wilfranco
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- Johannesburg South Africa
I have a 2007 Defender 90 TD5 now has 280 000 on the odo and still going very well.
Is their any advantage changing from the standard air filter to a K&N air filter, I have used either standard Land Rover or Britpart air filters.
where I stay here in southern Africa the roads are not good any more, there is a lot of sand,dust and grit on the "tracks"called roads.
With all the rubbish kicked up, I change air filters every 5000 Km (just in case)
I also have a mantec snorkel which as far as i am concerned,just another air flow restriction.
Would it be better to use "re usable" filters like the K&N and, are the performance advantages and "advanced filtering designs true, or just another myth..
Surely the Turbo boost pressure is controlled by the waste gate as well as the inlet manifold pressure sensor. The air flow improvement is gone, absorbed by the induction system flow and pressure controls.
So is it all hype, or has any body experienced any benefits after fitting such a air filter.
I have this thought pattern that says: more flow, less restriction,less restriction equals less filtering area, less filtering means more dust etc through the turbo into the inter cooler, then into the engine.
may be I should stick with the standard air filters like I have done with all my TD5 Land Rovers (from 1999 until now)
any ideas.
Willie
Is their any advantage changing from the standard air filter to a K&N air filter, I have used either standard Land Rover or Britpart air filters.
where I stay here in southern Africa the roads are not good any more, there is a lot of sand,dust and grit on the "tracks"called roads.
With all the rubbish kicked up, I change air filters every 5000 Km (just in case)
I also have a mantec snorkel which as far as i am concerned,just another air flow restriction.
Would it be better to use "re usable" filters like the K&N and, are the performance advantages and "advanced filtering designs true, or just another myth..
Surely the Turbo boost pressure is controlled by the waste gate as well as the inlet manifold pressure sensor. The air flow improvement is gone, absorbed by the induction system flow and pressure controls.
So is it all hype, or has any body experienced any benefits after fitting such a air filter.
I have this thought pattern that says: more flow, less restriction,less restriction equals less filtering area, less filtering means more dust etc through the turbo into the inter cooler, then into the engine.
may be I should stick with the standard air filters like I have done with all my TD5 Land Rovers (from 1999 until now)
any ideas.
Willie
