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No, it wasnt aimed at you specifically, just a general observation, I have 3 dead petrol blocks at home that I acquired for a couple of specific bits, sadly none have manifolds or dizzys but thats a hurdle I'll leap later.
the best diesel air intake IVe seen is the petrol manifold but theres another version ID like to make which is similar but has all inlet runners the same length. and I've seen a couple of different extractor designs all of which are nice enough. any decent exhaust shop should be able to fabricate these up for you. and if they can do that theres no reason they cant make the air intake as well its the same thing just sucking in clean air instead of blowing sooty co2.
Realistically the mods that I'm doing to fozzy dont include any intent to make more power, I have enough as is most of the stuff Im going to be doing as part of the precursor to the rebuild is rejigging the fuel system (again) adding the hydraulics, swapping the alternator for a generator, putting a compressor on the engine and putting in air start.
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You mean the standard Land Rover 4cyl petrol manifold is a good option to improve the diesel?
As simple as that? It'd be a good starting option.
Do you think the oil bath air filter starves the diesel?
What do you think about a permanent snorkel idea?
Also, what's the point of using an generator instead of an alternator?
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the oil bath oil filter is the single best air filter thats ever been stuck in front of an engine...
and no, I dont think it starves the 2.25s in either flavor.
the cold air is nice but at the end of the day you dont really need it, especially if you run an oil bath filter, eventually the oil bath filter heats up and will negate the effect of the external cold air.
Fozzy was the only unsnorked diesel on the last cape york trip we did and he got everywhere all the lifted, bigger tyred and snorkled coilers got. That said when you start getting into paper element filters a snorkle is a good idea because it draws in cleaner air which means the element lasts longer.
the logic of the generator (when coupled with air start and a purely mechanical fuel system) is the ability to do a 0v start and then get everything else up and running. an alternator needs between 4 and 8 volts to get excited whereas the generator you just need to get it spinning.
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Well, you've sold me.
From what we've been talking about a normal airbath filter onto a petrol manifold on the diesel and extractors would give a appreciable improvement in the diesel performance?
Thanks for the brains trust.
