Dual Air Filters OM617
Dual Air Filters OM617
So its time to rip out that OEM Air cleaner off my '84 300 SD. Would a dual filter set up coming right off my turbo be any better than just a singel filter? Or is it just a waste of time. Im planing on using pcp piping for the tubing.
Something like this?
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Aren't the K&N style filters washable? I put a fram 8038 in recently but I didn't really notice any significant change in power/performance
Whats the measurement of the turbo where the stock air filter hooks onto it? Like 3 in? I would go out and look at my car but Im too lazy and its cold....
I noticed a loss of torque off the line with the Fram 8038. I finally switched back to the OEM air cleaner last week.
An air filter has absolutely nothing to do with off the line torque. And the double air filter thing there is comical
use one air filter.
Bottom line, some people like the big paper Fram filter, some people like the K&N style filter.
If you decided to run 2 filters like that, it is not going to hurt anything..its not going to help anything.
If you wanna do it like that, then go for it.
I have always used K&N style filters on my om617's
What size of K&N filter do you use Garage? Do u plump it it with pipe? Or just mount it on the turbo?
I use a K&N STYLE filter on the 2 turbo cars in front of my house.
This pic is on a federal model, so it has all the emissions crap on it, the other Benz dosnt, but its not here for me to take a pic of right now.
Excuse the dirtyness, this isnt my car otherwise itd be shiny. haha
I had a 240D that had the intake modded so i could mount a K&N filter directly on the front of the manifold. But that wasnt a turbo car.
EDIT: This car has ran on straight WVO for i dont even know how many years now, lots and lots of miles on veg and this style filter and shes still going strong.
I dont think the 617 even uses 400cfm so two filters would be waaaaaaaaay overkill
This is the stuff Im going to buy for my car.
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8772-Unive...sim_auto_6
And something alone these lines
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8738-Chrom...auto_img_b
And then Im going to pick this filter up
http://www.amazon.com/RC-4650-Universal-...24&sr=1-12
Thanks everybody for your input! Happy ThanksGiving to my peps in the US of A
(11-24-2011, 05:51 PM)garage(11-24-2011, 05:49 PM)Captain America I dont think the 617 even uses 400cfm so two filters would be waaaaaaaaay overkill
Who asked you Cody?
haha
(11-24-2011, 07:37 PM)serverman777 This is the stuff Im going to buy for my car.
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8772-Unive...sim_auto_6
And something alone these lines
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8738-Chrom...auto_img_b
And then Im going to pick this filter up
http://www.amazon.com/RC-4650-Universal-...24&sr=1-12
Thanks everybody for your input! Happy ThanksGiving to my peps in the US of A
(11-24-2011, 05:51 PM)garage(11-24-2011, 05:49 PM)Captain America I dont think the 617 even uses 400cfm so two filters would be waaaaaaaaay overkill
Who asked you Cody?
haha
(11-24-2011, 07:37 PM)serverman777 This is the stuff Im going to buy for my car.
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8772-Unive...sim_auto_6
And something alone these lines
http://www.amazon.com/Spectre-8738-Chrom...auto_img_b
And then Im going to pick this filter up
http://www.amazon.com/RC-4650-Universal-...24&sr=1-12
Thanks everybody for your input! Happy ThanksGiving to my peps in the US of A
you want the coldest air coming into the engine as possible. These racing style filters let nothing but hot engine air from the engine compartment in. Stick with OEM and youll be fine. Besides even though they look cool there completely useless
the oil based gauze filters are crap. ive used them. ive done the research. might as well put a screen door on the turbo inlet. the stock setup flows 2x more than stock fueling will ever need. these are not gassers they are compression ignition cars. dirt===abrasive = lower compression. these are not some shitbox ricers or american pos, they are hand designed engineering marvels treat them as such.
i swear sometimes i miss lance.
American pos? Hey now....
shitbox ricers? All I eat is rice
Thats better