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Old June 15th 05, 08:51 PM
Earle Horton
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No dust in the pipe, Bill.

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> 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/



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