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I have two socks so I will run some tests and see what I come up with.
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I'd do some testing (maybe a shop vac or a compressor) to ensure you're still getting decent airflow, but if there's a repellent that will prevent the water from impregnating the sock fabric without reducing its ability to breathe, that might cure or at least improve your car wash problem...
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I'd do some testing (maybe a shop vac or a compressor) to ensure you're still getting decent airflow, but if there's a repellent that will prevent the water from impregnating the sock fabric without reducing its ability to breathe, that might cure or at least improve your car wash problem...
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Now I know some folks are not a fan of the K&N FIPK 57-7000 air intake for the 996 and I understand why. Car washes and that mesh cover for the air filter are not friends. But I will not let a little water dripping through the fan ruin my intake mod. I think the best solution is to install a heat shield over the filter to act as a splash guard. I ordered the Injen HS3500 and it was almost perfect. Sadly it is about 1inch short of being long enough to cover the entire RP-4630 air filter which is 7in. tall. I am sure someone out there has found a way to keep the water off this air filter (other than the mesh filter cover that says it keeps out water and causes my car to stall after a car wash). Has anyone found a good heat shield that fits this filter or possibly another solution to the problem other than putting my stock air box back in.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Yeah, if I hand wash I never have any issues. Sadly a car wash dumps an excessive amount of water onto the filter and small droplets make it through the fine mesh water resistant filter wrap which causes the car to stall out if I accelerate too hard after the wash. I have even purchased a different filter wrap with the same experience. So currently I just hand wash the car vs driving through touchless car washes until I figure this out.
Unfortunately, both the waterproof cover that came with the filter and the one that I purchased separately do not prevent the car wash issue.
So has anyone created a splash guard or found a heat shield big enough for this filter (to act as a splash guard)?
Have you tried one of those K&N filter wraps? I've sold a few of those 57-7000 kits to Rennlister's, but I think they don't speak so they won't get bashed.
I'm a K&N dealer if you have any questions or want to purchase anything.
-Jason
The K&N unit comes with a wrap/sock/whatever you want to call it - but OP says it gets coated with water at the carwash and thus impedes airflow.
OP, have you thought about treating the fabric with water repellent? I'd do some testing (maybe a shop vac or a compressor) to ensure you're still getting decent airflow, but if there's a repellent that will prevent the water from impregnating the sock fabric without reducing its ability to breathe, that might cure or at least improve your car wash problem...
I had one of the K&N intake kits, but (like the other aftermarket intakes I've tried), I eventually dumped it. For the year I had it installed, I didn't experience any issues with water causing the filter sock to choke the intake.
As mentioned the K&N sock and the after market one made by Outerwears still caused the vehicle to choke when seriously accelerating coming out of a car wash. I like your suggestion on water repellant spray. I have two socks so I will run some tests and see what I come up with. Doesn't sound like anyone out there found a heat shield bigger than the Injen one I listed in the earlier post.
Why are y'all going through all this drama? Does it look cooler? Has some one done a before/aft dyno which according to these posts, is obviously a flawed setup?
I have the fabspeed dual intake on mine and live in the UK where it rains 60% of the time and I've had no issues at all with mine and I've had it on for about 18 months now
