Wish K&N made an oval design....just don't care for the football look. Thanks for sharing your experience....

 

iwillfixthem4u...How's the filter doing so far with blow-by and oil drip in and around the breather bolts and Throttle body I'm real close to ordering the KN?

 

TUCCI as posted last night,after riding hard in the twisties yesterday for 300 miles there was no leak. Maybe to soon to tell. Power was increased in mid range and smoother through out.

 

Good to hear....thanks for the update!

 

Another 100 miles today (400 total since install) no leaks and really love the way it runs...

 

Thanks. Pictures way better than instructions/information on K&N site.

 

Alright so I'm tired of this issue so I decided to take my SS Stealth and experiment with copper tubing. Figured if I screw it up, that would make my mind up to buy the KN model discussed in previous posts. This is the kit I have:

Because of the close proximity of the breather tunnels and the cone diverter cover, It required long sweeping curves.

I routed the tubing as far into the TB I could and still allow the flap movement. It's not as clean as some of the other prototypes, but the SE and AN breathers had more space between the tunnels....mine was maybe 1" tops.

The JB weld should hold everything together and the crisscross design holds it in place. After discussing the JB cement reliability with two other members, I confirmed cement integrity by using my Milwaukee 1200watt heat gun on a test sample. The test sample was a metal rod applicator I used to stir the mixture. I put the heat on it long enough for it to get so hot it went from gray to almost black and never melted or lost integrity. Hot enough that it should hold up just fine.

 

Tucci....So, I guess the whirl wind set up on the stealth was what it was supposed to be. Since I used the copper on the A. Ness I haven't had any oil dripping period. Was a simple fix thanks to this thread....Later!

 

Tucci... Keep an eye on the JBWeld. That's why I soldered mine - I'm not sure I'd trust JBWeld in this application. Epoxies can be brittle. In a high vibration environment I'd select something a little more flexible. Add to that the fuel and oil mists the epoxy will be subjected to that will cause degradation over time. I don't think epoxy is robust enough in this application for complete peace-of-mind, from my perspective anyway.

Solder it once and it will last forever. Epoxy (or any adhesive), I'm not so sure.

You sure don't want to risk ingesting any of your fix into the engine.

 

I have used JB on cracked blocks of Model A Ford engines with never having a problem breaking down. One engine in mind is still in service after 25 years....No joke!

I did use some SS wire around the tubing to the stand-offs....just in case.