Intake and sand

[Mpsoldier]

Ok guys i was down in caswells in Fouke AR playing in the mud and river beds for the first time it was a blast. Only thing is what do you do not to have your intake clog up so fast by the time i left i was throwing codes and my intake was shot the filter was being sucked in so hard the element was deformed. it is stock intake truck is tuned.
thanks pete:thumb:

 

[adeso]

were you splashing a lot of water up into the engine bay?

 

[Mpsoldier]

no just sand in the intake. I went through some water but not much the intake was dry

 

[Burn Down]

Gm had issues with water getting into the filter area. They took a large piece of foil tape and covered the hole in the fender directly to the right of the air box... Not sure if thats where the sand and water got into yours...

 

[DAVe3283]

Gm had issues with water getting into the filter area. They took a large piece of foil tape and covered the hole in the fender directly to the right of the air box... Not sure if thats where the sand and water got into yours...

That was stock!?! I thought it was part of the crappy aftermarket intake my truck had when I bought it. Ghetto.

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[RKTMech]

If your going to play in your truck the only way to keep the air filter from plugging up is to get a "cold air" setup, They never plug up because it lets most of the sand and dust thru! :thumb: :roflmao:

 

[Chevy1925]

If your going to play in your truck the only way to keep the air filter from plugging up is to get a "cold air" setup, They never plug up because it lets most of the sand and dust thru! :thumb: :roflmao:

i was gunna say! lol

I would be damn glad your filter stopped all that gunk from comin in and plugged its self up. The best filtering fliter out there is the stock paper one.

 

[Mpsoldier]

alright well maybe i should just bring a spare with me next time. so the cold air intakes dont plug up as easy? Yea i am glad just seeing if there was any way for it not to happen as fast thats all:thumb:

 

[Darius6t9]

Try wrapping the intake openings with pantyhose. that should help keep some of the major stuff out. See guys with that on their intakes on all kinds of makes of vehicles up here in AK.

 

[Chevy1925]

alright well maybe i should just bring a spare with me next time. so the cold air intakes dont plug up as easy? Yea i am glad just seeing if there was any way for it not to happen as fast thats all:thumb:

make yourself a snorkle for the truck or keep the stock intake if your gunna keep runnin it like that. these aftermarket cold air intakes will never stop as much dirt as the factory paper filter. There is a reason damn near every desert racer out there runs a CAT dual paper element filtering setup on their trucks/cars.

 

[Noreaster]

just pull the air filter off, sucking the sand thru the motor will port & polish itself like this guy did http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=207619 :roflmao: