Jim Galbally

i assume these use the K&N type oil, not the piperX type oil

cossymad

none?

Stavros

Id prefer the "Metal air filters, inc those expensive Blitz ones, are proven to be useless at filtering anything apart from massive stuff and do nothing but look pretty" oil

cossymad

You forgot the 'as used by millions with no problems as they obviously live in enviroments where particles of dust and shit are so large they get filtered properly' bit

Stavros

i take it you sell them then

I cant see what damage small dust particles can do, but must do somthing otherwise we wouldnt have such fine filtering filters.

I know even tiny particles can damage AFMs, esp hot wire ones like on newish Scoobys etc.

Only going my a proffesional test that was done on all tyes of filter, let me find it...

Also know the biggest Blitz one isnt even as high flowing as the "GrpA" Cossie K+N filter, so much so that on a car with about 600bhp the metal was was restricting so much it was sucking the tubo-filter pipe shut on boost and making the car stall... (This was a cossie BTW )

Stavros

Some tests--

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm

http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/fil...t/1/index.html

cossymad

Steve I must remain unbiased and impartial to all the products I sell.
K&N, pipercross, ram air, HKS, Blitz, Powertec, Green, BMC, JR, Jetex, Quikshift etc etc.
I would have agreed with you, but as Jim is not actually knocking on the door of 600 horse power I think that arguement is void
However I could name a few cars from here that ARE running this type of filter.....580bhp, 605bhp, 555bhp All with no problems. (when I say no problems I mean no problems that the filter has caused, as obviously they are all in their cossy sick beds at the moment with illnesses)
Incidently, I have run my metal gauze filter for well over a year, 10,000 miles, and the blades on my turbo are undamaged.
My car is currently 759bhp (unproven) and uses at least 300 at any one time

Stavros

ROFL

cossymad

On behalf of a major research company, we undertook our own tests on all the well known brands of filter too.
Our personal scientific test results proved that under 100bhp there is very little between all the major league players.
The only alarming result we found was the inability for even the most expensive filter to restrict any of the shitty smell come from our arses as we farted into the tops of all the filters.
I think you understand our tests were as factual as yours

Jim Galbally

so we're saying just clean mie and dont bother to re-oil it afterwards?

my filter's currently BLACK by the way, so even justa clean with no oil would be better than whats its like currently

SPADGE

Surely on a filter that is blowing out rather than sucking in oil isn't that important

ballin

iTrader: (1)

i think he's talking about the big filter below that little breather one

SapphyMike

Jim,

there isnt an oil available for the quikshift ones. Its stainless steel, just dunk it in some soapy water

seriously, theres no oil that quikshift make. the filters dont come pre-oiled either. Just wash it and you should be ok.

SPADGE

Ahhhhhhh lol
Should of took a better picture then shouldn't he

SPADGE

Come to think of it Jimbo
If you are talking about the air filter why don't you extend the hose with that breather filter on the end so it reaches the air filter and rig it up as a cone oil spray system The longer you own the car Jim the more efficient the spray will get

JC

you dont need to put any oil on them my mate owns the bussines ,just take it off and give it a wash in warm soapy water ,make sure it is dry before refitting
thanks jc

Jim Galbally

yeah i meant the big cone one not that little shitty thing

EIL132

Oils for filters are pretty much the same. They catch the small particles that a dry filter wont

Jim Galbally

EIL, i know the gauze and foam oils are different tho so im not too sure