Talking about Air Filters...
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 3:57 am
Removed this from another thread as it went a bit far off topic.
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As a matter of interest I did this (right click > view image)...
... with and without the filter mounted. It made a difference of 1Nm (0.6%)
and 2kW (2.0%). That is with the filter clean and dry. The element is supposed
to be oiled, but it then gets a bit messy to handle, so I am leaving that for later.
Your filter has more surface area so I would expect it to have even less effect
on the engine output. By comparison, I have seen figures of 10-15% reduction
in power quoted for "sock" filters.
Cheers... jondee86
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To which YoShImUrA replied...
Crazy difference with and without filters (2KW~2.7Hp!!), let alone if they're socks (25-30hp loss, wuuuut?!?!)...
Great to know. Thanks for that insight, Jondee!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As a matter of interest I did this (right click > view image)...
... with and without the filter mounted. It made a difference of 1Nm (0.6%)
and 2kW (2.0%). That is with the filter clean and dry. The element is supposed
to be oiled, but it then gets a bit messy to handle, so I am leaving that for later.
Your filter has more surface area so I would expect it to have even less effect
on the engine output. By comparison, I have seen figures of 10-15% reduction
in power quoted for "sock" filters.
Cheers... jondee86
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To which YoShImUrA replied...
Crazy difference with and without filters (2KW~2.7Hp!!), let alone if they're socks (25-30hp loss, wuuuut?!?!)...
Great to know. Thanks for that insight, Jondee!