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i see alot of diesel guys use this and was wondering if anyone had done it on a gas truck. i've been thinking about putting on on mine instead of bucking up for the afe stage 2 or something similar.
pro's or con's
it's a huge filter
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or should i just get a full intake kit like afe or volant?
My question would be how dense are the fibers? I don't know jack about diesels. Do they "suck" more than gas engines do...so to speak?
never thought about that. i'd guess with a turbo it would be i have no idea.
my friend just put one on his powerstroke and if it could work good for my gas 6.0 it woudl save me a few hundred dollars
as they only cost about 30$
The filter is only a piece of the puzzle, take a look at your stock intake, between the air box and the intake manifold on the engine. A larger filter will do little when there is a larger restriction further on...Quote:
Originally Posted by muddyblzr
i can make the rest of it. or buy just the tube from a company.
my biggest concern was make sure the map would work with this
as far as it fitting together
after lookin around looks like i could get the airraid intake tube to help the rest of the system. just gotta amke sure that monster filter will even fit
Semi truck filters are pretty dense...I think this mod would hurt you
yes i would say it would hurt u because diesels need the most filtration!!
Nate
i guess it would filter better, but it would probably flow about the same as stock. if you want cheap just get a drop in k and n and cut the box.
Yes these type of filters are pretty dense due to the enviroment that a heavy duty truck has to work in. They have to be able to filter out alot of dirt due to the suction of these engines. We use these on f-750's at work on cat engines. I don't know if it wll fit in your engin bay though. it would be cheaper and less work to get a used k&n instead of having to modify your engine bay in order to make it fit.
the only way i see it worth it is if you offroad allot. even then a k and n would be better because you can clean it.
that filter doesnt look like it flows too much air
Also, remember that a diesel doesn't ever see 6000 rpm. Gotta think about cfm(cubic feet per minute).
rpm doesn't really matter, the turbos big rigs run suck allot more then a n/a little 6.0 could ever take in. a stock gasser doesn't ever see boost? see what i mean.
i'd have to pull the entire air box and it would just sit on the fender (how most diesel guys use it) i can get some pieces that will have to clamp to my map and then use the airraid tube for the rest.
it will be pulling air from behind the headlight
im not sure if its worth the trouble. or if i should just afe stage 2
or some other one.
Anyone who thinks that a paper filter that large will not flow as much as that cotton gaze filter, doesn't understand how filters are assembled. There is probable 8 times or more filter material in that paper filter then the other. The K&N style has only about 1/2" folds and widely space, where that paper filter has what, about 1 1/2" folds and there tighter plus the larger diameter. That is a TON more filter media! Even if the paper flows 1/2 as much air pr/Sq inch, there is still at least 8 times more area to flow it though, that alone would allow it to flow 4 times more air. You would not believe the amount of dirt I have knocked/ blown out of paper filters like that on tractors, lol.
Bottom line both filters probable flow way more air then any of these motors could pull with out becoming a restriction.
if you want a big, good flowing filter, get a big clamp on replacement k & n from one of their diesel kits. my filter that came in the kit is about that big and would probably clamp on to you air raid tube, or at least pretty close.