HELP please! Blitz SUS Power

[roli]

Hi, can anyone please tell me, how i can clean a Blitz SUS Power Cone Air Filter???

Thanks, Roli

[Boris]

I got one.
I believe from what I have read, and heard you just give it a good wash in warm water.

With our filters you don't have to re-oil them as they don't have oil on them, as the Blitz SUS filter is made up from very fine stainless steel mesh.

Hope that helps,

[smorison]

er the stainless ones are bad news...

they have a filtering capacity of about 60mircons or something

engine wear starts at about 15-20microns...

you should throw that thing out and get a paper or foam filter just to protect the engine...

[Boris]

The BLITZ® SUS Power air cleaners are made from top quality T-304 stainless steel. Totally unique, the entire filtration element is made from a fine stainless steel T-304 mesh (200 micron mesh and 150 micron crown).
This mesh means the filter will never wear out, and have substantially less restriction than any other filter. Another feature is the super fine pattern of the mesh. This straightens the airflow and dramatically reduces (restrictive turbulence). The BLITZ air cleaners also have fine mesh at the top of the filter, further improving the airflow capabilities..

[smorison]

The BLITZ® SUS Power air cleaners are made from top quality T-304 stainless steel. Totally unique, the entire filtration element is made from a fine stainless steel T-304 mesh (200 micron mesh and 150 micron crown).

1 micron = reall really small
150 microns = hole is 150 times BIGGER than a 1 micron hole.
200 microns = hole is 200 times BIGGER than a 1 micron hole.

as engine wear starts around something lik 15 microns you can let in a piece of crap upto 10 times BIGGER than the smallest piece that will start engine wear..

i myself am as concerned about the filtration of the filter as much as the restriction it creates

[Boris]

I donno about restriction though, cos it got from memory like 2nd best in that filter comparison done... hmm... so you reckon it's not good, wouldn't they not make it then?

I couldn't find what the micron rating of other airfilters is to compare, anyone know?

[smorison]

I donno about restriction though, cos it got from memory like 2nd best in that filter comparison done... hmm... so you reckon it's not good, wouldn't they not make it then?

I couldn't find what the micron rating of other airfilters is to compare, anyone know?

2nd best rating for filtration or restriction??? (the latter i suspect)

So to compare a UniFilter with a conventional paper air filter, as mentioned, far less effort is required to pull air through the filter - giving a performance increase particularly when it comes to fuel saving (better air flow or what should be stated - less vacuum - resulting in smoother running and therefore less fuel being sucked into the system). Dust retention wise, a paper filter is, in fact, a sieve which must have holes large enough to allow air to pass through. That hole size will allow dust particles of 35 to 40 micron to pass - UniFilter's sticky oil catches everything above 4 to 5 micron. Given that engine wear is caused by dust particles larger than 15 micron - UniFilter air filters are way out in front when it comes to dust retention

We design our air filters to provide superior filtration of the contaminants that can harm your engine while maximizing the airflow characteristics of the filter in question. The ability of an air filter to protect your engine is generally measured using a testing procedure developed by the Society of Automotive Engineers identified as the SAE J726 procedure. We subject a sample of our filter designs to this test procedure using Coarse Test Dust, which includes particles ranging in size from less than 5.5 microns to 176 microns. As a point of reference, a human hair is approximately 50 microns in diameter. The result of the above test procedure is a specific air filtration efficiency number. This efficiency number represents the percentage of test dust retained by the filter and thereby kept out of an engine. Our goal is to design our air filters to achieve maximum airflow while targeting overall filtration efficiency at 98%.

[smorison]

oh and just to clarify i have used one of these stainless ones before... definately a power gain but not worth it at the expense of the engine

[ruchi]

Now there's a novel concept, buying a filter based on its filtering ability and not on the way it looks or sounds

I'll stick to my 6" K&N coz I like my engine