Offroad Mud/Dirt intake thread- how do you keep em clean?

[-sin-]

I've seen all the various "Cold Air Intake" threads, but what about keeping the mud/dirt out? When I bought my truck it has a K&N FIPK already installed. It's been a battle keeping the filth outta there, between soot, mud and having hood vents!

Apart from buying a Volant or S&B or going back to stock, what do you guys do to keep the dirt outta there?

I was thinking maybe a K&N filter sock, but it'll still be open near the fender?

I did make a lid for the FIPK, it helps, but isn't fool proof
(first pic is the lid, second is the mud inside the box)

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[slowburb]

Since it does nothing whatsoever to improve performance, and in this case can actually do more harm than anything else, just ditch it. The factory setup is a double wall "cold air" intake, which pulls air from outside the engine compartment through the fender, instead of the HOT air under the hood.

 

[grampadirt]

+1

Could never figure out how drawing air from the engine compartment could be considered ''cold air''.Maybe at first startup of the day and then only for a short time.Both of our burbs retain the OEM intake.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Pantyhose works as effectively as a K&N, that's what I use on my buggy that sits outside.

But they are right, going back to stock would be best.

 

[-sin-]

Thanks guys, alright then - I'm on the hunt for a stock intake, anybody wanna trade a K&N for one?!?!

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Thanks guys, alright then - I'm on the hunt for a stock intake, anybody wanna trade a K&N for one?!?!

I wasn't being facetious about the pantyhose, it does make a good filter sock lol.

 

[-sin-]

I know you weren't, I've seen it used before! I'd just rather have a sealed type of unit

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I know you weren't, I've seen it used before! I'd just rather have a sealed type of unit

I just wanted to be sure lol, after I re-read what I posted, it didn't seem all that clear lol.