Today, I switched to a round filter setup. I've been reading tons of posts from RM Indys and others using 14x3 round filter setups, and other similar types. I decided to get the Mopar Performance air filter. It comes with a paper 13.25 x 2.75 filter. I will be replacing it with a K&N, which comes in the size I have now, or a 13.25 x 2.87, or 13.25 x 3.12. I plan to use the biggest one I can get to fit.
This is hands down the best fitting air assembly I have installed (I have tried 3 other types). All the others were such a pain to take on and off. This fits tight and perfect, and is a breeze to install and remove. And a bonus is that I have the passenger side of my engine compartment open again. The FIPK really blocked access to a lot of stuff on that side.
As soon as I got on the road, I could tell a difference too. It feels like I just have more power, only way I can describe it. Escpecially in mid to high RPM range. I was suprised, because the filter I was running on my FIPK was rated at over 900cfm (much bigger then what it came with). Makes me wonder how much air velocity is lost through the tube. Air velocity into the TB with this setup should be pretty good. Yes, the air will be warmer then what my FIPK pulled in, but if air flow and velocity is better, I doubt it will matter much. If I was on the track, I might care, but for a daily driver, I think this will work well for me.
Anyway, here are some pics. I absolutly love how it looks and performs.
looks SHARP!! old school the way i like it, now how will this hold up if you go thru some big puddles off road, or thru the mud? i like the look how much??
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I don't do mud like some guys do that get mud up everywhere. I'll see how this does though, I bet better then the FIPK did. That filter was much more in the path of water/mud coming up from underneath then this one is.
No, I don't plan to do the XStream K&N filter top, just in case I have any water drip down past the hood-to-cowl seal (like when I have snow sitting up on the hood and cowl, or when it is raining). It would drip right onto the top of the filter, and if it soaked through, would drip right into the TB. Besides, I love how this top looks.
The filter assembly costs $70 through Summit (part# DCC-5249807), and the new K&N filter is $37-$43, depending on which filter I get.
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thats' sweet i love the mopar performance setup like the classic look! wow ur engine compartment is super clean mine is all covered with undercoating, oh well keeps it from rusting up here, sweet mod!!
Sweet lookin' I must say. I was also leaning towards getting a 14x3 round air filter asssembly like the Ram Air Box if you want cold air or just something like the Mopar performance one you put on. I'm thinking with the good review of the Mopar I might just save a couple bucks and not worry about getting the cold air system that the Ram Air Box provides.
Just out of curiosity, I ran over to the parts store that is a few blocks away to see if they happened to have the K&N I needed, and they did. So I picked it up and put it in.
K&N FIPK No More
