[DeTomaso] Air Cleaner

[Mike Drew]

Foam filters also burn merrily when the engine backfires and ignites the fuel vapors therin. British guys like them for reasons of tradition, but most Americans are rather more averse to engine fires. 

K&N advertising claims their filters flow drastically more air than foam filters, and I believe it. Whether they filter dirt as well, I don't know...

Mike 

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On Sep 3, 2013, at 13:43, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:

> What, the fact they are British isn't enough for you ;>) 
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> Both are readily available in the U.S.A. http://itgfilters.net/ and http://www.pipercrossusa.com/
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> I was always led to believe that foam filters have a better airflow (lower delta P) at higher cleaning efficiency/higher particulate load up. Look at most vintage racecars running ITB's or carbs and the largest proportion will have one of these style foam filters. I run a Pipercross filter on the Formula Atlantic using twin DCOE Webers. When compared to the K&N sandwiched between two plates the open filter area is significantly larger and you don't have a blank sat right over your carb/throttle body inlet.
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> Probably not the scientific justification you were looking for I know.
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> Julian
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> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 15:22:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air Cleaner
> From: kirby.schrader at gmail.com
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com
> CC: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at poca.com; jbreardon at yahoo.com
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> And here I was sitting and wondering why I'd never heard of either company. 
> Both British!
> I should have known, Julian!
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> Do you have personal experience with how/why they are better than K&N, for example?
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> Just wondering...
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> Kirby
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> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I like the IPSCO offering, but when I do mine I'm going to go with an ITG or Pipercross foam filter system.
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> Julian
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>> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 09:18:34 -0500
>> From: kirby.schrader at gmail.com
>> To: michael at michaelshortt.com
>> CC: detomaso at poca.com; jbreardon at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air Cleaner
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>> Or, you could go with IPSCO's offerings...
>> Depends on what you are looking for.
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>> I have this setup on my Pantera and my GT40.
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>> http://www.ipsco.org/General%20Products/Air%20Cleaner%20Set.htm
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>> FWIW,
>> Kirby
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>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:15 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
>> michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I would go to www.summitracing.com and look around.
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>>> Michael Shortt
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>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 9:58 AM, J B Reardon <jbreardon at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>> I have a set of TWM throttle body induction system. I am looking for some
>>>> nice air filters. I was thinking of a K&N with aluminum top and base.
>>> Does
>>>> anyone have a source?
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>>>> Jim
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