Hoss

I can't honestly say that I noticed and increase in performance, but I can say without a doubt that it flows more air with the holes. My Filter Minder tells me that. Prior to drilling the holes, even with a new filter it would pull down to 100% at WOT. Now, with a new filter, it will only pull down to about 25% at WOT. So, it's definitely getting more air with the holes in the bottom. I think the turbo spools up a little faster than before, but that could be my mind playing tricks on me because I know it's different.

I've never had to deal with snow, but I have driven through lots of water (sometimes at high speeds) and I've never had a problem with the filter getting wet.

dodgezilla04

Hoss, has swiss cheesing and the torque tube done anything to egt's? Flowing more air should help out the temps.

HdPower

Thanks Hoss, just ordered a piece of 5.5'' from the place you mentioned and will be doing the Hoss swiss cheese mod next lol !! Great pics too by the way .

thames1948

Anyone know how long the 5.5 tube should be?
Thanks

Hunter11

Could someone give me a idea how much louder a AFE Torque Tube would make a stock 2005 with a AFE Progaurd 7 drop in filter? I already have the filter installed and it is just as quite as the stock one was but I have been thinking about buying a torque tube to install on it. Can the AFE torque tube be installed on the stock air cleaner setup?

MikeyB

I cut mine to 6.75 inches.

MikeyB

mikmaze

just don't cut them so short that you can't slip the fitting over with it backed off all the way, trying to catch a thread while having to compress it to reach would be a real pain in the but.

thames1948

Thanks for the info, my better half has the truck so I can't measure it and I want to get
started on it now. Should I take the s ring too? The rest of the intake is all stock

thames1948

I just measured the stock tube with baffles and it is 8" long. I didn't cut my tubing yet and wondering why you cut 6.75" and not 8". Are all the 3rd gen tubes the same length?
Thanks[

MikeyB

I guess not. Mine measures 6.75 inches. Didn't know that the baffle length changed on the 600s.
Glad you measured it before cutting!

MikeyB

thames1948

Me too. Just finished cutting mine to 7and7/8" and am now trying to get the snap ring off the turbo. Got to say, that 5.5" tube fits the hose perfect. Nice and snug!