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M1ke
10-16-2009, 10:09 AM
Kinsler's cross ram intake(LS) looks amazing but I was curious about air filtration. They have screen filters that look great but I was wondering about engine safety. Are these screen filters good for regular driving and by that I mean frequent driving? Just curious if anyone has experience with this type of set up and if they notice engine wear or any other problems that may occur.

Thanks
Autokraft
10-16-2009, 02:59 PM
I have some experience with this setup and the screens are actually three pieces. Two fine and one really fine sandwiched in between the two. I wondered the same thing but if your not driving down a dirt road you'll be ok.
On the dyno, those screen filters cost 30HP btw.
M1ke
10-16-2009, 03:37 PM
Are you talking about thesehttp://www.kinsler.com/NewProducts/Pics/JPG/Screen_Filters_Images_Web1.jpg

or these
http://www.hilborninjection.com/images/RingAirCleaners2.jpg

I am referring to the first image.
Autokraft
10-16-2009, 07:09 PM
The pic on the top right looks real close to the one they use on the LSx crossram although not the exact one. I "m pretty sure they show the right one on their website.
GregWeld
10-16-2009, 08:04 PM
I have an Imagine Injection intake on my Nomad... and I'm running a "modified" screen... I took the "foam" out from inbetween the mesh - and put fine stainless steel window screen in it's place.

I drive my car daily in the summer... and have driven it on many long trips. Not sure of the milage - cause I just don't pay any attention to that... but I know of a guy in AridZona that has 30K miles on this kind of "filtration" (that is not what this is - there's nothing filtered at all of course!)

Just don't drive down a dusty dirt road is all!!


http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Nomad%20Breather%20install/ShortStack002.jpg
70rs
10-16-2009, 08:24 PM
That intake system looks just awesome Greg!:thumbsup:
GregWeld
10-16-2009, 08:39 PM
That intake system looks just awesome Greg!:thumbsup:

:theresa:
legend
11-04-2009, 08:16 AM
seems a shame to expose high$$$ engines to road grit/rubber particles etc

surely someone makes some good looking airbokes for these?

http://dpcars.net/atom/a142.jpg

http://dpcars.net/atom/a141.jpg

Denis at DPcars (http://dpcars.net/) made these beauties for remote filter assemblies
GregWeld
11-05-2009, 09:07 AM
Everything is a trade off of some kind... and these cars don't get driven that much that you're likely to wear them out from "road dirt". I just figure that either I'll change intakes - or rebuild the motor - or do something different LONG before the motor is toasted. There is very fine screen covering my stacks (think stainless steel window screen)... and anything that is going to get through that - is just going to either get burned up... or it's certainly not going to stop a piston stroke... so let it see a trip through the head and out the exhaust... and onto the front bumper of the guy that thought he could beat me... :>)


:willy: :willy: :rofl: :woot:
Bow Tie 67
11-05-2009, 10:32 AM
Everything is a trade off of some kind... and these cars don't get driven that much that you're likely to wear them out from "road dirt". I just figure that either I'll change intakes - or rebuild the motor - or do something different LONG before the motor is toasted. There is very fine screen covering my stacks (think stainless steel window screen)... and anything that is going to get through that - is just going to either get burned up... or it's certainly not going to stop a piston stroke... so let it see a trip through the head and out the exhaust... and onto the front bumper of the guy that thought he could beat me... :>)


:willy: :willy: :rofl: :woot:

Now why does it have to hit his bumper? I would like to think it was caught up in his intake filter.