Questions tagged [air-filter]
A filter used to reduce particulate count in air prior to air entering the throttle body or carburetor of an internal combustion engine.
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When is a cold air intake system beneficial?
Cold air intake must be one of the popular mods there is, and one subject to the most controversy as well. Manufacturers of such systems advertise 5-20 HP gains, yet there are claims that this mod ...
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Carburettor jetting on installation of aftermarket air filter
I have a 150cc motorcycle and am planning to install an after market air filter(K&N) since the stock one was favoring fuel efficiency and not performance.
The bike has a carburetor (Mikuni) not ...
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Do premium air filters perform better than standard air filters?
I went in for an oil change recently and the Jiffy Lube technician tried to up sell me on buying a better oil for my car, and on buying a more expensive air filter.
My car is a fairly normal compact ...
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How do cars drive through deep water as shown on many videos online?
I have read many warnings about driving a car through deep water. Some problems that this can cause is destroy the catalytic converter and in petrol engines water can cause damage to spark plugs. And ...
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Is it possible to fit mashroomhead air filter in Honda Stunner CBF 125?
I have Honda Stunner CBF 125 2009 model. I just need to know is it possible to replace the typical air filter with mashroomhead air filter to improve the bike performance?
Is there any other way ...
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What are the pros and cons of installing a high-performance air filter on a bike?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of installing high performance air filters (K&N,Green cotton,etc.) over original filter?
What are the changes/working occur internally?
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Do I need to reprogram ECU when adding custom Air filter
I was thinking of replacing the air filter of a bike into a custom free flow filter.
I understand that I have to mod the exhaust to free flow as well to accompany the increase in exhaust due to the ...
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Could broken air filter seal/gasket impair intake?
I am getting a P0101: Mass or Air flow Circuit and noticed that my air filter gasket is getting dangly in places, which might be causing it not to seal well. Could that be causing impaired air intake, ...
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High rpm on neutral but flatting the gas pedal while on D doesn't increase the rpm
Lately and before this problem occurs I have started hearing some noises when the rpm gets to 3k ~ 4k when accelerating on the first gear, my car is automatic but I hear that noise only when starting ...
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