Filter Minders for Dummies

[davidbrady]

(03-31-2013 16:55)Ms. Bee Wrote:  David and of course Pete too,

I hate to sound like a dumb blonde, but being the fact that I am a woman, although not a priest, would you both mind clarifying for me, would this be the case for LXi's only or would it be the same all D Series 60's? Say a 95, 96, 97 Bird?

What I mean to say, if you were to trial test this, could you do it using any Bird with a DS60, or would it have to be done exclusively with LXi's???

Inquiring blondes want to know!

Thanks, guys!

Hi Jennifer,

That's okay, we all have our blonde moments! LOL All joking aside, folks, I have met Ms. Bee and her husband Darrell and I know Ms. Bee is accomplished and capable!

Any S-60 equipped Wanderlodge will do. I'm most familiar with the LXi, and it's the Filter Minder and the intake system of the LXi that was originally under question. I know the stock intake system is free-flowing and within Detroit Diesel specs. I know that mine runs too good and the mileage is too good for there to be any question about restriction, and my calculations bear this out. I'll be on the road on Tuesday driving back home from Pa to NC. I'll report the exact boost I see as I shift thru the gears via my Silverleaf VMSpc. I know that I routinely see 29.5 psi of boost during hill climbs and I come close to that on every gear shift on the flats, but I'll report the exact numbers later.

As far as intake restriction on other S60 equipped wanderlodge models, I don't know. I know that the LXi has three 90 degree bends including the ECO-SM air filter. I've read that other models of S60 equipped wanderlodges may have more, depending upon who's counting. The LXi is pretty darn near perfect the way it is, and if someone is going to allege differently then they're going to have to prove it to me with real data from a standardized and well thought out test bed or test scenario. Prove it to me.