I have used K & N filters on a number of cars and trucks and like them a
lot.

I have one in my '84 and its very effective - easy to clean too.

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Have you thought about getting a snorkel and sand trap out of a donor
> Syncro? Comparing the Syncro intake and my 84 Westy intake, there is
> much less dust with the Syncro snorkel. Maybe one of those K&N
> washable filters that are coated with oil. I have no experience with
> these permanent filters, but it's worth checking out. Perhaps there
> are a few list members who offer their feedback on the K&N.
>
> Keith O
>
> On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Dave Yates <transparu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've a Subi engine in my Vanagon and on recent trips in VERY dusty
> > conditions found the air filter collected too much dust.  At present it
> is a
> > cone type with a cleanable paper filter.
> >
> > Has anyone put their filter up through the panelwork that runs up the
> corner
> > of the van to the air vent?  I can envisage some sort of a flexible hose,
> > but I have trouble knowing what sort of filter to put up there, inside
> the
> > vent, so that it doesn't change the appearance of the van.
> >
> > An alternative might be to shroud the existing filter somehow so that all
> > its air comes from up in that cavity, but the last thing I want to do is
> > reduce the air flow into the intake.
> >
> > Any comments anyone?
> >
> > Dave
> > downunder
> >
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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