hmm this is weird

krispy · November 9th, 2008, 03:51 PM

alright well the other day i was cleaning everything out and forgot to put my air filter in. lol. but my car ran supreme like it was brand new. so i looked at the old filter and it was all dirty. so i replaced it with a brand spankin new one and its still not running as good as it did w/o a filter. any suggestions on what this could be?

HMUSN · November 9th, 2008, 03:59 PM

sounds like you sucked up dirt into the intake. lol

never run your car without a filter. you probably thought it ran better because of less restriction from the lack of an air filter.

it's there for a reason.

04mustang232 · November 9th, 2008, 04:15 PM

yea, it ran better because it wasnt sucking air through a paper filter. Get a k&n and thats how it will always run.

ByPopularDemand · November 9th, 2008, 04:58 PM

Or a cai...

krispy · November 9th, 2008, 05:37 PM

yeah i think thats what it was when i cleaned everything out the maf was dirty and i did a hard reset cleared my lean codes and that filter was dirty as hell so dirty probably got in the intake. will it run better with a cai? or am i stuck with it running like this forever?

04mustang232 · November 9th, 2008, 05:49 PM

it will run better. I doubt you hurt anything running without a filter, just dont do it anymore. I cant beleive you forgot to put your air filter back in.

krispy · November 9th, 2008, 05:57 PM

alright cool ill get one asap and i know i was trippin out when i found out it wasnt in there thanks for the replies guys

martinez23 · November 11th, 2008, 02:42 AM

so got a K&N filter and new PCV valve shuld i clean my CAI ??? will that help anything or just make the car idol a little better?? ive replaced the air filter to K&N and the old filter was not that dirty??

AtlanticBlue99 · November 11th, 2008, 09:24 AM

you shouldn't need to clean the cai. the pipes wont be dirty on the inside... at least it wont affect the way it runs

MWWarlord · November 12th, 2008, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by AtlanticBlue99

you shouldn't need to clean the cai. the pipes wont be dirty on the inside... at least it wont affect the way it runs

+1 the filter should have kept the inside of the pipes clean.

MWWarlord · November 12th, 2008, 05:34 PM

Hey Krispy how long were you running without the filter?

November 9th, 2008, 03:51 PM	#1
krispy Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 101 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmm this is weird alright well the other day i was cleaning everything out and forgot to put my air filter in. lol. but my car ran supreme like it was brand new. so i looked at the old filter and it was all dirty. so i replaced it with a brand spankin new one and its still not running as good as it did w/o a filter. any suggestions on what this could be?

November 9th, 2008, 03:59 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,050 iTrader: 11 reviews	sounds like you sucked up dirt into the intake. lol never run your car without a filter. you probably thought it ran better because of less restriction from the lack of an air filter. it's there for a reason. __________________

November 9th, 2008, 04:58 PM	#4
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,666 iTrader: 0 reviews	Or a cai... __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

November 11th, 2008, 09:24 AM	#9
AtlanticBlue99 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: University of Georgia Posts: 8,854 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	you shouldn't need to clean the cai. the pipes wont be dirty on the inside... at least it wont affect the way it runs __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

November 12th, 2008, 05:34 PM	#11
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,409 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hey Krispy how long were you running without the filter? __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

November 9th, 2008, 05:37 PM	#5
krispy Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 101 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah i think thats what it was when i cleaned everything out the maf was dirty and i did a hard reset cleared my lean codes and that filter was dirty as hell so dirty probably got in the intake. will it run better with a cai? or am i stuck with it running like this forever?

November 9th, 2008, 05:57 PM	#7
krispy Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 101 iTrader: 0 reviews	alright cool ill get one asap and i know i was trippin out when i found out it wasnt in there thanks for the replies guys

November 11th, 2008, 02:42 AM	#8
martinez23 Regular 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oreon, portland Posts: 172 iTrader: 0 reviews	so got a K&N filter and new PCV valve shuld i clean my CAI ??? will that help anything or just make the car idol a little better?? ive replaced the air filter to K&N and the old filter was not that dirty??

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