Hi guys - I've uploaded new pics under the photo album "richmccolman". One image of my z600, and several pics showing the air filter/cleaner adaptation I did using a K&N HA-6592 reusable air filter element and a custom-made spacer I made.
Richard
Richard - new pics, z600 and K&N filter
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Re: Richard - new pics, z600 and K&N filter
Since I posted my filter adaptation pics, a couple of folks have asked me whether there's any performance decrease due to the smaller filter profile. The short answer is no.
It's important to bear in mind that the new filter element I adapted to the z600 is one that was originally designed for a Honda XR650L motorcycle, which has greater engine displacement than our Honda 600 cars have in the stock configuration.
So how do they get away using a smaller filter profile?
Although I haven't measured the folds in the filter material, my impression is that the folds are deeper in the adapted motorcycle filter than in the stock Honda 600 car filter element. (It's the total surface area of the filter material that would be important, as opposed to the external dimensions of the filter element.) So it's quite possible that, despite the smaller overall size, the XR650L filter has as much, or more, actual filter material than the original Honda 600 car filter has. As I said, I haven't dissected the two filters and performed comparison measurements of the filter material fold depth, but my overall impression is that the fold depths in the motorcycle (K&N) filter are a good bit deeper than the original Honda 600 car filter.
Richard
It's important to bear in mind that the new filter element I adapted to the z600 is one that was originally designed for a Honda XR650L motorcycle, which has greater engine displacement than our Honda 600 cars have in the stock configuration.
So how do they get away using a smaller filter profile?
Although I haven't measured the folds in the filter material, my impression is that the folds are deeper in the adapted motorcycle filter than in the stock Honda 600 car filter element. (It's the total surface area of the filter material that would be important, as opposed to the external dimensions of the filter element.) So it's quite possible that, despite the smaller overall size, the XR650L filter has as much, or more, actual filter material than the original Honda 600 car filter has. As I said, I haven't dissected the two filters and performed comparison measurements of the filter material fold depth, but my overall impression is that the fold depths in the motorcycle (K&N) filter are a good bit deeper than the original Honda 600 car filter.
Richard
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, "richmccolman" wrote:
> Hi guys - I've uploaded new pics under the photo album "richmccolman". One image of my z600, and several pics showing the air filter/cleaner adaptation I did using a K&N HA-6592 reusable air filter element and a custom-made spacer I made.
> Richard