What is the better filtering system for a 78 2F in dusty conditions? I'm running it in a 66FJ40. I have an oil bath air filter that I can fit up,(already have the brackets in place) stock 78 style air box or could go to a k&n type system. I've also thought of a snorkel just to keep the intake up high and out of most of the dust...they look cool too! Pro's and con's on breathability vs filtering capability? Thanks!
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It seems I have heard this before also...thanks for the reminder! I do run one on my Taco and it really let that 4 cyl breathe better. It doesn't see trails, but some dusty conditions...time will tell. I've heard running them a bit on the dirty side helps?Eskimo said:
don't use k&n's, my truck ran like sh*t with it on, much better with a paper element. I needed to get some cooler air into my truck, so I pulled a jyard setup and modified it with longer hose to pull air from the front corner of my engine bay instead of right above the hot headers, helped.
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the answer is the biggest paper filter element you can make a housing for, with a snorkel leading to it capped by a cyclonic air cleaner at the snorkel entrance.
is this overkill? maybe, but most effective for the money. oil bath is not good, don't bother.
is this overkill? maybe, but most effective for the money. oil bath is not good, don't bother.
Along this line of thought, I also have an airbox from about a 74 I think that looks like the oil bath but uses a paper element. Seems like it orients the intake further forward(for cooler air like Guppie said) than the stock 78 arrangement but I'm not sure if the element is actually bigger in volume or not. With a snorkel it may not matter.theSherpa said:
I've seen these cyclonic filters on the truck shows. Does snorkel sell them? Do they actually pump air or are they just free spinning?
thanks for the ideas!
I like how my 1999 Caddy air-box came out...
and yes, my return spring has been replaced
manny
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and yes, my return spring has been replaced
manny
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Cool...thanks for another interesting idea!mr_manny said:I like how my 1999 Caddy air-box came out...
and yes, my return spring has been replaced
manny
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The K&Ns flow well because the filter media is cotton gauze. Put it under a magnifying glass and you'll see large gaps between the unevenly "knit" gauze. These gaps let more dirt pass than reasonably clean paper or foam filter elements. The gaps also move more air which usually improves performance at the expense of cleanliness.
As you must well know, Toyota engines have great longevity. FWIW, I'd replace that K&N filter with a quality paper filter immediately since the K&N filter is just letting more dirt into the cylinders than quality paper/foam elements would allow. If left alone, that extra, and perhaps larger consistency, daily dirt will abnormally increase wear and tear over time. NAPA/Wix make good paper filters. So does Toyota oem replacement. Other good brands exist. Avoid Fram/Pennsoil and other cheapies. Quality foam filters are a viable option. A search on "K&N filter" in Gen 4x4 should bring up threads that hashed all this already.
If you don't go snorkel, you can extend the '78 AC housing horn to the gap between the bib and the hood to catch cool air. IIRC, some late '70s and the '80s FJ40s came with extentions that connected the AC housing horn to the bib with a horizontal slit opening to catch the air coming inbetween the bib & hood. I've been wanting to pick up such an extention one day for my '77 40.
As you must well know, Toyota engines have great longevity. FWIW, I'd replace that K&N filter with a quality paper filter immediately since the K&N filter is just letting more dirt into the cylinders than quality paper/foam elements would allow. If left alone, that extra, and perhaps larger consistency, daily dirt will abnormally increase wear and tear over time. NAPA/Wix make good paper filters. So does Toyota oem replacement. Other good brands exist. Avoid Fram/Pennsoil and other cheapies. Quality foam filters are a viable option. A search on "K&N filter" in Gen 4x4 should bring up threads that hashed all this already.
If you don't go snorkel, you can extend the '78 AC housing horn to the gap between the bib and the hood to catch cool air. IIRC, some late '70s and the '80s FJ40s came with extentions that connected the AC housing horn to the bib with a horizontal slit opening to catch the air coming inbetween the bib & hood. I've been wanting to pick up such an extention one day for my '77 40.
I haven't seen any paper elements that will fit a K7N tube thingy. Any suggestions appreciated. I have thought about foam filters as they work great on dirt bikes and quads. Is there a reason they're not used in automotive applications? Maybe they restrict air too much for larger engines? I'll look into the extension idea...may be a good way to go untill the $$ is available for a snorkel. Thanks!4x4Poet said:
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i also wanted to find paper cone filters to fit like the K&N style tube. i think amsoil has foam filters like you mentioned. some like 'em, some don't. i understand that they filter better than a K&N, but don't have any tech or #'s to back that up.
When K&Ns were *discussed* (or is that dis'd and cuss'd?) on either Gen4x4 or Chevy talk, I believe I recall someone mentioning that K&N purposely designs their airbox/tube setups to only accept their specially sized filters. A sore spot for folks that want to keep the great airflow tube with coldair box but want to use another filter brand. I never saw or heard of a solution. Maybe one is out there. Amsoil does make some great foam filters. Maybe Green filters?
Another option is to add a K&N foam surround outer filter. I believe that the K&N oil impregnated cotton gauze filter with a foam surround filter will do a good job filtering. In fact, somewhere on Amsoil's site they rhetorically ask why K&N sells foam outer filters if their cotton gauze filters are the end all, be all in filters. Hehe. I'd like to try one of Amsoil's foam filters if only because of that crack on K&N.
Another option is to add a K&N foam surround outer filter. I believe that the K&N oil impregnated cotton gauze filter with a foam surround filter will do a good job filtering. In fact, somewhere on Amsoil's site they rhetorically ask why K&N sells foam outer filters if their cotton gauze filters are the end all, be all in filters. Hehe. I'd like to try one of Amsoil's foam filters if only because of that crack on K&N.
The snorkles are made by TJM Airtec or ARB Safari Snorkles.Amanda said:Along this line of thought, I also have an airbox from about a 74 I think that looks like the oil bath but uses a paper element. Seems like it orients the intake further forward(for cooler air like Guppie said) than the stock 78 arrangement but I'm not sure if the element is actually bigger in volume or not. With a snorkel it may not matter.
I've seen these cyclonic filters on the truck shows. Does snorkel sell them? Do they actually pump air or are they just free spinning?
thanks for the ideas!
This company makes a range of products to fab your own snorkle.
http://www.donaldson.com/en/engine/air/index.html
The thingys on top that spin around are blown around by the incoming air and use the centifical force to throw the heavier particles to outside.
Generally snorkles are mainly for deep fording but do offer cleaner cooler air provided your not in a convoy.
Hey, my shop is an Amsoil dealer...I'll check into their filters(now why didn't I think of that? duuh) We get their oil and such cheaper than the auto parts stores due to being a "farm". If I learn something good, I'll certainly post the info. Thanks again for all the good ideas...the Donaldson site IS great too.
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