Upgrading the Air Filter in a F250 SuperDuty 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel

Upgrading the Air Filter in a F250 SuperDuty 7.3 Powerstroke Diesel - Does it make any difference?

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3 жыл бұрын

It's time to change out the air filter in the F250, 7.3 PowerStroke Diesel. While we're at it, may as well do the filter upgrade mod and see if it makes any difference. The new filter certainly appears to have more surface area, so maybe it'll help. Join us and find out!
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@sarahsmith4617 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the filter minder. Nice to know how things work.

@ProjectTimeGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@Mhatter12 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the details!

@ProjectTimeGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!!

@adventureswiththegaut1718 Жыл бұрын

Great video thank you, I'm going to install mine today - later 99 f250

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@wyattalthouse4596 3 жыл бұрын

nice choice, I've been debating what to get and for the price those are hard to beat, I will be ordering myself one of those. I have a k&n one an have heard a few stories of them dusting trucks so been looking to switch. Gotta love the sound of the intake tho after you change the filter out from the stock one tho sure can hear the difference. And egts go down as your getting more cooler air flow is what I figure as I noticed same when I did mine. Love the vid as always!

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wyatt, makes sense on the EGTs, I just didn't expect it to make such a difference. As far as the K&N goes, i think it all boils down to making sure they are oiled regularly. They rely on the sticky oil to help catch particulate. Knowing me, I would definitely forget to oil it and end up with a dusted engine, so I'm happy to stick with the good old tried and true Napa/WIX stuff.

@budgetfix711 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I did it to mine.

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Cool, did it make any difference for you?

@budgetfix711 3 жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage I need to check again but it seems to have added another 1 to 2 miles per gallon and made the turbo a little louder.

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Every improvement is still an improvement

@unclerob8833 3 жыл бұрын

Man I was waiting for the white cowboy hat to appear in this video. I think we may ha watched someone in person attempt this same modification. I must say your approach was must cleaner and effective. Sorry I just couldn't resist committing on this one.

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Visions of sawzalls and gorilla tape danced through my head as I was doing the Work.

@zackzander425 3 жыл бұрын

S&B filters for the win.

@ProjectTimeGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@todell7008 3 жыл бұрын

I swapped to a K&N filter in my Peterbilt 386 with a DD60 12.7 (tuned by The Diesel Dr in Chicago). I gained .6mpg and pulled a mountain grade noticably better. My shop foreman was was sceptical until I showed him my fuel avg. He was so impressed he popped for every 386 we had (10, I think?). Last I heard, he had my bought them for the 389'sor 379's with dual external breathers, but was looking into it

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 жыл бұрын

I guess that stands to reason. If it's getting more air, efficiency would go up too.

@old-trucks-nd-Coffee Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Got a wet filter on mine and looking to go to a dry one like that. Reason: found out that wet filter dicided to let small small amount of dirt particles in, then found blowby coming from pcv valve and dirt patricles partying all around the inside of intake tubes. Thankyou for providing us with a part number for the filter. Moral of story: Don't have a wet filter on your 7.3.

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

Good info, thanks!!

@austinsena5283 5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the review. What side steps you got? I need those.

@ProjectTimeGarage 4 ай бұрын

I have a video on them - They are from N-Fab

@yeysongarabito610 Жыл бұрын

Hello. would you recommend the AFE Big Boost BHAF washable filter from riff raff? thank you.

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

Dunno about that exact filter, but I've had very good results from Riff Raff.

@ryancollins3227 Жыл бұрын

Alright boys iv had my excursion for almost a year and a year of debating. Im doing this for sure. Wont improve my mpg but meh i just want the ol 7.3 to have good breathing

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

As someone who breathes all day, every day, I can 100% tell you that better breathing is a good thing.

@toytowninc680 4 күн бұрын

I have an airbox and filter from a c18 cat industrial machine that I’m trying to make fit in my 7.3. Will have to relocate drivers battery.

@ProjectTimeGarage Күн бұрын

Most likely you will.

@jmackoregon Жыл бұрын

@3:19 see the white airflow censor near the top right screw. what did you do with that in this scenario ?

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

Oh, you mean the Air Intake Sensor. Yeah, that stays, just keep it plugged in and locate it near the new air filter. Basically, it just wants to know the temperature of the air that's coming into the system.

@jmackoregon Жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage oh ok. thanks for your time

@Littlebitz3211 2 күн бұрын

So you have to cut metal piping for it to fit? I’m considering doing this and idk how hard it’s been be to find piping

@ProjectTimeGarage Күн бұрын

It just needs to be a piece of 4" OD (Outer Diamater) pipe a few inches long. Something like this would work too: amzn.to/3zv98ag

@terrellscaife2411 4 ай бұрын

Hey there I got a question for you 1998 E450 7.3 L the air filter was saturated with oil

@ProjectTimeGarage 3 ай бұрын

I'd check the PCV first. Other than that it could be blow-by.

@vincebotkin1960 Жыл бұрын

I upgraded mine to an 02 OEM air box. Way bigger filter.

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

Cool

@supremekingjesus425 Жыл бұрын

So how long do you change it out at 12,000 miles 20,000 mi 30,000 MI I also heard it should come with the cover I guess to make sure it doesn't get wet

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

About every 4 oil changes or so. Ends up roughly 20K miles in my environment. I think you can buy the "kits" that come with the cover, clamp, etc. In my case I just bought the industrial filter directly from my local NAPA. I've not experienced any moisture at all near the filter area, so I'm not concerned about it getting wet.

@supremekingjesus425 Жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage thank you . I wanna add one to my 6.7 Cummins. I was gonna go with a washable filter but I noticed that even if u clean them it will still show some dirt debris clogging up the hoses within time and plus you got to ask some spray oil for those filters to work right which is something I do not want.

@Diesel_ftw Ай бұрын

Yeah I had one of those air filters but they get wet and then let your engine suck water up, definitely not a smart decision

@ProjectTimeGarage Ай бұрын

Hmmm, hasn't happened yet.

@Diesel_ftw Ай бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage yeah all that you need to do is drive in some rain and then feel your filter and tell me if it the filter is still dry.

@popapoco 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice, Pretty easy to screw up a good thing eh. Now you have a hot air intake instead of the factory cold air intake hahaha.

@ProjectTimeGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure how many good things actually got screwed up. No power gains, can't tell of any power losses, but my EGTs are WAY better. I'm still claiming a win.

@LemonySnicket-EUC Ай бұрын

There's plenty of fresh ambient air getting in there. I also fell for the "cold air intake performance mod" Those washable filters get dirty very quickly and then don't perform any better than stock.

@jmackoregon Жыл бұрын

why didnt you mention the censor, Thats kinda my concern now what happens with the censor?

@ProjectTimeGarage Жыл бұрын

You mean the filter minder? It's gone. The filter minder just tells you when you need to change the filter. I change mine WAAAAAAAY before that thing tells me to.

@jmackoregon Жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage no the air flow censor that plugs into the box the little white censor not the spring one

@jmackoregon Жыл бұрын

@@ProjectTimeGarage the MAF censor you show the box where it plug in but never touch on subject