B0NG filters...

GTyankee · Nov 10, 2021

the whole idea for the oil soaked filters, was the old OIL BATH filters,

no one liked the looks of the oil bath filters & many ppl use to mishandle them & spilled oil all over the engine compartment

A quick look at an oil-bath air cleaner

These used to be common even on American cars before the two most important consumer phrases..."quicker" and "more profitable" came into use and led to the u...

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first mods were similar to this,

Convert Oil Bath Air Cleaner to Newer Replaceable Air Filter on Ford Flathead V8

For quite awhile my Dad has wanted to convert an oil bath air cleaner to accept a newer style air filter. The oil bath we used is from a 1948 Ford F-1 truck,...

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then for an Oil Filter, they used toilet paper
You could find the Frantz bypass oil filter at any swap meet for several years, i have not seen one recently

You Never Change Your Oil With This Filter!!!

There is one bypass oil filter on the market that I use. I've used it for years because of how well they work, how easy they install and how cheap the filter...

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his review of the product, still made a mess

Toilet Paper Oil Filter Maintenance... (Frantz Oil Filter)

I installed this toilet paper oil filter about 6 months ago. I new I was over due to change the filter so I thought I'd get it done while doing some other ma...

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Air intake replacement filter

turkeybird56

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2012RAM1500RT

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David James

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A quick look at an oil-bath air cleaner

Convert Oil Bath Air Cleaner to Newer Replaceable Air Filter on Ford Flathead V8

You Never Change Your Oil With This Filter!!!

Toilet Paper Oil Filter Maintenance... (Frantz Oil Filter)

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