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Here's the correction:
Some hose split, and placed over the line to protect it - that line also sits directly upon the inner fender well - and is exposed to point of contact wear there as well, so the hose fix takes care of 2 points for the price of one - sure glad I caught the problem before the A/C line was punctured!
SO, washed both covers, and re-installed the BHAF:
Finished!
So what's the point?
Well, one point is that the Outerwears, plus the added inner lining, can greatly provide beneficial pre-filtering for the BHAF, extending it's service life without any detectable added airflow restriction.
Second, is that it's a good idea to check out the after effects of some of our "shade tree re-engineering" - sometimes we just might be trading one problem for another...
It's also worth noting that close examination of the neck area where the BHAF attaches to the stock intake tube was showing signs of buckling/crushing from the hose clamp - I had a short section of 4 inch exhaust tubing I had originally picked up for reinforcement at that point - but thought it wasn't needed due to apparent strength of the BHAF neck - I was wrong!
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