Do Foam Air Filters Kill Your Engine?

[ScaryTed77]

Dunno if you have seen this, but it may change your mind about what you will buy next..

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/image...filter_test.htm

Thanks for that. Looks like I made the right choice in getting my Apexi filter

[Krimz]

Auto saloon tested 10 pods, as some1 said earlier, here are the rankings

AEM flow=9th filter=3rd

Apexi flow=7th filter=6th

HKS flow=6th filter=9th (very poor)

K&N flow=4th filter=1st!!! (i got this one an love it)

Redline flow=2nd filter=10th

Simota flow=3rd filter=5th

Tenzo flow=8th filter=4th

3A Racing flow=1st!! filter=2nd!! (the best pod they say.. cudnt find one tho $30 they reckon)

Trust flow=5th filter=7th

Trust imatation flow=10th filter= 8th

I found those results very interesting i was going to get a HKS pod but glad i didnt, they also had photos of what they didnt filter and... man thats sum stuff that gets through scary!

[WippFlogg]

hey i have the green HKS mushroom pod. Just cleaned it and oiled it but not sure if you supposed to oil them. Is this bad for my AFM. Seems to be running fine and it has to filter better with just a light spray of oil. Thinking about getting a K&N cause the HKS is way too loud.

[WippFlogg]

oh yeah wat type of k&n filters will bolt on to the stock AFM

Cheers

[WippFlogg]

oh and also where can u buy replacement HKS foam filters or other good brands like drift and apexi etc?

Cheers

[Krimz]

oh and also where can u buy replacement HKS foam filters or other good brands like drift and apexi etc?

Cheers

My advice keep away from HKS filters, they no good. K&N is the best air filter ive come across, both pannel and pod.

With my K&N pod i had to get a Drift AFM adapter which was only $20 from autobarn, needed slight driling to the holes so it lined up perfect, but is the closest thing that i could find to fit.

[sl33py]

Zero maintenance oil free air filters?! Didn't know they existed. I'm getting an Apexi! I'll just be sure n box it up.

[Krimz]

They have pod boxes for R33 gtst's on http://www.hioctaneracing.com.au/index2.php they look sweet and tidy

[4drftn]

to replace my hks foam filter (200mm) i need to get a filter around abouts the same size... as a k&n style filter for example will be to long. are the apexi ones short but big filtering surface like the HKS ones?