You're running Jody's tunes with no gauges?? Talk about the cart before the horse! You must be a gambling man. There are many different screens and grills to place over the Zoodad opening, my solution was to drill a series of 3/8" holes very close together verses one large hole, after 3 years I have never gotten any debri inside my filter box. I don't care of the fender sleeve mod either, as this air is very dirty coming from this location, I prefer the cleaner air coming from the front.
Your question:
Quote : Fire it up! Yes, it will be louder than stock, but aren't every other premium high flow systems?
The answeris no, sure all the open element filters will have increased noise, but the Ford AIS is no louder than stock and flows 30% more air and nothing will filter better. Between the AIS/Zoodad/ BTM my truck inhales and exhales all the air it needs.
Show us some pics when you get another camera, and you are 100% correct anything is better than that K&N panel filter!!!