Posted by JRSutton on July 27, 2012 at 05:55:24 from (75.130.109.233):
In Reply to: oil bath upgrade posted by Mike_Lubbock on July 26, 2012 at 15:47:22:
Ok - conceding that the paper filters are twice as good as oil baths, hell, we'll even call it three times as good.
... so WHAT?
In these old low tolerance engines, it just doesn't matter. The oil baths ARE good enough.
Being better is meaningless.
At least for how most of us use them. If you're working it 8 hours a day, 365 days a year that's one thing.
And if you're cultivating cactuses in the desert, that's another.
But for most applications, improving your air filter is going to be the difference between rebuilding your engine every 60 years with the paper filter versus every 50 years with the oil bath.
(and I'm probably being too generous to filters there)
Point is - the oil filters have proven themselves in keeping these engines running just fine for decades.
You're not going to get any noticeable power increase by using a different filter.
Try running it with no filter at all and see how much of a difference it makes - it doesn't. (technically there MAY be a 1/4 hp gain - but you'll never feel it)
So I'm not trying to talk you OUT of doing it - just letting you know it's not going to matter.
If you'd rather work with paper filters, then that's a good enough reason to do it.
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