Air box with integrated filter media

A method for cleaning an air box with an integrated air filter which is installed within an engine bay of an automobile, the method comprising:

• removing an air intake conduit of an automobile engine from a conduit of the air box, where the conduit comprises a flange and an opening into an interior cavity of the air filter, and where the interior cavity is bounded by a circumferentially extending filter material and a distal end cap;
• inserting a water hose through the opening into the interior cavity of the air filter;
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• spraying water so as to flush contaminants from the filter material, such that the water and contaminants drain from a bottom of the air filter and exit the engine bay.

A method for providing an air box with an integrated air filter to communicate air flow from an exterior of the air filter to an air intake portion of an automobile engine, the method comprising:

• extending a filter material circumferentially so as to form at least a portion of an interior cavity of the air filter;
• extending a wire support along at least a portion of the filter material;
• affixing a distal end cap to a distal end of the filter material, such that the wire support is retained along the at least a portion of the filter material and the air filter retains its shape during operation and cleaning;
• forming a housing portion and a mount portion of the air box, such that a front surface of the housing portion comprises a conduit with an opening and a transition to receive an air intake conduit extending from the air intake portion of the automobile engine, and such that a back surface of the housing portion comprises a ridge and a recess to fixedly receive a proximal end of the filter material;
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• configuring the mount portion to be installed within an interior of an automobile engine bay.