Air filters, what you using?

[Turbojoe69]

Took my car down to specialist this morning, he pointed out that my enclosed filter setup could be restricting flow. Even though I have a cold air duct from front bumper fog light hole.

Just wandered what set ups people have on here?

I looked at the faq's page and read the pros and cons of certain filters but is there actually one which works well with out too much heat soak from the engine and not to damaging on the wallet?

Let me know please, cheers!

Joe.

 

[Jokerman261]

JR same as Jetex just without the pricetag.

 

[Tucker157]

I use a twin cone bmc, no heatsheild atm, but never noticed any heat soak! Theyre about 45 quid iirc, from badger 5, I use the 80mm neck with reducing elbow. Great free flowing inexpensive filter! Are also available to huge neck sizes like 6in for velocity stacks too... Or muckle huge carbs haha

As above, Jr are a good option also, they have a good rep. Green also. And you can get very long filters too... Check out badger5s race Ibiza. It looks over a foot long!


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[mugge]

just use the original airbox and original paper filter. there are a few logs and tests on different filters compared to original one. original one was always best ) i knoe much people who drive big turbos and big HP with original filter and hey, it works

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[Tucker157]

just use the original airbox and original paper filter. there are a few logs and tests on different filters compared to original one. original one was always best ) i knoe much people who drive big turbos and big HP with original filter and hey, it works

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Care to share the logs?

And were the logs done back to back, same car and a std tip and map?

you will see an improvement in air flow with a free flowing ( low pressure drop across the filter) open cone when there is a large amount of flow being dealt with. An enclosed air box will restrict flow at some point, weather your particular application is pulling enough air to be restricted by it is another question.

Don't get me wrong, oem airbox may work well. But I bet you if you take a properly set up (IE good flowing post compressor.) car with air box. And replace it with a large bore tip and a low pressure drop filter it will pull more g/s through more easily. Again weather or not the application can benefit from more flow/less restricted flow before maximum is another question.

The less work done by the compressor the better. Less heat and stress. TOTAL FLOW IS THE KEY! Let it breathe easy from the filter then work your way back till your at the valves. The better the flow the more power from less work being done by the turbo.


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[ibizacupra]

Large cone over panel filter in airbox Always made more Power on the larger open cone.

 

[mark2gti]

I have a large green cotton on mine & seems to do the job fine
Also had one fitted to my mk2 golf 20vt & again done the job

 

[Ginge81990]

I have a large ramair cone

Sean's Xperia arc

 

[jonny94]

I use auto silicone hoses twin cone filter, with a cold air feed using half a civic's airbox and pipe down next to the wing, below the battery to the bumper

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

I use auto silicone hoses twin cone filter, with a cold air feed using half a civic's airbox and pipe down next to the wing, below the battery to the bumper

Pics please

 

[cuprastoffs]

HKS superflow for me, dry foam filter with a velocity stack built in. And with it being 200mm in diameter it fills the space between the battery and cable tray so no real need for a heatshield.

 

[jonny94]

I can't put pictures on yet few more posts to make yet

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

I can't put pictures on yet few more posts to make yet

Get in the readers ride section and make 2 posts haha

 

[jonny94]