I don't know why it never donded on me to have done this earlier, but with a little help from brewer15650, here is a brief write-up on what I did.
A recent bad battery ground promped me to remove the lid off of the battery box for the first time since owning my 2008 truck from new. I make a pretty good effort to keep my truck clean both inside and out (including the engine bay), but was disappointed to see that I had over-looked how much dirt and grime had collected in the battery box due to the the fresh air vent that feeds from in front of the grill. Like many others, I decided to delete the box altogether.
Now I have this pretty nifty funnel tube sitting around, my mind instantly goes to how can I utilize this to get some more fresh air to the air intake box? Bingo, I got an idea. *EDIT* I learned that the air-pump pumps fresh air into the exhaust (not out of the cranckase). Thanks again Cory (05_quick4door).
After consulting the online instruction manual for the '07+ cold air intake systems, I gathered that you could indeed order individual parts, as the manual had all the items broken out. What I was after was the small filter for the air pump, the quick-connect adapter and clamp. I then called K&N directly [(800) 858-3333 or (951) 826-4000] and ordered the three part numbers that you will see below. Free shipping yielded a small parts order of $32.35.
RC-2540 (Filter) $27.97
08431 (Hose clamp) $0.39
088012 (Adpater) $3.99
$32.35
Now that I had all the parts I needed, I spent all of 10 minutes to put it all together. I disconnected the air-pump hose from the stock air box. Fed the vent tube (from the battery box) between the radiator and the rad support to the air box (had to cut about 3 inches off the vent tube) and used a hose clamp to secure. Next, slide the filter onto the adapter and secure with the provided hose clamp. Snap the new filter w/ adapter back into the air-pump hose and re-route to in front of the air box. I ended up securing the hose to the AC hose with a zip tie just for added support, but is not needed. Done.
Now I am getting a little more cold fresh air to the air box and still allowing the air-pump to pull filtered fresh air into the exhaust...all while cleaning up the battery secure area as well. All for $33. Win, win!
A recent bad battery ground promped me to remove the lid off of the battery box for the first time since owning my 2008 truck from new. I make a pretty good effort to keep my truck clean both inside and out (including the engine bay), but was disappointed to see that I had over-looked how much dirt and grime had collected in the battery box due to the the fresh air vent that feeds from in front of the grill. Like many others, I decided to delete the box altogether.
Now I have this pretty nifty funnel tube sitting around, my mind instantly goes to how can I utilize this to get some more fresh air to the air intake box? Bingo, I got an idea. *EDIT* I learned that the air-pump pumps fresh air into the exhaust (not out of the cranckase). Thanks again Cory (05_quick4door).
After consulting the online instruction manual for the '07+ cold air intake systems, I gathered that you could indeed order individual parts, as the manual had all the items broken out. What I was after was the small filter for the air pump, the quick-connect adapter and clamp. I then called K&N directly [(800) 858-3333 or (951) 826-4000] and ordered the three part numbers that you will see below. Free shipping yielded a small parts order of $32.35.
RC-2540 (Filter) $27.97
08431 (Hose clamp) $0.39
088012 (Adpater) $3.99
$32.35
Now that I had all the parts I needed, I spent all of 10 minutes to put it all together. I disconnected the air-pump hose from the stock air box. Fed the vent tube (from the battery box) between the radiator and the rad support to the air box (had to cut about 3 inches off the vent tube) and used a hose clamp to secure. Next, slide the filter onto the adapter and secure with the provided hose clamp. Snap the new filter w/ adapter back into the air-pump hose and re-route to in front of the air box. I ended up securing the hose to the AC hose with a zip tie just for added support, but is not needed. Done.
Now I am getting a little more cold fresh air to the air box and still allowing the air-pump to pull filtered fresh air into the exhaust...all while cleaning up the battery secure area as well. All for $33. Win, win!
, sorry Ron.
