I just bought a Short Ram Intake system, its some cheap brand (Bomz), but it says it has a reuseable filter. How often do i need to change/clean the filter, and do i just clean it out with plain water or what?

 

You buy a K&N recharge kit and follow the instructions, its that simple.

 

i do it when the filter is black. i use the recharge kit.

 

How much does this recharge kit cost and where can i get it?

 

10 - 15 bucks any autozone, lasts you like 5 cleans.

 

Generally how long does it take for the filter to go black?

 

if you have a bomz filter dont even bother cleaning it, its junk. just go spend a little extra and save your motor by getting either a green's or a k&n universal 3" cone filter. costs between 40-80 dollars depending on what and where you go. cheap filters are ways to just ruin your motor and dirty your oil, do a search on how cheap filters arent worth cleaning on yahoo or something.
sorry if i sound harsh but this is how it is, ask any knowledgable source, I.E.:boe or rock.

 

if you have a sri your filter should'nt get dirty for quite some time, just look at it every now and then. my filter, i usually end up cleaning every 6-8 months but i have a cai and it gets dirty down by the road

sorry for the dbbl post

 

Yeah first off, buy yourself a good filter, K&N is great, I have one on my RRM intake and its great. Depending on where you live, it'll take anywhere from 6 months to a year for the filter to get dirty.

 

I just got a K&N filter for my 'custom' short ram, hopefully get to install it over the weekend. it was $42 at local performance shop

 

So 2004 ES Lancers take 3" filters?

 

it depends on what SRI you bought

 

So should i buy this kind of filter, it doesnt look like the one i have, its a little longer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33659

This is the intake i have.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

 

Oh yeah, i didnt feel like i was experienced enough to actually install this, so i took it to a car shop. They put it in for me, i have a question and a comment. They said the part didnt fit perfectly, which is wierd since it was built for a 2004 Lancer ES, but oh well. The only thing is now its a little flimsy, i can push it down and it moves down a little bit. Is it supposed to be flimsy, or is it supposed to be stiffly installed in there?

 

what are u pressing down? the pipe?