Which air filter best

[040501912]

Hi guys,

i'm looking for some new air filter to be put on my car.. and i stumble accross a big ranges of air filter available on the market. im look for some decent air pods.. with best bang of the value..

tell me which 1 you think the best.. and recomended..

1. Apexi Power Intakes
2. HKS Direct Drive (2 Layers)
3. HKS Super Power (3 Layers)
3. Blitz SUS
4. Greddy/Trust Airinx
5. K&N Filters

your help are much appriciated. :thumbsup:

[SINISTR]

I don't recall the magazine number but one of the recent Autosalon mags did a full 4-5 page writeup on airfilters - airflow vs filtration and K&N came out on top followed by a brand you didn't list un your list ... A-something.

[040501912]

LOl .. damn .. i didnt buy magazines :(... so i wouldn know
sinister.. anyhow could you find out the magazine number? so i might browse to local newspaper :p

[iced]

dont go foam filters.
foam filters have bad filtering and poor flow.
plus they dont last as long.

k&n FTW
if you need a dry cotton filter go the apexi.

3aracing/simota ones are very good for the price as well.
filter good and good flow.

if you are using it for cold air intake behind the bumper go the k&n.
imho its abit more durable

BTW i got the magazine at home.
thats the summary of it.

ive used simota/3aracing/saas/K&n before as well

[SINISTR]

I'll find it for you.

[e240]

Foam Filters must be oiled before use. Alot of people use the HKS filters unoiled and that basically filters nothing.

Oiled they can be sufficient. It also depends on how porous the foam is.
The big cells ones like the HKS filter almost f.all even when oiled.

The Fina Filter ones are generally better.

I just use K&N for the convenience of it all...

[aimre]

No i believe it was the 3A pods that won, or the simota, i forget. But its $30 from repco, it won

[xV73Cx]

why not those mesh type blitz copy for $25 bucks ...high flowing and its neither foam,paper elements, and no oil requirement.

i had this on my skyline and flows max air!! as no restrictions..

now im using a CAI - AC Autotechnic (US MADE) which killed all the famous names like AEM,INJEN,DC Sports, Etc..

check this outs man!

http://www.tprmag.com/issue/1/1_intakes.shtml

have a read then decide!

[arron]

From ISSUE 51 of ASM;

10 Pod Filters were tested on their: air flow & filtration.

AEM dryflow ($100): flow 9th, filtration 3rd
APEXI power intake ($125): flow 7th, filtration 6th
HKS direct drive ($125): flow 6th, filtration 9th
K&N rr-3301 ($125): flow 4th, filtration 1st
REDLINE airforce 1 ($40): flow 2nd, filtration 10th
SIMOTA power stack WE-002 ($29.95): flow 3rd, filtration 5th
TENZO WS002-CH ($19.95): flow 8th, filtration 4th
3A Racing ($28.95): flow 1st, filtration 2nd
TRUST airinx ($120): flow 5th, filtration 7th
no name - trust imitation ($15): flow 10th, filtration 8th

But I honestly don't see air filters by themselves playing a big role in huge gains but only assist alongside other intake mods to HELP in producing slightly better response + efficiency...

[040501912]

does flow of the air filter increase Hp?
i cant believe 3a racing won it LOL !!! 1/2 a price of known brand

i taught its gonna be like Apexi or K&N ...
coz they are tested to perform better than HKS...

any suggestion now? for a turbo intake filter? or wont be any diffrence in power ... 5-6 hp diffrence? might?
coz i've been running my copy pod for 2 years... wanted to change lol :p

[DreadAngel]

Meh, with a near stock engine, airflow makes no big difference, all you get is sound, if it was a Boosted car or a modded engine (Ie Internals etc) Then you'll see differences.

[040501912]

my car is turbo .. not na .. than should i get 3A?? im hella confused now ...

[genkimashi]

Is there any 3A racing filter for sale at Perth ? am thinking of changin mine...

Cheers

[DreadAngel]

my car is turbo .. not na .. than should i get 3A?? im hella confused now ...

Crap, sorry bro, didn't notice your boosted =P LMFAO I thought it was a gimmick... In any case I don't think it would matter that much, even with these test a lot of demo cars rolling around use all the brand name and that hasn't stopped them making kickass power so yeah, get something decent and won't put a dent in ya wallet lol :)

[XB-16-AX]

Is there any 3A racing filter for sale at Perth ? am thinking of changin mine...

Cheers
if u have Autobarn in perth then they should sell them, if they dont they can order it for you.

[czy_sol87]

i've scanned the pages in so if anyone wants to read what ASM printed it here
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/czy_sol87/scan0005.jpg
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http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/czy_sol87/scan0007.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c276/czy_sol87/scan0008.jpg
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[serpo]

I cant beleave 3A won

[040501912]

luckyli i didnt order apexi filter ... haha ..
but is still have doubt on that 3A =\ may be they just got a good filter that time LOL ..

thanks guys ..

[Vinnie]

hmm i woodent rush out and buy one only coz it won a comparo in asm... there are plenty of others products out there so a mag article can only really give an indication. that said, ive got an artice in zoom that gave the gong to the 'drift urethene' followed by the trust arinx with apexi not far behind... that test was done with a turbo car and even the winner only recorded a 3.5kw gain over stock. the way in which it is setup (sri/cai) and how much cold air u can feed it would probably have a bigger impact.

imo, at the end of the day i dont think there is a drastic difference between the various pod filters on the market and as long as u have one that does the job and wont fall apart then u shood be good. :) for piece of mind ide stick to a name brand as they are reliable and offer about as much performance increase as a pod can (as far as i can tell).

and there should be no problems with foam filters either as long as they are properly maintained (ie.oiled).

[Spoon-Accord]

i had apexi power intake.. i liked it :D

just blingage :D

[aaronng]

I use an Apexi because it is dry. I don't trust ASM. But if you are going 3A, please do give us a review of your experience.

AEM dryflow is interesting because it uses a material like polyester. It does it a special cleaning solution to clean it though. The Apexi material seems like paper. I still have no idea how to clean it. Instead, I got a 2nd replacement filter for $70 from overseas.

[040501912]

can we blast paper filter with compress air? from the inside to clean it out?
or wash it??

some filter can be washed ... -_-" but i dun really know how to wash filter
i just hose it down with water hose from inside out and dry it ROFL !!! ..
den .. when it dries i blow the filter with compress air :)

btw is it the correct way ?

any body used blitz sus b4? its from mesh of metal not paper or foams ..?
any review on this?

thx

[DreadAngel]

Oh that only works with some air filters, if its oiled best not to blow it with compressed air, gets everywhere and dries or damages the filter. Most air filters will have instructions on ways to wash their specific air filter. :) Some need special care others like you describe, wash, rinse and hang to dry.

[aaronng]

can we blast paper filter with compress air? from the inside to clean it out?
or wash it??

some filter can be washed ... -_-" but i dun really know how to wash filter
i just hose it down with water hose from inside out and dry it ROFL !!! ..
den .. when it dries i blow the filter with compress air :)

btw is it the correct way ?

any body used blitz sus b4? its from mesh of metal not paper or foams ..?
any review on this?

thx

Like dreadangel said, blasting with compressed air can damage your filter. For oiled types like K&N and trust, you use their cleaning solution added to some water and you put the filter in to clean off the oil, which takes the dirt with it. For the metal mesh filters, you can be a little more rough. But for most of the washable filters, you add the cleaning solution to a bucket of water, soak and agitate the filter in the water. Repeat once more and then rinse by agitating in a bucket of clean water. There is a video of how to do it on AEM's website. It's less damaging then adding cleaning solution directly to the filter and then hosing the filter off.