we have had a lot of discussion here about icing of carbs with the k and n filters , but has anyone ever tried a speedograph filter , would be interesting to know if they cause the same problems heres a link
http://www.speedograph-richfield.com/ht ... lters.html

Why wouldn't they?

Anything that doesn't use a hot air feed pipe is going to cause it im pretty sure, iv got a universal cone filter attatched to the housing and it happened with that in the winter, warm enough to get away without a hot air feed in this weather but come the summer i'll have to make a hot air feed for it, only way to go is to get a more free flowing filter element or build a new hot air feed system for a different type of filter,
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Ali

I just thought because the k and n is about three inches high and the speedograph only 1 inch high their would be less cold air blowing across the top so it , err , wouldnt be so cold and , err, wouldnt ice up , just wishfull thinking I guess

Because they are that low less air wil enter... les power will exit... But the air will be just as cold...

Hmm...



(Gets nervous about Winter...)

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James

hehe, someone is in need of some hot air...

actually that setup will be fine because its ALWAYS sucking in hot air from the engine bay - there is no cold air intake..

Hopefully it is cold enough... it is on the cold side of the enginebay and there is quite a lot of airflow in there when driving.

Haha, I was thinking about your car and wondering about that the other day James, any ideas on how to cure it if you do get freezing? Ive made up a pipe for mine that i can gaffer tape on for when it does happen this winter lol,
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Ali

I'm working on the basis that it is indeed shrouded by the semi-enclosed nature of the engine bay. We'll have to wait and see really...

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James

I measured it 60kph and above engine bay is same temp as outside air, at least summertime.

Thing could be different if bottom of engine bay would have that plastic cover.