Thread: 12months of unsolicited spending...

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

Frank I have a pre filter socks which in summer cover the snorkle inlet I have two and claen them fortnightly and change em over..pretty effective as it has reduced the K&N filth by about 70%

Why not just use the OEM paper Filter, air flow with the pre-cleaner socks wouldn't be any better than standard OEM filter, what are they like in wet weather, Regards Frank.

BTW, Great Car, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Frenchie

Looking good Nige, I think we need a Harvey trip........

What made you decide on the ARB lockers?

Tony, basically the expense of maxidrives Lockers over here is $3500 for just the rear, As I have maxidrive axles the ARB is a convient proven locker setup where spares are readily available and had them both done for $3000 even
Yes a Harvey trip will be nice....next weakest link is the CV's but I bought a couple for spares
I have on order some rear top shock droppers and lowered turrets for the fronts...always something.
Thanks CraigE it has been fun adding on this stuff and as for a swap I would definately want the dog

Nice defender, I would love some of that stuff for the disco, Actually all that stuff would be good.

As far as K&N filter goes, I dont know about that brand but I have a Finer Filter in the disco which is excellent, it is 3 stages and the outside red filter I clean once between services but the others I do every second service.

The good thing about the 3 stages is that you can see how much dust is getting through the layers.

I went that way because the standard filters were splitting along the seal after about a month of being in.

At first I thought it was hitting the snorkle tube but even after I cut a notch out it still split one, OEM, Baldwin and Ryco were tried.

I havnt had any problems at all from the Finer Filter and it has already payed for it self as it has been in for 2 years which would have been 24 filters at around $30 each and it only cost me $110 from ARB.

As far as washing and reoiling, I wash it in the parts washer at work and then in warm soapy water and then reoil with 10w40 engine oil, seems to work well.

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

Frank I have a pre filter socks which in summer cover the snorkle inlet I have two and claen them fortnightly and change em over..pretty effective as it has reduced the K&N filth by about 70%

Even so - I would be running the paper filter. I worked in filter R&D for the last 3 years. K&N filters were responsible for destroying 2 F1 engines during one race in Bahrain!!!

Proper "off highway" air filters (as fitted to heavy diesel engines) have 2 elements. A standard outer element and an inner safety element. The K&N filter has worse filtration efficiency than even the outer element.

Who would you trust - big companies like Donaldson and Mann Filter who have huge R&D departments and make filters for some of the most expensive engines in the world operating in the dustiest conditions, or a tiny tinpot company with no R&D department who mostly make filters for wannabe racers who never leave the highway.

yeh great Fender, and just when I thought I was almost finished mine.

Very nice Dawg !

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Even so - I would be running the paper filter. I worked in filter R&D for the last 3 years. K&N filters were responsible for destroying 2 F1 engines during one race in Bahrain!!!

Proper "off highway" air filters (as fitted to heavy diesel engines) have 2 elements. A standard outer element and an inner safety element. The K&N filter has worse filtration efficiency than even the outer element.

Who would you trust - big companies like Donaldson and Mann Filter who have huge R&D departments and make filters for some of the most expensive engines in the world operating in the dustiest conditions, or a tiny tinpot company with no R&D department who mostly make filters for wannabe racers who never leave the highway.

So true, so true, Regards Frank.