Actually, Theo et al,
The exact K&N part number is on the TigersUnited.com Forum (top black
bar), and can be found with the separate Forum "Search" function for
"air filter".
Our good buddy Sean (Dr. Moonstone) Ford published:
K and N filter for the Tiger is part number E-2859
Sean "Dr. Moonstone" Ford
Happy Tigering,
Steve
Theo Smit wrote:
> There is a K&N close (or exact?) replacement element for the Tiger air
> cleaner. I don't know the part number - probably a search on
> TigersUnited.com will give that answer. Probably the reason a lot of
> the OEM air cleaners got tossed over the years is because the airflow
> capability is dismal, especially for an uprated engine. There are a
> couple of 'rules of thumb' for air filter sizing, and most of them say
> to calculate the effective area by taking the filter circumference,
> multiplied by the effective height, where the effective height is
> taken by subtracting some allowance for the filter top and bottom,
> from the actual element height. If you apply that to the Tiger's air
> filter element, then you end up with pretty much zero effective area.
> Obviously the situation is not completely unworkable, because Tigers
> with stock air cleaner setups go pretty decently, but it becomes a
> bigger problem as you increase the performance potential in other
> parts of the engine.
>
> Best regards,
> Theo
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