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Pipercross or K&N - RetroPug - 28-06-2015
Which sounds better? K&N gauze cone filter or a Pipercross foam one?
This is for a GTi6 engine. I've tried K&N many times but never run a PiperX one.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - Stef205 - 28-06-2015
Foam everytime or if you have some cash a itg filter imo plus when it's upside down it reads gti
RE: Pipercross or K&N - impotentials - 28-06-2015
Had pipercross, have kn 57i now. Go piper for induction noise.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - miles - 28-06-2015
Ram Air, better and cheaper too
RE: Pipercross or K&N - Toms306 - 28-06-2015
I had a Ram Air one...noise was awesome.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - 7057sam - 28-06-2015
My k&n sounds way better than the viper I had on the rallye
RE: Pipercross or K&N - lolsteve - 29-06-2015
My K&N Apollo sounds a bit vtec-y when hooning but doesnt seem much louder than stock when part throttle driving
RE: Pipercross or K&N - RetroPug - 29-06-2015
To clarify: I've got a K&N open cone that sounds pretty good and I've found a PiperX one in a cupboard that I was wondering whether or not to bother trying it out. If foam does sound noticeably different or better I might give it go.
Thanks.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - Pebbles167 - 29-06-2015
Wire gauze, no air filter! BWAAAAAARP!!
But seriously, I've found that all cones make a pretty good grunting noise. I'm currently using a K&N cone, but I used a cheapo metal one on my 106 gti and made a good noise aswell.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - lolsteve - 29-06-2015
http://www.fastcar.co.uk/2012/05/04/performance-car-air-filter-test/9/
k&n apparently most restrictive
RE: Pipercross or K&N - Toms306 - 29-06-2015
(29-06-2015, 11:52 AM)RetroPug Wrote: To clarify: I've got a K&N open cone that sounds pretty good and I've found a PiperX one in a cupboard that I was wondering whether or not to bother trying it out. If foam does sound noticeably different or better I might give it go.
Thanks.
Foam seems to sound 'throatier' than paper in my experience, presumably from higher flow...but that probably means worse filtration lol.
RE: Pipercross or K&N - RetroPug - 29-06-2015
I suppose I should just stop being lazy and swap it over and compare the sounds.