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  1. 07-21-2008 07:50 PM #1
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    Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

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    So this saturday I got my K & N Filter.
    This afternoon when I got home from work I was curious about the stock tubing that supplies the airbox with air. As I am taking it apart looking at it I notice that when I unscrewed the tubing it sounded like a salt shaker so I shook it to clean it up. You guys will not believe how nasty it was. . I knew it would be dusty since where I work in Medley its pure dust and mud. But this was crazy. (pcs of dragonflies, leaf, etc.) After I cleaned the box I started it and the car feels so much smoother.







    Guys it takes 15 mins and your car will thank you for it.
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  2. 07-21-2008 08:01 PM #2
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Goodness.
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  3. 07-21-2008 09:13 PM #3
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    At least it wasn't as bad as this guys:
    http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...irdseed+intake

    That's what made me check mine!
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  4. 07-22-2008 02:37 AM #4
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    yup ive had to clean that gunk out myself. now that i have a cone filter it sounds much better and i no longer need to worry about the gunk.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    If your snorkel looks like that check your intercooler ducts, when I had my bumper off mine were totally filled with leaves.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by Raymax_2.0t View Post
    At least it wasn't as bad as this guys:
    http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...irdseed+intake

    That's what made me check mine!
    Wow! He had a whole corn field in there!! Hehe!
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    i cleaned mine out a couple weeks ago. Its amazing how much crap gets sucked in there.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    I guess I know what I'm doing later.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by IceMole View Post
    If your snorkel looks like that check your intercooler ducts, when I had my bumper off mine were totally filled with leaves.
    i've gotten used to pulling the foglight grilles off my bumper (s-line) when i wash the car. every time, there's a little bit of sand, a few smaller pebbles, and a couple dead bugs. and yeah, i've pulled my share of leaves and such off the intercoolers too. no performance increase though - i don't have a sticker for it.

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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    I'd like to thank the guy who made this thread, because if i hadn't read this i would have never known.

    Did mine today




    Side note: i think there should be a sticky somewhere about little things you can do like this to help keep you car ship shape. I can only speak for myself but i'm sure theres others that have little knowledge about keeping your car 'healthy'.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    WOW, how do you clean it?!
    Black A4 b7 S-line

    -15% tints
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by Teddy M View Post
    WOW, how do you clean it?!
    Simple. Just take out the 2 screws on the top of your bumper, and slide the whole tihng out. It comes apart at the middle if that's any easier. And you'll see the little filter at the end of it. there you go...

    You can see one of the screws in this picture, bottom right...

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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    thanks hope mines not bad hhaha!
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Every time I look at mine, I have a bunch of leaves/helicopters/crap in there too. But I just use a cone filter now, so my snorkel is clean for the most part since anything that goes in just falls through into the engine bay.
    Ignorance is bliss.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    I'd like to thank the guy who made this thread, because if i hadn't read this i would have never known.

    Did mine today
    I would like to thank you guys. This is what forums are about putting our info together and troubleshooting our cars better than the dealer techs.

    Sorry for the low quality shots but didn't have a camera near and the Iphone is pretty handy.
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    Re: Sometimes its good to be curious.. (Airbox filter story inside)

    Quote Originally Posted by D-techniK View Post
    I would like to thank you guys. This is what forums are about putting our info together and troubleshooting our cars better than the dealer techs.

    Sorry for the low quality shots but didn't have a camera near and the Iphone is pretty handy.
    yes sir!
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