Wing King
Enthusiast
SRT K&N\'s Installed (PICS)
Ok, below is a picture of the RC-5000 K&N filters installed on my SRT. This is the way I'm running all the time now, with the top box cover removed. I like the way it looks. The second picture shows the hood scoop with the plastic diverter plate removed (3 fast screws). Now, I'm carrying both the box top and the plate around with me in the trunk, in case I ever get caught on a rainy day. I'm certain I could re-install both the hood plate and the box top in about the same amount of time it takes to put the top up. It's that easy. I think the engine bay might get a little more dirty running this way, but I clean it often enough anyway that it's no extra bother.
AND, FYI for all you guys who are into the dyno thing, the car did run 4 more RWHP with this setup than stock. Torque was a much higher difference but I don't recall right now. I made the first pull stock and then quickly switched to this in about 2 minutes for the second pull. All the results from the North Texas dyno day will probably be posted in a few days at the www.northtexasviperclub.com website. Not much to see though. We already knew this dyno had a reputation for much lower numbers than anywhere else, and they all DID come in roughly 10-20hp lower than expected. The two stock SRT's only ran about 430hp, and Chuck Slater's car with all the exhaust mods did 450. The good news for ME...... is that this is the same dyno that gave me the easy 600 on my Dan Cragin twin supercharged car two weeks ago!
For me, the K&N switch is worth the effort and expense. I got mine off the Internet for $31.13 each. Four horse is four horse!
Ok, below is a picture of the RC-5000 K&N filters installed on my SRT. This is the way I'm running all the time now, with the top box cover removed. I like the way it looks. The second picture shows the hood scoop with the plastic diverter plate removed (3 fast screws). Now, I'm carrying both the box top and the plate around with me in the trunk, in case I ever get caught on a rainy day. I'm certain I could re-install both the hood plate and the box top in about the same amount of time it takes to put the top up. It's that easy. I think the engine bay might get a little more dirty running this way, but I clean it often enough anyway that it's no extra bother.
AND, FYI for all you guys who are into the dyno thing, the car did run 4 more RWHP with this setup than stock. Torque was a much higher difference but I don't recall right now. I made the first pull stock and then quickly switched to this in about 2 minutes for the second pull. All the results from the North Texas dyno day will probably be posted in a few days at the www.northtexasviperclub.com website. Not much to see though. We already knew this dyno had a reputation for much lower numbers than anywhere else, and they all DID come in roughly 10-20hp lower than expected. The two stock SRT's only ran about 430hp, and Chuck Slater's car with all the exhaust mods did 450. The good news for ME...... is that this is the same dyno that gave me the easy 600 on my Dan Cragin twin supercharged car two weeks ago!
For me, the K&N switch is worth the effort and expense. I got mine off the Internet for $31.13 each. Four horse is four horse!

