What overflow tank is that?Few little things before she goes into storage in a few weeks. Tail light replacement, side markers replacement and heat shrink around the washer fluid filler neck.
The one from the Vegas Shelby store.
That's good to know. Thanks. What time?
Show portion starts at 11. They are doing an early morning poker run. You can find the info on their FB page.
I am sorry but nothing that could ever, by any chance, even remotely decrease airflow will live on my air filter... I mean the purpose of the air filter is to .... filter air. You are installing a device for the purpose of filtering the air for, ergh, the air filter? .... WHY? Even if you don't lose HP, which I doubt, why? Just change the filter every year.Technically not TODAY, but.........
I couldn't believe all the bugs in the pleats of the filter after only about 1200 miles, so added an Outerwears pre-filter.
I had always used them in off-road stuff and they made a huge difference keeping the bigger debris out while still allowing good airflow. I looked on their website to order one, but couldn't find one listed for the GT350. A couple emails and measurements later and they sent me one that fits great. No way for the bugs to get all jammed up in the pleats now!
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I get what you are saying, but you kinda answered your own question there. I think you missed the part about the pleats being half filled with bugs after only about 1200 miles. Now, total disclaimer.....I haven't done any scientific air flow studies of bugs.....but I'm thinking air doesn't flow THROUGH bugs very well, so as your pleats get filled with bugs, you WOULD more than "even remotely decrease airflow "if you allowed them to "live on your air filter."
I totally agree! Much cheaper and easier to just clean outerwears, then replacing the filter. Been using outerwears in combination with k&n filters for yrs on offroad toys and diesel truck! Getting three times the life outta the washable filters by not having debris buried in the pleats. Could you share the part # that they gave you for our cars? I'd love to get one for mineI get what you are saying, but you kinda answered your own question there. I think you missed the part about the pleats being half filled with bugs after only about 1200 miles. Now, total disclaimer.....I haven't done any scientific air flow studies of bugs.....but I'm thinking air doesn't flow THROUGH bugs very well, so as your pleats get filled with bugs, you WOULD more than "even remotely decrease airflow "if you allowed them to "live on your air filter."
Another disclaimer.....I daily drive my car (more or less, I have a truck too) and I live in the Coastal Southeast where we have LOTS of bugs, especially around dusk and for the next hour or two, which happens to be when I'm coming home from work. Actually, during love bug season, it really doesn't matter WHAT time of day it happens to be! (Do they even have Love Bugs in MA? If not, Google them and look at the images of the front end of vehicles.....no, seriously, do it!) If I allowed the bugs to build up for a year.....well, I'm sure you get the picture. So if you lived in my shoes, because of your desire to not have anything on your filter that would decrease airflow, you'd be cleaning your filter every 2 weeks or so - probably more? Sure, it doesn't take that long and some people don't have anything better to do. I'm not one of those people!
I'd agree, though, that for those of you that barely drive your cars or only take them to the track in the middle of a perfect day when the bugs aren't active, or maybe live in an area that doesn't have so many bugs, a pre-filter may be totally useless, but they really DO serve a purpose for some.
However, having said all of that, if you find some credible source that has done flow studies and shown a decrease in airflow due to an Outerwears, DO let me know and I'll reconsider. I think, though, that you'll just find people on the internet with opinions but no data to support their opinions!
This is the only thing I could find and it DID come from Outerwears website, so take it for what it's worth....
I just can't see the draw to the Shelby trucks, simply awful. Hate they carry the Shelby name.Went to local dealer to visit the parts department... got a parking spot near some nice new vehicles:
Shelby Truck list... $110,000.00.
(770 Hp)
I have never lived in a bug infested climate, never will.Technically not TODAY, but.........
I couldn't believe all the bugs in the pleats of the filter after only about 1200 miles, so added an Outerwears pre-filter.
I had always used them in off-road stuff and they made a huge difference keeping the bigger debris out while still allowing good airflow. I looked on their website to order one, but couldn't find one listed for the GT350. A couple emails and measurements later and they sent me one that fits great. No way for the bugs to get all jammed up in the pleats now!
That makes sense too. I'll be honest, it's whatever makes us sleep better at night. We all have different goals and not all of us mentally need to hear that we're getting every horsepower we can get. It's like saying, you fill up with 91 because you don't need the extra "10 horsepower" that 93 offers. Spin it however you want, it's whatever makes you sleep better at night.
