air filter/intake

[skkiii_whhaattt]

just wondering ive bought an intake from ebay for a great price... ive had it for a while and its been treating me real well and ive noticed the increase of gas mileage and HP... now i just recently heard of true flow air filter... is it that much better? cuz if it is i was thinking about putting back my old stock intake and just changing the airfilter to true flow

 

[USMC70]

Honestly, If I were you, I would just replace the filter on your intake w/ a K&N. Ebay intakes typically come with cheap cotton filters that don't flow as well as better brands, and also allow more dirt in, which is obviously bad for the engine. Putting a new air filter in your stock airbox will not make much of a difference being that most of the restriction is not due to the stock filter, but rather the design of the airbox. Stick with the aftermarket intake and get a better filter.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

Deckplate mod adds 7-8whp and only costs about $15 and a little time and put the deckplate back in for water crossings and underhood inspections are easy since it all appears stock.

 

[BabeGTR]

For info on the TruFlow airfilter, check here:

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14127&highlight=true+flow

I switched.

I hate to be lazy....I have read about this deckplate mod in many areas of this site and yotatech. Those who have done it, may I ask what write-up you used? I am interested in taking that on.

Thanks in advance

 

[skkiii_whhaattt]

Honestly, If I were you, I would just replace the filter on your intake w/ a K&N. Ebay intakes typically come with cheap cotton filters that don't flow as well as better brands, and also allow more dirt in, which is obviously bad for the engine. Putting a new air filter in your stock airbox will not make much of a difference being that most of the restriction is not due to the stock filter, but rather the design of the airbox. Stick with the aftermarket intake and get a better filter.

will a replacement K&N intake filter fit on an ebay intake?