[xelaescal]

I have been looking for an intake for my truck, and tymar is the one that always pops up. I am just curious what so special about them, i think i might get one. Also one more thing, is the filter cleanable or do you have to replace it every so often
Thanks
Alejandro

 

[AaronSEIA]

He developed the kit that a lot of guys use here. It uses a NAPA 6637 filter, a dry pleated paper filter that flows a huge amount of air and filters a lot of dirt out. Something that the oiled ones don't do well until they get "dirty". They do need changed every so often depending on where you live and how much dirty air you drive in. I'm not going to say how old the filter is on my truck, but it's been on for a long time now and still does it's job.
AaronSEIA

 

[bugman]

The Tymar kit does not use the NAPA 6637, Dale uses the Donaldson B085046 filter which is hydrophobic where the NAPA 6637 isn't. I guess that using the NAPA filter is ok if you don't get it wet but if it does you may have problems. Also the Donaldson is cheaper than the NAPA filter and if you try to cross reference the two of them you will not get anything.

 

[AaronSEIA]

Wonder if Dale switched filters. I seem to recall that he was using a Baldwin PA2818 which is (I thought) the same as the NAPA number. Those of us with DIY open intakes use the NAPA number. I'm actually using the Wix cross from Fleet Filter. No problems here, but I've never looked under the hood after driving in rain to see if it gets wet. Care to share what happens to the NAPA filter when wet? First I'd heard it was a problem.
AaronSEIA

 

[mjonesjr]

Wonder if Dale switched filters. I seem to recall that he was using a Baldwin PA2818 which is (I thought) the same as the NAPA number. Those of us with DIY open intakes use the NAPA number. I'm actually using the Wix cross from Fleet Filter. No problems here, but I've never looked under the hood after driving in rain to see if it gets wet. Care to share what happens to the NAPA filter when wet? First I'd heard it was a problem.
AaronSEIA

The Tymar kit uses the Donaldson filters.

When they get wet, and they will, they don't filter near as good and the paper material breaks down.

I went through the problem with my DIY filter getting wet until I switched to a Tymar kit. Now I have not had a wet filter.

 

[RonKZ650]

It doesn't matter. Open filters are crap. Read the oil reports of guys that use these. Silicon city x100. You want sand in your engine? The stock airbox for some reason had some issue, don't know what exactly, but mine works fine. I've seen the Tymar oil reports, just what I'd expect out of an open filter. Another day another filter that flows dirt into the engine. Oh yea, I'm biased and don't know these engines. Well I've gone through this on 300,000 miles of motorcycles with open filters and they don't! Filter that is. Grit and dirt gets everywhere. You want dirt and grit?

 

[AaronSEIA]

Got to say, you are the first one here to rip the open filter. What would you run if not the stock one? Maybe you are thinking of K&N filters. I'd about bet that the micron spec on the Tymar is the same as the stock one. If open air is so bad, why run 300,000 miles of motorcylces with them?
AaronSEIA

 

[mjonesjr]

It doesn't matter. Open filters are crap. Read the oil reports of guys that use these. Silicon city x100. You want sand in your engine? The stock airbox for some reason had some issue, don't know what exactly, but mine works fine. I've seen the Tymar oil reports, just what I'd expect out of an open filter. Another day another filter that flows dirt into the engine. Oh yea, I'm biased and don't know these engines. Well I've gone through this on 300,000 miles of motorcycles with open filters and they don't! Filter that is. Grit and dirt gets everywhere. You want dirt and grit?

You are ate up.

Open air filters are designed to be just that, open to the air. The filter that Tymar uses is designed to be used as an open air filter.

Oiled filter like the K&N do let in more dirt than they advertise.

The 6637 filter is NOT designed to be an open air filter.

 

[AaronSEIA]

Then why aren't more people on here complaining about dusted turbos?
AaronSEIA

 

[bugman]

You'll have to excuse Ron. He has been upset ever since he bought a truck with a automatic tranny when he wanted the 5 speed.

The only mod that he likes is the no-mod mod.

 

[AaronSEIA]

I made the same mistake, but I got over it. I guess I don't understand. A paper filter is a paper filter weather it's in the stock air box or out in space. All the stock box filters out is road kill if you don't have a hood.
AaronSEIA

 

[xelaescal]

So what is the best filter to use on the tymar and where can you purchase one, and i want to thank everybody for your imput

 

[mjonesjr]

So what is the best filter to use on the tymar and where can you purchase one, and i want to thank everybody for your imput

Get them directly from Tymar.

 

[xelaescal]

okay thanks, one more thing how do i get in contact with him?

 

[mjonesjr]

okay thanks, one more thing how do i get in contact with him?

Email him or call him.

Future Home of Tymar Performance

 

[RDG]

okay thanks, one more thing how do i get in contact with him?

Future Home of Tymar Performance.

[email protected]​

 

[xelaescal]

Thanks everybody for the help
Alejandro

 

[caryt]

Dale also has dealers..we are one.

Cary

 

[tbeck]

Hmm, what makes the TYMAR setup so good? Effective product, reasonable price, excellent support, I can't think of any reason NOT to use one! And, I see absolutely NO evidence of impurties in my oil samples as noted by another poster. These ain't some dang K&N crap deal...

 

[classy_gene]

The Tymar set-up is a good quality package at a good price, yes you need to use the Donaldson filter. The stock air box in my '94 leaked by the filter element and I had dust in my air intake tube with the K&N that came with my truck. The inside of my Tymar air intake set-up is as clean as the day I installed it, so buy with confidence.