enclosed and open airfilter

1. BENSAX3 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2006 Buckinghamshire Posts: 2700 under age

   #1 5th January 2007, 20:13

   if you brought an enclosed airfilter and in the pipe goin to the engine put a junction so that you could have an open one would you keep the sound and the performance or would it not work. proberly me being stupid but i just thought of it.
2. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

   #2 5th January 2007, 20:21

   so youd have 2 filters, not sure what your getting at, lol
3. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

   #3 5th January 2007, 20:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by BENSAX3 if you brought an enclosed airfilter and in the pipe goin to the engine put a junction so that you could have an open one would you keep the sound and the performance or would it not work. proberly me being stupid but i just thought of it.

   wtf did you just say lol
4. BENSAX3 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2006 Buckinghamshire Posts: 2700 under age

   #4 5th January 2007, 20:52

   if you had an enclosed one and coming off the side an open one like this
   
   http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1168030309
5. S34MER East Midlands Joined: Jun 2006 Derby Posts: 8305 Skoda Fabia VRS

   #5 5th January 2007, 20:56

   oh i see, nice diagram haha! i don't think its ever been done before! it certainly wouldn't improve your performance anymore by having more than one filter, as the engine only sucks in the amount of air it needs, it would maybe work, noise and performance, but don't forget the open filter is draing in warmer air and the closed cooler air, and when they mix its not going to be as cool as it would with just an enclosed filter, if you get me lol!
   
   but yes, i think you would still get noise and performance!
6. bullit Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2005 e-hollywood Posts: 17160 toyata hilux

   #6 5th January 2007, 20:57

   i was right, lol. thed be no point though, there wouldnt be much difference is sounds anyways
7. BENSAX3 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2006 Buckinghamshire Posts: 2700 under age

   #7 5th January 2007, 21:05

   i am only 15 so have no car so i cant try it. i just thought of it. cheers for the reply
8. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

   #8 5th January 2007, 21:13

   I wouldnt have thought it would work well, would be interesting to see.
9. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #9 5th January 2007, 22:14

   The warmer air is less so it flows better (ever so slightly). so the open filter will be doing most of the 'work' whilst the enclosed will be sitting pretty without much cool air going in.
   
   basically its pointless but nice question never the less
   
   
   
10. KamRacing Saxperience Addict Joined: Nov 2006 A farm shed in Aylesbury Posts: 14916 Corolla AE86 Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)

    #10 6th January 2007, 11:21

    regarding flow - and I'm not an expert in fluid dynamics - but at the point where the two flows meet there would be a significant amount of turbulance.
    
    I wouldn't do it personally..
    
    Now if you had a v engine you could have a separate filter to supply each bank of cylinders..