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innerself
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Joined: August 25, 2002
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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:44 pm Post subject: airfilter |
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does anyone know what substance people put on airfilters for more filtration?
im changing my orignal canister that holds oil to filter the air to a regular cone style air filter on my solex carb.
any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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UncleBob
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Joined: August 21, 2002
Posts: 2862
Location: Northeast Florida
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:03 pm Post subject: airfilter |
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Nothing works better than the oil-bath cleaner you've got.
If all you're concerned about is the appearance rather than function, then by all means get the pretty chrome filter. If you absolutely MUST go this route, cleaning depends on what filter you've got. A real K+N requires cleaning and filter-charger oil. I use the K+N's, but really don't believe they flow so much better than any other filter after the oil is added. 10-20HP gains are a farce.
If you get the cheaper 2 stage filter with a paper outer and foam inner, regular cleaning of the foam is also advised. 30 weight oil is fine for those. The paper filters are replaceable.
On any aftermarket filter, wheel bearing grease on all sealing surfaces makes the filters more efficient.
Again, the Germans knew what they were doing when designing that oil bath cleaner. It does a much better job than any aftermarket air cleaners. Plus, it's easy to clean, lasts forever. |
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glandnut
40 horses of Fury
Joined: February 26, 2003
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Location: J-ville, FL
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject: airfilter |
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| Ditto, they are far superior than the Taiwan chrome crap. |
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hlwimmer
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Joined: May 29, 2002
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Location: concord, calif.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject: airfilter |
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| and they have a built in velocity stack for a bit of added performance... keep the oil bath. just b/c it looks "fast" doesnt mean it is... |
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innerself
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:27 pm Post subject: airfilter |
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well, i was going to switch to one of those cone shapped filters. i thought it would be more efficient. screw that cheesy chrome air filter accesory.
the oil bath canister i have right now is better, for a 1600 sp?
peace |
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gt1953
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Joined: May 08, 2002
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Location: White Mountains Arizona
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 6:58 am Post subject: airfilter |
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| Stay with the oil bath. Yea chrome looks good but tht lil ol filter is not all that great. |
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