Hi Earle,
In the past you've said there's no dust in the pipe, proving
de'Nile is not just a river in Egypt. Do it one more time, just so as I
may say, I told you so.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> It put the K&N on top of the engine, further away from the dust and the
> water than the stock air box in my '95. It came with a spiffy "Rock-It"
> sticker. It made room for a tool box or anything else you can dream up for
> the stock air box location. I don't think you're being fair when you say it
> does "NOTHING" that the stock air tube doesn't. ;^)
>
> Earle
>
> "Jerry Bransford" > wrote in message
> news:seQre.340$X71.280@fed1read07...
> > The TurboCity air tube does literally NOTHING that the factory air tube
> > doesn't do. I started with cutting off my factory air tube to mount the
> > K&N air filter but had to replace it with the TurboCIty air tube so I
> > could pass the visual inspection for California's semi-annual smog
> > system test. The TurboCity had the required CARB (Calif. Air Resources
> > Board) sticker of approval, that's what I needed to pass.
> >
> > Was there any difference in performance with TurboCity's hollow steel
> > tube and the plastic factory air tube I had been using? Of course not,
> > what a rip-off... $80 for their lame air tube just so I could get that
> > required CARB approval sticker. Damn.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Ed J. wrote:
> > > This does the same thing as the turbocity and it's only $30.
> > >
> > >
> http://rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/m...y_Code=PER_AIR
> > >
> > > Been running this tube with a K&N for about 2 years. I've never seen
> > > dirt inside the airtube or TB. It is an open filter, but it's a couple
> > > inches higher than the stock aibox inlet. If you get in that deep,
> > > you're going to have problems regardless.
> > >
> > > -Ed
> > >
> > >
> > > "Earle Horton" > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>http://www.turbocity.com/product_inf...roducts_id=547
> > >>
> > >>This mounts a K&N one piece air cleaner right on top of the engine,
> where
> > >>not much dirt or water can get at it. I don't much care for the price,
> but
> > >>I didn't have a tubing bender that would accommodate that diameter, and
> my
> > >>welding skills aren't so good.
> > >>
> > >>Earle
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Jerry Bransford
> > PP-ASEL N6TAY
> > See the Geezer Jeep at
> > http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/