DIY Si
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 06:24 PM |
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Air filter help
My piperx foam airfilter is getting past it's best and I'm fairly sure it needs replacing in the near future. Are these cleanable before I
bin it?
I am tempted to replace the sausage filter with 4 smaller K&N's, one on each carb, as I prefer K&Ns and trust them more to keep the
rubbish out of my engine. Any one know what type I'd need or how much they might be? Or is it best to just wash my current one?
Cheers in advance, Si
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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Danozeman
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 07:04 PM |
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Wash out your current one in petrol mate. Let it dry and give it a squirt with the dirt retention oil.
Much more locost than buying new ones.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
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indykid
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 07:57 PM |
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they do a recharge kit, so they must be washable.
tom
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amalyos
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 08:30 PM |
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Try this Locost solution.
All you need is some fish pond filter material and a few cable ties. 
It did me for my first drive today!!
 
Rescued attachment Airfilters.JPG
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Stu16v
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 08:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by amalyos
Try this Locost solution.
All you need is some fish pond filter material and a few cable ties.
It did me for my first drive today!!
Proper power sappers if I ever saw any...
Dont just build it.....make it!
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amalyos
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 09:15 PM |
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Power was the last thing I was worried about for the first drive round the block.
I just wanted to make sure nothing got sucked in.
Now I can plan a proper airbox.
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Stu16v
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| posted on 10/8/06 at 10:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by amalyos
Power was the last thing I was worried about for the first drive round the block.
I just wanted to make sure nothing got sucked in.
Now I can plan a proper airbox.
Fair comment dude, but I thought I would mention it in case others thought it was actually a good idea!
Dont just build it.....make it!
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NS Dev
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| posted on 11/8/06 at 06:58 AM |
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To go across 4 carbs or a pair of webers etc the best thing that K&N do for you is a big airbox, like the one in this piccy:
 
grasser rear
it is certainly NOT locost, at £100, but it is a buy it once item that can be used on many projects, just needs a new backplate each time.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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02GF74
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| posted on 11/8/06 at 09:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
grasser rear
ooooooh is that a Stella beer can for a catch tank?
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NS Dev
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| posted on 11/8/06 at 09:26 AM |
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yep!
Got a 1ltr "FAXE" dutch beercan on there now (vibration disintegrated the stalla one! ), and another ready for the locost!!!
[Edited on 11/8/06 by NS Dev]
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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DIY Si
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| posted on 11/8/06 at 06:15 PM |
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I've thought about getting onew of those, but I really like the look of the 4 little seperate ones! Also, I may have to fit a bonnet vent at
some point, so need to keep it all small if poss.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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