What’s the best engine air filter
11-27-2009, 03:07 AM
#1
What’s the best engine air filter
Most of the searches looking at other brand name motors seem to all show foam air filters.
I have seen pictures of some that have a blue hard plastic outer shell but I don’t know what they are called.
The question is what’s the best air filter and is there anything that’s not made from foam,and if there is are they worth it?.
I have seen pictures of some that have a blue hard plastic outer shell but I don’t know what they are called.
The question is what’s the best air filter and is there anything that’s not made from foam,and if there is are they worth it?.
11-27-2009, 04:34 AM
#2
Novarossi INS Box, that would be the blue cased thing, other companies also make an INS box, it's a newish thing to do with making nitro cars a bit more quiet, could be required in all forms of nitro at some stage, to keep the dirty hippies off our backs...
All filters will have some oiled foam in them somewhere, even the INS Box is just a box around an oiled foam filter, and with good reason, 'nothing' traps dirt like oiled foam, it's the most efficient form filter.
Best air filter?, probably most are as just fine, buy one you can live with, I went with a Motorsaver just because I like that they keep the oiled foam within something, stop it from picking up surface dirt, you can brush build up off the mesh cage.
All filters will have some oiled foam in them somewhere, even the INS Box is just a box around an oiled foam filter, and with good reason, 'nothing' traps dirt like oiled foam, it's the most efficient form filter.
Best air filter?, probably most are as just fine, buy one you can live with, I went with a Motorsaver just because I like that they keep the oiled foam within something, stop it from picking up surface dirt, you can brush build up off the mesh cage.
11-30-2009, 02:37 PM
#3
Most of the searches looking at other brand name motors seem to all show foam air filters.
I have seen pictures of some that have a blue hard plastic outer shell but I don’t know what they are called.
The question is what’s the best air filter and is there anything that’s not made from foam,and if there is are they worth it?.
I have seen pictures of some that have a blue hard plastic outer shell but I don’t know what they are called.
The question is what’s the best air filter and is there anything that’s not made from foam,and if there is are they worth it?.
I think the hard case ones are more for on-road were there is less dust
11-30-2009, 06:09 PM
#4
OK thanks guys for the replies,i'll stick with what works oiled foam filters.
12-04-2009, 05:34 AM
#5
One thing I have noticed on engines is a large number of users have fitted ho bao filters but not on ho bao engines.
Are they being used to possibly make the engine breath better being a larger size ?
Would someone like to put their thoughts forward.
Are they being used to possibly make the engine breath better being a larger size ?
Would someone like to put their thoughts forward.
12-04-2009, 06:29 AM
#6
its not really so much as brand but what works so just make sure its low profile so it fits well under the body some are bulky and tangle with brake linkages etc etc, be sure it fits very snug on your carbie throat, most filters have the option of being totally disasembled so you can clean it totally, also be sure that you can source more air filter elements easily as there are so many sizes out there, I have an xray low profile and team associated low profile on my buggy and truggy that work very well. I also run a after market washable lycra sock you get them on ebay.
cheers
cheers
12-04-2009, 06:37 AM
#7
Some people I have spoken to say they throw away the foam filters after a days race.
What about washing them out with soapy water,drying them and refitting using filter oil.
Mine has an outer layer and inner which is thicker on the losi truggy and I really can’t see dust getting to the motor through so much foam.
Is this a good or bad idea.
What about washing them out with soapy water,drying them and refitting using filter oil.
Mine has an outer layer and inner which is thicker on the losi truggy and I really can’t see dust getting to the motor through so much foam.
Is this a good or bad idea.
12-04-2009, 02:36 PM
#9
Some people I have spoken to say they throw away the foam filters after a days race.
What about washing them out with soapy water,drying them and refitting using filter oil.
Mine has an outer layer and inner which is thicker on the losi truggy and I really can’t see dust getting to the motor through so much foam.
Is this a good or bad idea.
What about washing them out with soapy water,drying them and refitting using filter oil.
Mine has an outer layer and inner which is thicker on the losi truggy and I really can’t see dust getting to the motor through so much foam.
Is this a good or bad idea.
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