What kind of powerfilter should i use?

Post by **NasoNex** » 12 Feb 2006 02:05 pm

The last season I've used a Simota Powerfilter on my B200K 360 GL.

This is a quite cheap filter, and i wondered what filters you guys would use to get the best sound of this engine.. ?

Pipercross/ K&N / Green, etc.

Thanks

Post by **djbolf** » 12 Feb 2006 03:59 pm

ive just bought a new standard filter and hole sawed my air box on the unfiltered air side.

Post by **NasoNex** » 12 Feb 2006 08:39 pm

And why did you do that?

Post by **djbolf** » 13 Feb 2006 12:26 am

Much Cheaper than a power filter , less heat soak , and sounds great.

Also i think its more responsive slightly.

Post by **Fuse** » 13 Feb 2006 05:54 pm

Powerfilters are not necesary in Volvos unless you want different sounds..

Filter area in stock filter is large enough in many models, actually many power filters have smaller area than for example 740 Turbo stock panel filter has. Modding the original box is usually the best way to go. Get rid of the hot air intake etc and put some larger pipe which will direct cold air in to the box etc...

I bought a 740 Turbo filterbox for GLT but I couldn't fit it in anywhere so I have to use AEM cone filter.. It still needs a heatshield though. It would have been easier to direct cold air in with the panel filter because the box would have already been there.

Now I need to fabrcate it by my self.

GL has stock panel filterbox with the bottom sawed off on the other end.

http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/autot/G ... /kone2.jpg

Post by **NasoNex** » 19 Feb 2006 02:19 pm

Ok

still think im goin for a powerfilter..

sounds much easier.

By the way, anyone knows the easiest way to mount a vacuum meter (economy meter) on my B200K ?

Post by **Fuse** » 19 Feb 2006 02:32 pm

You can put a t-fitting in one of the vacuum hoses coming from the intake manifold (pick one without any check valves, for example vacuum hose for Renix will do fine) or you can put a new hose for the meter from the manifold if there are any outputs free. Then you need a fitting for hose in place of the plug in manifold.

Post by **NasoNex** » 19 Feb 2006 06:51 pm

Ok, thanks.

I`ll get to it when i come home from this work trip...

have been away from my car 1 week, its hard as hell.

especially when my rental car is a peugeot :p

Post by **classicswede** » 19 Feb 2006 06:55 pm

I always use Jetex air filters maily because I cant be bothered replacing plastic air boxes every time I get a backfire!

They sound great too.

On the 360 manifold there is a spare vacume point if you want you could replace the blank with a vachume fitting.

Post by **Ronnie** » 19 Feb 2006 08:01 pm

Fuse wrote:Get rid of the hot air intake etc and put some larger pipe which will direct cold air in to the box etc...

I was wondering what that pipe was from the exhaust manifold to the air intake - why on earth did Volvo design the system to draw hot air?

Post by **Ali** » 19 Feb 2006 08:02 pm

Well on the carb ones its to stop carb freezing which as we all know is a must

cheers
Ali

Post by **RandomHero** » 19 Feb 2006 11:35 pm

I've read on turbobricks that its a good thing to get rid of the airbox preheating and replace it with a straight tube.

As Fuse is saying, the filter is large enough, especially on the 360.

I'm planning to replace the preheating too, and make a straight tube for better flow, that goes directly to a place where it can suck up cold air.

Unless you want another sound, the standard air filter is fine.

Post by **NasoNex** » 20 Feb 2006 07:40 pm

Dont think ill get rid of the preheating, as the temperature is about -25 degrees celcius here now...

Think ill go for a K&N filter...

Post by **willowdog** » 21 Feb 2006 07:27 am

NasoNex wrote:Dont think ill get rid of the preheating, as the temperature is about -25 degrees celcius here now...

Think ill go for a K&N filter...

-25?

Jesus!

So what you really need is a pre-heater pre-heater then? (And maybe a fire under the car to stop it becomming a iceblock!)

Post by **arnagath** » 21 Feb 2006 07:44 am

-25 degrees isnt hard for Volvo.
My GLT started at once in -20 degrees even though it was laying couple months outside with horrible -5 - -20 degrees