Deckplate: stupid question
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I rather have larger objects like pebbles and such to hit the screen instead of my $60 filter (also don't want crap to be sitting in the airbox) plus who sees the mod anyway unless you point it out and I'm using nice gloss black metal screen and won't look too bad for those who notice.
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No need for the screen, that is what the filter is for, to stop stuff. The screen looks like a PITA to put on anyway since there is really no need for it. IMHO
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No need for the screen, that is what the filter is for, to stop stuff. The screen looks like a PITA to put on anyway since there is really no need for it. IMHO
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Originally posted by X-AWDriver
I rather have larger objects like pebbles and such to hit the screen instead of my $60 filter (also don't want crap to be sitting in the airbox) plus who sees the mod anyway unless you point it out and I'm using nice gloss black metal screen and won't look too bad for those who notice.
I rather have larger objects like pebbles and such to hit the screen instead of my $60 filter (also don't want crap to be sitting in the airbox) plus who sees the mod anyway unless you point it out and I'm using nice gloss black metal screen and won't look too bad for those who notice.
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Where the hell did you get a $60 filter from?? My amsoil only costed me 35 bucks!
Where the hell did you get a $60 filter from?? My amsoil only costed me 35 bucks!
As far as a $60 air filter, I agree with Toyo_Runner96, that must be a made out of gold K&N that doesn't work as well as a $35 Amsoil.
Hope the deckplate mod goes well. You will like it!
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Yep,the K&N cost me $57 bucks at Checkers. I've used a AMS foam filter on my turbo eclipse and after a few years and about 18 cleanings it was starting to come apart which is detrimental to a turbo and will destroy one so I'm just not a big fan of foam filters.
I'm sure my 3.4 isn't sucking in air like a turbo so I'm sure a foam filter is fine but I've already got the K&N so I'll stick with it plus with a million mile/10 year warranty I doubt I'll have problems.
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
I'm sure my 3.4 isn't sucking in air like a turbo so I'm sure a foam filter is fine but I've already got the K&N so I'll stick with it plus with a million mile/10 year warranty I doubt I'll have problems.
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
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Originally posted by X-AWDriver
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
Just make sure both filters are clean for optimal performance.
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Originally posted by X-AWDriver
I will be doing some dyno runs so... then run ... and then run no filter ... along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
I will be doing some dyno runs so... then run ... and then run no filter ... along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
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I'm not gonna run the 1/4 with no filter but on the dyno no filter is no big deal for a 15 second pull or two. I know guys who run at the strip with no filter on a turbo car;I wouldn't do it but it's done on a lot of turbo race cars with no ill effects and since turbos are much more intolerable to dirt particles vs an NA motor I don't think a dyno pull is gonna hurt anything.
I've been racing a turbo car for almost 8 years so I do know a bit about engines and such.
I've been racing a turbo car for almost 8 years so I do know a bit about engines and such.
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Originally posted by X-AWDriver
I've been racing a turbo car for almost 8 years so I do know a bit about engines and such.
I've been racing a turbo car for almost 8 years so I do know a bit about engines and such.
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Most filters flow so well I really doubt I'll see even a one horsepower increase with no filter. My friend ran a AMS filter that he custom made on his Eclipse and it dynoed just 1.6hp less than with no filter which the discrepance could have just been the temperature between runs and with that little of difference I don't see why people run no filter at the strip,with a turbo (or supercharger) I wouldn't even chance it.
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I ran a K&N with my turbo for almost three years and the turbine fins looked fine and if it wasn't filtering you'd definetly know with a turbo since there the clearance between the blades and the housing is pretty much nil.
What's up with the bad rap with K&Ns or is everybody just sucking up to popular opinion? I will be checking my filter really regularly and if it's not performing well then I may give foam another chance but in the mean time I'll stick with the K&N.
What's up with the bad rap with K&Ns or is everybody just sucking up to popular opinion? I will be checking my filter really regularly and if it's not performing well then I may give foam another chance but in the mean time I'll stick with the K&N.
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Well, I am obviously exaggerating. Unfortunately, I speak from experience with the K&N. The seal and the filtration really sucks (no pun intended) with a drop in K&N on the 5VZ.
Here in the desert, with the type of off-roading I do, I'm just not gonna chance it. Too much dust here!
Here in the desert, with the type of off-roading I do, I'm just not gonna chance it. Too much dust here!
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I guess it can be hit and miss but I'll take your case seriously and really pay attention to the filter since I am a stickler about reliability on my vehicles.
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I feel the same as <96>.
I wouldn't chance it even just cranking it up in the shop here. besides, like you said, the gain won't even be noticeable. so why even run a dyno for all the options? waste of money in my opinion, unless it's free or something.
I wouldn't chance it even just cranking it up in the shop here. besides, like you said, the gain won't even be noticeable. so why even run a dyno for all the options? waste of money in my opinion, unless it's free or something.
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Originally posted by X-AWDriver
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
I will be doing some dyno runs so I'll run the K&N and then run the AMS foam filter (I have a friend who'll let me snag his) and then run no filter with the deckplate out of course and I'll post the results along with some 1/4 mile times if I get to the strip before it closes.
Some dyno test show the AMSOIL slightly ahead, and others the K&N slightly ahead and if you average all the different dyno runs they come out equal. Now that was comparing clean filters. Let the K&N start to get just a tad dirty and flow through falls off quickly. The AMSOIL by its design and its depth can hold a lot more dirt before performance is degraded. So in the long run and real world use AMSOIL comes out ahead.
AMSOIL is also a better filter. Just take a K&N hold it up to the Sun and see if you can count high enough to count all the holes you will see that are much larger then the dust particals you want filtered out. Then hold the AMSOIL up to the Sun and count no see through holes. AMSOIL is the better filter for filtration.
Now compare cost. There is no comparison. AMSOIL runs about half the price of the K&N when you compare full retail prices.
I have the dyno runs I did on my site. No, I will not ever use a K&N ever again.
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Gadget,
Don't forget how great the k&n seats to the inside of the air box on a 3.4air box.(sarcasam) After about the tenth time it let dust past my filter and into my maf sensor causing the check engine light to come on. I pulled it out and tossed it in the corner!
Don't forget how great the k&n seats to the inside of the air box on a 3.4air box.(sarcasam) After about the tenth time it let dust past my filter and into my maf sensor causing the check engine light to come on. I pulled it out and tossed it in the corner!