wanting to replace air filter with an Edelbrock style...

[Drafteddesign]

Has anyone done this with the KA24E? If so, could you please post pics of how it looks, and what type of filter you used? The throttle body has those 2 studs that stick up and all after market cleaners I have seen just use one. Also, the throttle body bore is roughly 3 .25", where most cleaners are over 5". I'm pretty positive I could engineer a plate to make the bottom of the cleaner air tight to the throttle body, and I could make an adapter to fit the 1 bolt opening of a Edelbrock, but I'd be much happier with a bolt in setup. Thanks for any help you can offer.

[Rev_D21]

How much are you looking to spend on this? What's the budget?

[Drafteddesign]

Looking on the website for AdvancedAutoParts.com, most of their cleaners run around the $40 range. They have a mini one that is the same as the larger ones, but only 6" across for $28. so, aside from the cleaner, I'm willing to spend another $20 or so if there is a kit out there that will make my life easier. If I'm going to have to drop $200 on a custom setup, I'll save my loot and spend some free time in the machine shop at work making my own adapters.

I've looked at those make your own CAI kits and those are ridiculously expensive. I don't like having to buy a coupler for each joint, plus the piping, plus the filter. Advance carries conical filters for $25, and the long straight piece of ducting is $54. I don't know that it is out of budget, but it is certainly out of the question.

[RT22]

I went to advanced auto and got a spectre washable filter(K&N style) and just replaced stock with it. The cool air intake system it has is good enough for me with washable filter and it was 25 bucks not K&N 70 bucks. Seems to be fine used it for about 6-8 months now. I wished the piping for the cool intake came from batter side straight to filter as the stock crosses by radiator and that warms the intake. I have thought of moving battery and making a cool air to hit factory base and filter straight from passenger side not drivers, but must relocate battery.

[Drafteddesign]

I went to advanced auto and got a spectre washable filter(K&N style) and just replaced stock with it. The cool air intake system it has is good enough for me with washable filter and it was 25 bucks not K&N 70 bucks. Seems to be fine used it for about 6-8 months now. I wished the piping for the cool intake came from batter side straight to filter as the stock crosses by radiator and that warms the intake. I have thought of moving battery and making a cool air to hit factory base and filter straight from passenger side not drivers, but must relocate battery.

So you left the stock piping in place and just removed the circular filter above the throttle body, and put the spectre filter on the end of the duct where the airbox used to live? Did you notice a change in sound? Most CAI's give a throatier note to the exhaust. I have thought of ducting air from the right side, as well. But like I said earlier, I haven't seen a kit that wasn't hideous, or expnsive, or both.

I am going to relocate my battery to a box in the bed in a few months, too. When I airbag it, I will have to remove my front fenders, and put in the trailer fenders, so all that has to go. I want to do it now, to give it every bit of better wieght distribution I can get. I just want the chrome air cleaner look b/c not many people have it on a KA.I've seen a few in Minitruckin', but those are HIGH $$$$ vehicles. One of those trucks' rims cost more than my entire truck.

[RT22]

It is a stock swap and the airbox muffles any sound, I heard no audible difference. But again I am looking at removing stock piping leaving in stock box and rerouting piping straight from stock air cover to grill on battery side, then it is true cool air intake. Seems adapting piping to stock cover would be the easiest cheapest way and retain close to stock appearance and not get the LOUDER intake noise. Plus it solves any water in the intake or filter issues some have with an open filter type system. I just route real cool air to stock box with washable filter