Building a better BHAF...

[Froadin]

It's almost time to replace the BHAF in my 01.

I have the drop in nanofiber filter on the 05, and it works great! Finally had to clean it out the other day when I noticed the filter minder had slightly budged.



Now to find one to fit the 01, that is WAY overkill! The summer time here has some BAD dust where I drive, and the BHAF has worked great for me so far. But I don't want to keep buying them!



Duluth Diesel, what other filters do they make that will fit in our spot? I can make my own adaptors for fitting it to the inlet. I just want serious overkill for CFM without having to run dual filters like you did (looks cool though, and you KNOW it works good!)



CumminsPower98, NICE work man!

Interested to see how well that acrylic holds up over the miles of vibration and heat. Did you use a heat strip for those bends?

 

[CumminsPower98]

Froadin, there are no bends, it's all cut and glued together, what a pain it was having no table saw. If I was to do this again I would want to find one. I sure hope it holds up because I really like how it looks. Too bad it's going to get all dirty. I hear you on the BHAF buying, that was getting old as they are not cheap here and I run a lot of miles so this should save some money.



Thanks for all the nice comments guys! I will keep you updated as I put some miles on this thing.

 

[Froadin]

Ah, cut and glued. Been there and done that. After the first time I tried that, I had the plastic shop make the cuts I wanted when I bought it. MUCH easier! Just need a fine finish after that (router, sand paper, torch), and it's ready for glue (I use Weldon 3 and 16 for different reasons).



Waiting to see your results.



What do those filters cost anyway?

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Duluth Diesel, what other filters do they make that will fit in our spot? I can make my own adaptors for fitting it to the inlet. I just want serious overkill for CFM without having to run dual filters like you did (looks cool though, and you KNOW it works good!)

I'd go with the 4510. That is the largest cone available, and will hook up the easiest. This model is newer than the 4090, which was the largest one available. They retail, as advertised, for 74. 70.

 

[Froadin]

What are the specs on the 4510?

Amsoil doesn't tell anything about it really.

 

[CumminsPower98]

There is no way I could have had the shop cut it as I was figuring stuff out as I went for the most part. A table saw would have made it pretty easy. I ended up just free handing it and then using a grinder and dremel to straighten things up. I used Perfect Glue 2 by Liquid Nail.

Ah, cut and glued. Been there and done that. After the first time I tried that, I had the plastic shop make the cuts I wanted when I bought it. MUCH easier! Just need a fine finish after that (router, sand paper, torch), and it's ready for glue (I use Weldon 3 and 16 for different reasons).



Waiting to see your results.



What do those filters cost anyway?

 

[Duluth Diesel]

AMSOIL# EaAU4510

K&N# Cross Reference: RF-1024

Product: Oval Tapered

Style: Oval

Type: Centered Flange

Base Dimensions: 9. 250x6. 250 inches

Flange Diameter: 4. 5 inches

Media height: 10 inches

Top Dimensions: 7. 0x4. 5 inches

 

[CumminsPower98]

More tinkering today. I installed some foam pieces in the cowl to absorb some of the noise and I'm real happy with the result. I would say it's only SLIGHTLY louder then the open element paper BHAF I had before, which was pretty quiet. Before the foam it was a pretty large increase and I didn't think I could live with that. The nice thing is I can pull the silencer ring any time if I want more noise.



I also did a little more testing-driving just now and I'm thinking the smoke has been decreased by quite a bit on hard acceleration it seems (unless it's just the cold winter air). I was rowing through the gears real hard and also did some throttle mashing in high gear at highway speeds. So far this is putting a big smile on my face.



I covered the big yellow foam with plastic to keep some of the water off since it's right under the vent holes in the plastic cover. This yellow cross piece is there to help block some of the sound from getting into the big air hole on the other side that goes back into the rear part of the cowl under the dash where the heater intake is. I know it's not pretty but no one can see it and it's affective. It doesn't block the water as there is an arch to it at the bottom so the water can flow right through. There is lots of room on top of the yellow foam for air flow besides what will come through the holes above the air box duct.

 

[JOdell]

BRACKET FOR eaAU4510

Here are a few pictures of the AMSOIL eaAU4510 filter with a bracket I am currently making. Will post more pictures when everything is welded up and looking good. -Jason

 

[Yo Hoot]

Nice simple clean fab work!

 

[JOdell]

thanks, I know those welds aren't pretty but that center bracket will be gone when the feet holding it in the air are mounted to the shield. -Jason

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Looks great, Jason! Nice fab job.

 

[DrDiesel]

Amsoil has a new Nano Fiber filter out. I think it`s a 4150 oval type with a 6 inch outlet. They also have a round/cone type for just about any configuration you could use. They have a 4 inch also.

I bought the EA1xx. It`s a stock box drop in replacement.

The filter material requires no oil/solvents or other treatments.

Run it 25K and blow it out with shop air @ 10 to 20 psi.

It`s guaranteed for 100K and has better filtering capability than a paper unit.

My filter minder was almost in the red with the stock filter and my TST box on 3-3. With this new filter it`s barely showing yellow.

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Amsoil has a new Nano Fiber filter out. I think it`s a 4150 oval type with a 6 inch outlet. They also have a round/cone type for just about any configuration you could use. They have a 4 inch also.

I bought the EA1xx. It`s a stock box drop in replacement.

The filter material requires no oil/solvents or other treatments.

Run it 25K and blow it out with shop air @ 10 to 20 psi.

It`s guaranteed for 100K and has better filtering capability than a paper unit.

My filter minder was almost in the red with the stock filter and my TST box on 3-3. With this new filter it`s barely showing yellow.

So far, as my records show, there is no oval cone filter with a 6 inch flange available. All 6 inch offerings are round cones.



You bought an eaa189 for your '06. Great filter. Sounds like you are still getting some restriction from your stock air box. Have you done the "swiss cheese" thing to your stock box? That would help your flow even more.



All the 6 inch filters offered so far don't have enough intake surface area. The 4510 with the 4. 5 inch flange ID and huge oval cone surface area is the current flow champion, IMO.





-Chuck

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Here are a few pictures of the AMSOIL eaAU4510 filter with a bracket I am currently making. Will post more pictures when everything is welded up and looking good. -Jason

A minor suggestion if you hadn't already planned something similar - there's some very neat rolls of rubbery material good for use as protective padding that has a sticky backing that could be applied to those metal straps to securely hold that element in place and protect against metal-to-metal contact. And personally, I think that connecting strap is a valuable stiffener for the installation - I sure wouldn't remove it!



I think a setup like yours is in my future, if I ever wear out my current NAPA BHAF... :-laf

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Found some info on the Donaldson web site. This info has been around before, but this thread is huge. Donaldson developed the Nanofiber filter media, initially for their own filter. Now they manufacturer filter media for many applications. AMSOIL teamed with Donaldson early in 2006 to bring these Nanofiber filters to the consumer car and light truck market. This is truly a heavy duty filter media, used on industrial filtering applications, like OTR trucks, Military vehicles, hospitals, etc. You won't find a cotton/gauze oiled filter in any of those heavy demand, industrial applications. This media is as tough and proven as our Cummins engines.



http://www.donaldson.com/en/filtermedia/nanofibers/index.html

 

[JOdell]

A minor suggestion if you hadn't already planned something similar - there's some very neat rolls of rubbery material good for use as protective padding that has a sticky backing that could be applied to those metal straps to securely hold that element in place and protect against metal-to-metal contact. And personally, I think that connecting strap is a valuable stiffener for the installation - I sure wouldn't remove it.

Thanks Gary for the suggestion, I was thinking the same thing about the rubber tape for the holders. I am also going to drill holes on the ends of the straps and use small bungee cords to hold it down. -Jason

 

[Duluth Diesel]

4510 pics

Pics of the AMSOIL eaau4510. This has become the most popular Nanofiber that guys order from me, nudging out the 4090 unless there are space limitations.

 

[FordCummins]

I wish I had held off on buying my filter from you (it was the original conical one, 4190 maybe?), maybe its time to upgrade again.....

 

[Yo Hoot]

Found some info on the Donaldson web site. This info has been around before, but this thread is huge. Donaldson developed the Nanofiber filter media, initially for their own filter. Now they manufacturer filter media for many applications. AMSOIL teamed with Donaldson early in 2006 to bring these Nanofiber filters to the consumer car and light truck market. This is truly a heavy duty filter media, used on industrial filtering applications, like OTR trucks, Military vehicles, hospitals, etc. You won't find a cotton/gauze oiled filter in any of those heavy demand, industrial applications. This media is as tough and proven as our Cummins engines.



http://www.donaldson.com/en/filtermedia/nanofibers/index.html

Who uses them and in what applications?