iv seen a few people running pod filters on there zooks, are thay any better than the original filter? give more power? or do people just put them on for looks?
cheers Scott.
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Depends - oiled gauze, foam, even stainless mesh are common.
The tech on pod and K&N filters has been covered extensively on here (search for K&N in Chit Chat and ISUZUROVER as the author)
Basically, they generally filter poorly. 99% of the claims for them are all about added hp and efficiency, but they don't talk about how well they filter compared to the factory air box.
The basic rule of thumb is as per Want33's - if you want better performance from your inlet, fit a filter element with a larger surface area. this will improve flow without reducing filtration performance. It might even imrove both simultaneously.
I have seen the amount of visible dust a K&N will let past, even on a large, well serviced element. Paper for me thanks - I'm looking at a 1980's hiace filter for my car - it's a lot like a little donaldson cyclopac - a very nice design.
Steve.
Steve.
The tech on pod and K&N filters has been covered extensively on here (search for K&N in Chit Chat and ISUZUROVER as the author)
Basically, they generally filter poorly. 99% of the claims for them are all about added hp and efficiency, but they don't talk about how well they filter compared to the factory air box.
The basic rule of thumb is as per Want33's - if you want better performance from your inlet, fit a filter element with a larger surface area. this will improve flow without reducing filtration performance. It might even imrove both simultaneously.
I have seen the amount of visible dust a K&N will let past, even on a large, well serviced element. Paper for me thanks - I'm looking at a 1980's hiace filter for my car - it's a lot like a little donaldson cyclopac - a very nice design.
Steve.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
I've found this to be a good reference, even though it applies to another engine but it illustrated the point nicely. I'm sure it's posted elsewhere here but...
http://duramax-diesel.com/spicer/index.htm
Whilst its not necessarily the case that the ac delco element tested there has qualities that hold across their entire range I'm looking at getting one brought in from the US for my Vit (the part is not listed in the Oz catalogue)
I'm more concerned about my filter catching the dust than air getting through but I'm impressed that the ac delco out performs 1/2 of the filters tested at 50% of its capacity but let through the least amount of the test dust
http://duramax-diesel.com/spicer/index.htm
Whilst its not necessarily the case that the ac delco element tested there has qualities that hold across their entire range I'm looking at getting one brought in from the US for my Vit (the part is not listed in the Oz catalogue)
I'm more concerned about my filter catching the dust than air getting through but I'm impressed that the ac delco out performs 1/2 of the filters tested at 50% of its capacity but let through the least amount of the test dust
AC Delco is GM's parts arm (Kinda like Motorcraft to Ford) so it's likely that the AC Delco part for for a vitara is manfactured to exactly the same as the factory suzuki part.
Vitaras were sold as Chevrolet Geo Trackers in the US and US Chev dealers parts come via AC Delco - that's the only reason you could buy a vitara filter in an AC delco box.
I'd just buy factory genuine suzuki it's likely to perform exactly the same as the AC delco part.
Steve.
Vitaras were sold as Chevrolet Geo Trackers in the US and US Chev dealers parts come via AC Delco - that's the only reason you could buy a vitara filter in an AC delco box.
I'd just buy factory genuine suzuki it's likely to perform exactly the same as the AC delco part.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
on my last car - the feroza I swapped in a unifilter foam type filter into the standard airbox location and it made a noticeable difference to performance (improvement).
Does anyone know the best / cheapest performance filter recplacement for the factory airbox in a 1.6 efi vitara?
Does anyone know the best / cheapest performance filter recplacement for the factory airbox in a 1.6 efi vitara?
found a 3door 1.6L efi vitara =) pm me for 4x4ing around perth
Your standard filter is the same one that the Factory decided was good enough to flow enough air for the GV V6 engines so unless you have amazing amounts of boost I think you'll be fine with it although the standard intake piping to the airbox doesn't help much so that could be improved, making a snorkel not a bad idea.drifta wrote:on my last car - the feroza I swapped in a unifilter foam type filter into the standard airbox location and it made a noticeable difference to performance (improvement).
Does anyone know the best / cheapest performance filter recplacement for the factory airbox in a 1.6 efi vitara?
[quote="4WD Stuff"]
I haven't quoted Grimbo because nobody takes him seriously :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger: [/quote]
I haven't quoted Grimbo because nobody takes him seriously :finger: :finger: :finger: :finger: [/quote]
standard filter eh... are you talking about a ryco or something like that? where is the cheapest place for this kinda stuff?
snorkels... do they give less restriction or more air restriction? because the air has to travel further..
also, are there any cheap snorkel kits? whats the best way to do it on a vitara? can I get a snorkel head from a truck to increase airflow?
snorkels... do they give less restriction or more air restriction? because the air has to travel further..
also, are there any cheap snorkel kits? whats the best way to do it on a vitara? can I get a snorkel head from a truck to increase airflow?
found a 3door 1.6L efi vitara =) pm me for 4x4ing around perth
drifta wrote:standard filter eh... are you talking about a ryco or something like that? where is the cheapest place for this kinda stuff?
snorkels... do they give less restriction or more air restriction? because the air has to travel further..
also, are there any cheap snorkel kits? whats the best way to do it on a vitara? can I get a snorkel head from a truck to increase airflow?
Some interesting home fabricated snorkels here!
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic157 ... ht=snorkel
www.auszookers.com
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