tjolliffe Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Hi all, just a quick question, on my disco into 90 200tdi conversion i'm currently running my old N/A air box and filter. How much of a difference will this make to performance of the engine? A none, a little or alot? I've only got the old n/a engine to compare to so obviously have no idea! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 should be OK, the older TD version of your engine ran with the same air filter set-up as you have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I used a 200 disco air filter and cradle for my 300. Cheap and plentiful and I know the engine is getting enough air Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotian Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I used a disco can and duct for mine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 dont mean to hi-jack the thread but my disco conversion has no where to mount the crank case breather pipe, does anyone know if a 300tdi disco air filter housing would fit? Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Don't bother mounting it anywhere - mines tucked out of the way pointing any vented gas and oil to the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 if you have nowhere to connect it feed it into a old plastic bottle or similar, Please don't let it vent onto the road as any oil could cause a accident if a biker slide on oil dropped from your vehicle. a 300Tdi air filter & mounting could be fitted IIRC others have done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Ahh brilliant idea with the bottle, My main concern was oil leeking onto the road and the other was if oil can get out water can get in, I think you might just have saved be a few bob there Eightpot. I will see if I can get the air filter housing out of a 300tdi up the road if i see the fella whos breaking it. Thanks guys Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 tryed the bottle idea.....erm.. didnt work ended up with white smoke trailing me. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Hmmm, wonder why it's done that, as the hose only connects to the air filter so the crankcase vapours are burnt in the cylinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjolliffe Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 As said at the start of the thread i'm running the old air box. To have somwhere to put the breather pipe I cut a hole in the inlet part of the box, welded a bit of steel tube over the top of the hole then connected breather pipe to the bit of steel tube, works a treat! I was just worried about the tdi air box being a slightly different size.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 i am running a disco 200 in a 90 with the same air filter box - no problems in the last 9 mths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwcooper Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Hmmm, wonder why it's done that, as the hose only connects to the air filter so the crankcase vapours are burnt in the cylinders. I wondered the same thing, must need to breath as well as burn the oil off. Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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