Air Filters

Air travelling through the engine is an important mechanic to simulate, as it helps us determine not only performance, but also the rate of wear on the truck's engine.

Let's breakdown how this is handled in Honcho.

Air

The first thing we do is take the air travelling to the engine and try to pass it through an air filter. If there is an air filter, then we check it's condition and "Air Purity" variable. The stock air filter on the Daizo T-360 has an "Air Purity" variable of 20% with a theoretical maximum of 100%.

Exposed Intakes

If there isn't an air filter, or the air filter is too small for the engine setup - leaving carburettors exposed, or a carburettor is missing, then the engine's intake is considered exposed. Raw, dirty air will enter an exposed engine, significantly increasing wear and causing problems with performance.

Oil Levels & Quality

The filtered (or non-filtered) air then passes through the carburettor, engine and exhaust. Affecting performance and applying wear based on the above. The quality of air then also helps determine the rate at which oil quality degrades.

Lower oil quality can also have a detrimental effect on vehicle performance and wear rate. So having an exposed intake or severely degraded air filter can cause a compounding effect of wear and performance loss to the vehicle.

This Sounds Like A Nightmare!

Worry not. Inspecting the engine will inform you if the intake is exposed. Inspecting the air filter will also tell you the calculated air purity. As for engine wearing down over time, just keep a can of lubricant in your truck or home garage and apply it every now and then and you should be fine. Unless you leave it too late and develop a fault. then you'll need to source a replacement part...

I decided to write this up as I'd done some more work on adding air filters to Honcho in order to increase the variety of components available for discovery in the demo. I'll continue to work on these components and update you all.

Cheers,
Greg