Napalm Tom
April 2nd, 2006, 11:32 AM
Wrench Rookie 101: EPD (engine part descriptions)/Blackbox
As a rookie, I have done a decent job of educating myself with the engine parts after working on it all winter. Need help on this one.
The hose from the cold air intake tube to the plenum there is inline a little blackbox (please dont tell me it is the same blackbox they recover from airplane crashes). I assume it is some type of filter? I have not seen any aftermarket replacements (looking for dress up purposes). Is there a micron filter in there? Can something like an Aeromotive reusable filter be used if I replaced it with the proper micron measurement i.e. 40, 100 micron or whatever it may be? For engine dress up purposes, I have been replacing my hosing with stainless steel braid and that black factory set up front and center stands out like a tird in punch bowl.
I was thinking of replacing with the areomotive filter since they offer some really nice customized components in anodized red, chrome, etc. Am I being dangerous here and should just leave it alone? Would like to hear if anyone out there has an alternative dressup for that set up they have done.
Thanks
As a rookie, I have done a decent job of educating myself with the engine parts after working on it all winter. Need help on this one.
The hose from the cold air intake tube to the plenum there is inline a little blackbox (please dont tell me it is the same blackbox they recover from airplane crashes). I assume it is some type of filter? I have not seen any aftermarket replacements (looking for dress up purposes). Is there a micron filter in there? Can something like an Aeromotive reusable filter be used if I replaced it with the proper micron measurement i.e. 40, 100 micron or whatever it may be? For engine dress up purposes, I have been replacing my hosing with stainless steel braid and that black factory set up front and center stands out like a tird in punch bowl.
I was thinking of replacing with the areomotive filter since they offer some really nice customized components in anodized red, chrome, etc. Am I being dangerous here and should just leave it alone? Would like to hear if anyone out there has an alternative dressup for that set up they have done.
Thanks