Cleaned My Air Filter
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Cleaned My Air Filter
Installed the Vararam at 15,187 and the clock reads 17,408 now. Was running the Blackwing before so I have put nearly 2300 miles on the Vararam.
I am making this post for a couple reasons. First I think its time we put this "filtering issue" to bed. Secondly, I am going to be installing heads and cam in the future and if filtering is an issue, I want to know now.
I changed my oil while I was at it as it had gotten down to 19% life and I saved a clean sample of it for analysis.
So to recap, I have put 2,221 miles on the Vararam and it's filter, and more than that on the oil. Much more than that. The Vararam has had 2,221 miles to do it's thing.
This is what it looked like on the duct side
This is what it looked like on the throttle body side. As clean as it did the day I put it in there
I cleaned it with the K&N cleaner kit as per their instructions. It cleaned up real nice:
I let it dry and used PJ-1 oil on the duct side before reinstalling it.
My throttle body was in pristine condition. There was no difference in its appearance from what I initially showed you here some months ago.
I am making this post for a couple reasons. First I think its time we put this "filtering issue" to bed. Secondly, I am going to be installing heads and cam in the future and if filtering is an issue, I want to know now.
I changed my oil while I was at it as it had gotten down to 19% life and I saved a clean sample of it for analysis.
So to recap, I have put 2,221 miles on the Vararam and it's filter, and more than that on the oil. Much more than that. The Vararam has had 2,221 miles to do it's thing.
This is what it looked like on the duct side
This is what it looked like on the throttle body side. As clean as it did the day I put it in there
I cleaned it with the K&N cleaner kit as per their instructions. It cleaned up real nice:
I let it dry and used PJ-1 oil on the duct side before reinstalling it.
My throttle body was in pristine condition. There was no difference in its appearance from what I initially showed you here some months ago.
Last edited by '06 Quicksilver Z06; Jul 10, 2005 at 04:31 PM.
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Originally Posted by EB20003
You guys are killing me. 
It is the standard Vararam Baja filter.
No man, I'm being serious here. I know Vararam puts out more than one filter...jeess!!
BTW, I'm surprised your buddy Korreck hasn't closelined you yet...
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Originally Posted by army2000
No man, I'm being serious here. I know Vararam puts out more than one filter...jeess!! BTW, I'm surprised your buddy Korreck hasn't closelined you yet...
BTW, I'm surprised your buddy Korreck hasn't closelined you yet... I thought he had put the first guy up to this.
I guess I am starting to see Korreck hiding behind every tree.
Last edited by '06 Quicksilver Z06; Jul 10, 2005 at 09:18 PM.
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cool. i used the k & n red oil for the original install cause i had it on the shelf already, but i got it all over the place and both sides of the filter thanks to my assistant (read as: girlfriend)...
i am going to run it around till my other parts come in, then pull it to check it over, clean it and use the PJ oil that they recommended.
i am going to run it around till my other parts come in, then pull it to check it over, clean it and use the PJ oil that they recommended.