Stavros

Remember i said about these metal mesh air filters being wank, and got flamed by people for saying that (ALL sellers and users of them, suprisingly ) well heres a nice airfilter test...

http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/

lamb chops

interesting reading cheers

RichardPON

I've said this for years.

This is why for example, Prodrive will recommend an ITG panel filter on the scooby, as it doesn't destroy the AFM like a K&N will do..............

bud-weis

may as well not bother with one at all if you've got a hks, that's shocking filtration! what's fitted to yours then?

EIL132

The worst one was the HKS foam filter which is probably the most popular

PhilM

I got a HKS type filter for my RST, fuck....anyone wanna buy it? I dont run one on my Pug Derv.....feel the powwwwwer

Rs Gus

iTrader: (2)

i heard k&n work better mucky

Stavros

Basicly its not the make, its the TYPE of filter regardless of make.

Foam ones are just plain shit, may as well just scoop up mud n thow it into the engine My car came with HKS filters. Thats why i sold mine to IMA

Metal ones are pretty bollocks too.

But cotton ones are good

I got 2x massive "GrpA" Cossie K+N cones with alloy trumpets to go on mine now, for just 1 turbo, lol.

SapphyMike

ITG are foam...

B19-TRB

I knew the HKS was shite! but was th eonly pissin thign i could find that wold fit on the esccy!


Phil u shoudl b able to get a monster cone on yours!

Anonymous

arnt the apexi ones meant to be bad for flow hence why they let the least dirt tho??

Garage19

I once read a filter test by Dave Vizard in which he tested all the popular manufacturers filters and filter types, from paper to foam.

The K&N filter came out tops. There wasn't a huge amount in it between the top filters in peak flow but he also tested the filters again after 1000 road miles and the K&N was out flowing its rivals by a huge margin! Seems as the K&N gets dirty its performance doesn't drop off nearly as much as its competitors!

I would go for K&N every time. Very easy to wash and re-oil.

RichardPON

........ but not covered in oily shit that kills the MAF sensor

SapphyMike

Rich,

I wasnt critisising ITG at all - i know they're good filters.. I was commenting to whoever said that all foam ones are turd lol

Mike Rainbird

iTrader: (3)

I've seen the effect of the HKS ones on a Skyline - it needed two new turbos .

PhilM

@ Mike, fuck...lol....hmm, anyone want it?

I fancy a huuuuuuuuge pipercross one really, but very pricey and still foam

foreigneRS

on k&n and others, it's not the filter itself that picks out the dirt, it's the oil. that's why you should clean them and re-oil them properly.

foreigneRS

are skyline afm's hotwire type? these are one of the most delicate parts on the entire car.

B19-TRB

Phil itg do hoooooge 1s for cheap! (Hoopers) did u c the 1 i had for mine b4 i got the tubular manifold!? was mooooooosiv!