US spec LX470 Airfilters. Panel or Round??

[crushu]

My Aussie LX470 has a large round aircleaner, in a large air box. After dynotuning, it is apparent that the filter, AND the air box, are very big restrictions.
After trying to look up the K&N to suit, it says the filter is a panel filter?? So if I buy the TRD, Fram or whatever performance filter, it will be wrong?

I can modify the factory box to flow more, but the filter is a problem.

I want to keep the stock appearance, otherwise I would get the K&N system, but it is a Pod, and I hate pods!

 

[1UZPWR]

yes the US spec has a panel filter (well, Canadian ones do, and typically Canadian and US cars are very close in spec.)

Over here, LX450s had a round one, with swirl pot in the bottom to catch debris.

EDIT: Borrowed a pic from eBay.

 

[crushu]

Yeah, ours is the same on the 6 cyilinder LC's, must be for our potentially dustier conditions. Bugger....

 

[offroadr1]

the US filters are large rectangular panel filters.

 

[crushu]

I wonder why you guys only got crappy panel filters, while we got massive drum filters. Maybe they thought the US market was too tight to pay for the expensive elements.

 

[1UZPWR]

There aren't near as many dusty places here as in australia, and 99% of LX and LCs aren't even driven on a dirt road, so the larger filter really isn't necessary.