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DIY: Secondary Air Filter Removal

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by 007Tacoma, Jul 7, 2007.

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  1. May 8, 2011 at 8:59 PM
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    I agree. I read the tutorial mod, and went out and did it immediately. My engine compartment was very recently cleaned, and I covered the intake hose with foil, just to be extra cautious. Besides you are only going to have the box cover off for like 5 minutes. The original poster was right about drilling too far when punching out the rivets, you can easily drill through the other side of the box. Don't let that happen! As for performance increase; the throttle feels a little stronger and more responsive, especially at higher RPM's. I've done this mod too recently to give my input on improved fuel economy.
     
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  2. Jun 1, 2011 at 11:39 PM
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    Hey guys real quick just got my truck two weeks ago and going to do this mod I just ordered my Pro dry S filter from AFE, but can I remove the secondary filter ahead of time or just wait for the dry filter to get here I dont know if taking it off now will have adverse effects on my MAF sensor? Let me know thanks guys!
     
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  3. Jun 3, 2011 at 7:34 PM
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    I did it and I got 420 miles to my tank on my 07 reg 2wd i4 . the most Iv got was 400 befor the mod...im very happy with it.
     
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  4. Jun 3, 2011 at 8:54 PM
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    almost sure ill be doing this this weekend..... i'm a little sketchy on it but if no one had had any adverse effects yet..


    about to order a pro dry also, website keeps saying they dont have that part for a 2011, that shouldnt make any difference should it?
     
    BuzzardsGottaEat, Jun 3, 2011
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  5. Jun 3, 2011 at 9:06 PM
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    hmm, around page four or something some v6 guys reported gains.. perhaps ill just drop the AFE in and call it a day until i get more evidence. heck if its only givin me a half a mpg why not, is there really a down side
     
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  6. Jun 3, 2011 at 9:13 PM
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    well thanks for lookin out either way, ill tumble it around for a while, maybe just wait till my air filter is in then decide.
     
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  7. Jun 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM
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    chris4x4

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    I wish I never removed mine. Like he said. It makes no difference in performance.
     
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  8. Jun 3, 2011 at 9:18 PM
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    took out the secondary air filter and dropped in the afe pro dry s filter on my truck a couple of months ago. this has done absolutely nothing for my gas mileage or trucks performance. waste of time for a 6 lug
     
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  9. Jun 3, 2011 at 9:53 PM
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    BuzzardsGottaEat

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    your rep preceeds you, advice taken :D

    the pro dry did nothing? ive heard good things...
     
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  10. Jun 10, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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    Just did this to my 08 regular cab 4x4 2.7 manual. Noticeably more "pep" in my truck. Took 7 minutes.
     
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  11. Jun 11, 2011 at 2:49 PM
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    I'm new here, and I am new to Toyota. I picked up a 2006 base model Tacoma as an extra vehicle. I put in a new air filter and found the charcoal filter in the lid of the box. I found this site while trying to find out about that filter. I have since removed it. I read this entire thread, and I have one observation. I don't see where anyone has compared the condition of the charcoal filters that they have removed. I see where some people report that they can see through it. Well, I could only see through about 25% of mine. I don't know what happened to clog it up like that, but it was.

    After removal, I noticed a much smoother idle and a little better throttle response. My truck runs much better without it, but that could just be because mine was clogged up.
     
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  12. Jun 14, 2011 at 9:53 PM
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    I did it at 50,000 miles on my 05. I traded my 05 in April this year with 173,000 miles on it. No ill affects from removing it. Not sure if I had any gains either. I may wait a while before doing it on my 2011.
     
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  13. Jun 20, 2011 at 8:19 PM
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    I am gonna do this tomorrow. Worst thing that can happen is I need a new airbox. I spoke with my uncle who is a mechanic in CA and he never checks for the air filter when doing smog checks and he said it shouldn't cause your car to fail a smog test.
     
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  14. Jun 21, 2011 at 2:14 PM
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    just removed the 2nd filter on my 07 2.7L and easily noticed better acceleration, smother idle and little better sound. have yet to test mpg's but hopefully have increased as well. gonna drop a afe pro dry in and see if that further helps.
     
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  15. Jun 23, 2011 at 10:13 AM
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    which one is the second air filter?...any pics of it?
     
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    x2. Already put my AFE in :D .
     
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  17. Jun 23, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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    theres some pics on the 1st page of this thread, when you remove the top part of the box its the filter thats attached inside of the top piece.
     
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  18. Jun 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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    Is it a little screen that's sitting on the wall of the box?
     
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    can i just remove the second filter instead of removing the whole thing including the MAF? or do i have to unplug the MAF?
     
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