At last, A 12 valve sits in my driveway!

[chasespeed]

Yeah, I really dont remember, besides, that was on my 7.3. Different intake hose....

BUT, regardless, I would rather have a solid piece of metal to clamp against.....

Chase

 

[chasespeed]

You know what, do yourself one better. Go over the the cumminsforum.com, and search the BHAF. Dig a little, and do what YOU think is best for you. I like to over engineer, and over think some things...

Chase

 

[redthies]

I am on cumminsforum, but like the peeps here on expo waaaay more. Not so much attitude. I do lots of searching there, but no posting as of yet.

 

[chasespeed]

I dont post on there often at all... in fact, been months since I have been on there. There really isnt much.... contests on here, like there is there....

Chase

 

[redthies]

So after 2.5 hours of driving into town to get 4" exhaust tubing for the bhaf... It doesn't need any! Boy am I smart! Next time I will look first. Oh well, if I don't learn anything new I figure it is almost a wasted day. Once it cools down under the hood and outside I will huck in the filter.

 

[bftank]

i used a short piece of 4" in my 01 dodge that i tapped into the filter and then the other hose slipped over the filter. this way i could get the clamp good and tight.

did you get the cover for the filter too?

there is a template online for a heatshield i could dig up for you if you want.

 

[redthies]

I didn't get a cover, but I guess living in a rainforest I should... I would love to see a heat shield template. I will just make one up one day if need be. I just fired it up and she does whistle a bit more! Sounds like my 05 did.:sombrero:

 

[bftank]

http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...q&nr=142&catnr=10&prog=1&lang=en&onlynewfaq=1

here you go, there are a couple floating around but this one seems to work well.

oh and i got my cover from here: http://www.vulcanperformance.com/Outerwears-Prefilter-for-the-Big-Honkin-Air-Filte-p/1085.htm

 

[redthies]

Thanks B, I will donload the heatshield later on my laptop. I think I am ok without the outerwear for now as I am currently living in the desert, but come oct the rains will begin. Did you notice any difference in egt or power with the bhaf? I assume the outerwear doesn't restrict it much at all?

 

[redthies]

Bummer... Can't open the template as I run Macs without any windows programs. I will just whip something up with some scrap aluminum I have.

 

[bftank]

i'll see if i can get my wife to make a mac translation of it. she's one of those techy types.

i couldn't really tell you for sure if it made a difference as i changed my turbo and exhaust all at the same time. i thought my turbo was squeeling do to wheel contact. turns out after $1500 it's the throwout bearing on the tranny. doh! mine doesn't whistle very much at all.

 

[redthies]

Just came back from first drive and oh goody! Does he ever let you he's turboed!:sombrero: Doesn't seem to make a whole bunch more power, but just went a couple o country miles. I'll find out when I get it warmed up on a longer drive this week.

 

[SChandler]

I converted the file to a pdf. I believe you Mac types should be able to open it now.

 

[redthies]

Thanks SC... you Oregonians are so hospitable! We always make Champoeg our first stop on the way south! I think, having looked at the drawings, I will probably just measure and fab my own as the drawings would take me longer to print and cut than to just go from scratch... Thanks again though!

 

[SChandler]

Glad I could help. I know I've seen photos on the forums of the heatshield/mount somewhere before. It is simpler in practice than that template makes it look, I think. I don't know for sure, I have a 1st gen and the mount is different.:sombrero:

I run the Outerwears cover on mine. It is water resistant and helps extend the life of the paper filter by preventing the big chunks from getting to the filter. I have been running my paper filter for about 50k now and it still looks good.

Champoeg is supposed to be pretty neat, but I don't know for sure. It's one of many places in this state that I should have been to by now, but haven't yet. In the next year or so, I hope to make the hour or so drive out there with my wife and take a look around.