I have been surfing around this board and the 9000 board for a while searching for the best air filter mod for my Aero. After some research, I figured, from what was said on this board, that cold air in the fender was best. This past weekend I went ahead and put in the cone filter. I took some pictures of the process and the finished result. I hope this helps others in putting a filter in their 9000.

From a performance POV the car seems to pull a little harder, especially in fourth on the highway. Of course the car sounds a little more mean too. (if you think a cross between a scuba diver and Darth Vader sounds mean)

I also want some feedback from the many 9000 gurus on this page. What do you think? Good job, Bad job? Anyone think water will be a problem? Could heat still be a problem? Should I put some heat insulator on the wall between the engine and the fender?

I am not sure if all the pictues will come up, but there are six pictures.

One shows the K&N RE - 0810 filter (9" cone with 3" opening), the metal plate I made to hold the filter in the stock fender wall hole, the piece of PVC I used to connect the cone to the stock hose and my helper - a cold beer.

I also took a shot of the metal piece up close. It is just some sheet metal cut to fit, with some tabs to hold the cone.

A picture from under the car (with the plastic panel removed.)

A picture through the hole produced when the blinker is taken out.

And two pictures from above, one close and one wide (I thought I should put the sticker somewhere!)

So check 'em out and hit me back with what you think-

Thanks-
-john

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• Air Box mod, I got Pictures and Questions, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:58:31 <-- Viewing This Message
  • OK OK OK, Pictures are working!!!, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:33:34
    • Looks good, nice work! n/m, Jon , Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:45:08
      • Re: Looks good, nice work! n/m, SteveW, Fri, 16 Nov 2001 00:23:15
  • It, um... is trying to get them off my floppy drive...., Jon , Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:26:25
  • try the site ofoto to post your pictures to a web page., DougM , Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:22:30
  • no pictures..., Dean, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:16:06
  • Through Blinker, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:06:05
  • From under, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:05:10
  • Plate Close, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:04:20
  • Parts picture, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:03:01
    • Nope, Yahoo won't let you link to photos..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:12:25
      • Hey "Scotty" the link from JVD on 16:33:34 works.n/m, DougM , Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:49:47
  • No pictures, JVD, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:00:30
    • Re: Water, heat and stock air box, paul de k, Thu, 15 Nov 2001 20:37:52

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