Airbox or Filter
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Airbox or Filter
I have noticed alot of people run airboxes on their cars rather than cone style filters....
I currently have a group a filter on mine but thats what came on the car when I bought it.
I was just wondering if there was any advantages or disadvantages of having an airbox over a cone filter or is it just personal preference?
I currently have a group a filter on mine but thats what came on the car when I bought it.
I was just wondering if there was any advantages or disadvantages of having an airbox over a cone filter or is it just personal preference?
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RS500 airbox for me
Used to have an Escort Cosworth airbox and before that a cone filter.
I changed to an airbox because i think it looks a lot more tidy in the engine bay than a filter
If you're ever about bangor give me a shout and you can look at mine, see what you think.
Used to have an Escort Cosworth airbox and before that a cone filter.
I changed to an airbox because i think it looks a lot more tidy in the engine bay than a filter
If you're ever about bangor give me a shout and you can look at mine, see what you think.
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Airbox for sure if its bhp your chasing, cone filters just suck in hot air from the manifold/turbo/rad...even with a HUGE fan on the rollers you should feel the heat from the turbo/manifold on boost if you put your hand over the filter....i've saw gains of 15bhp from just using a standard air box.
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Ever stood infront of the fan at ava? it's probably not that far off.....and were not just talking about high speeds here. How hot was your cone filter when you were at high speed? oh aye that's right you cant put your hand on it whilst your driving can you!
The horsepower gain must of been our imagination.
im not telling anyone to change theres, just what I have experienced
The horsepower gain must of been our imagination.
im not telling anyone to change theres, just what I have experienced
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An Escort airbox gets a bit limited at 800+bhp .
These tests were done years back, makes no difference whatsoever to heat soak etc. Use a filter to cope with your Power or you will end up with a very cool but restrictive air filter system.
These tests were done years back, makes no difference whatsoever to heat soak etc. Use a filter to cope with your Power or you will end up with a very cool but restrictive air filter system.
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RS500 airbox for me
Used to have an Escort Cosworth airbox and before that a cone filter.
I changed to an airbox because i think it looks a lot more tidy in the engine bay than a filter
If you're ever about bangor give me a shout and you can look at mine, see what you think.
Used to have an Escort Cosworth airbox and before that a cone filter.
I changed to an airbox because i think it looks a lot more tidy in the engine bay than a filter
If you're ever about bangor give me a shout and you can look at mine, see what you think.
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