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Re: Air Cleaners

To: "Theo Smit" <tsmit@home.com>, <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Air Cleaners
From: "Alex MacLaurin" <Alex_MacLaurin@telus.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:23:23 -0700
Following that line of reasoning,I sure hope adding an open mesh top will
allow sufficient air to go directly down the top of the carb.Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@home.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 9:10 PM
Subject: Re: Air Cleaners


> Hi all (all of you that haven't abandoned this discussion)
>
> I was reading the K&N website info some more and they mention that they
> compute the rated flow capability of their filters based on 1.5" H2O
> pressure drop. What does that mean in the big scheme of things? If you
> run the filter at double the rated flow (like Larry), you will get four
> times the pressure drop - six inches of water. That is equivalent to
> less than half an inch of mercury, which is about the difference between
> a cool spring morning and a hot afternoon with a thunderstorm brewing.
>
> The bottom line is, the air filter element itself ain't making 20
> horsepower difference. What would be interesting is to run the engine on
> a dyno, with only the air cleaner housing in place - top and bottom
> (using some kind of spacer), no element, and compare that to the same
> thing with the element. I think the lion's share of the loss will be due
> to the proximity of the air cleaner top to the carb throat.
>
> Regards,
> Theo
>
>


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