Air Filter Choices.

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Air Filter Choices.
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Until a BMC CDA pops up cheap enough on eBay I need something as my current JapFest-2010 £15 jobby is looking rather tired!

What are peoples thoughts on the HKS style mushroom filters like such: http://tinyurl.com/8x5ajzm

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Can see it lasting a while as it shouldn't need oiling etc?

Trouble is all the eBay ones are tiny! Usually 15cm heigh and 13cm wide.

Anything half decent like this: http://tinyurl.com/6wvehdy is too bloody expensive!

Any suggestions?
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they do the job Big Grin have heard good things about them but i would go for a cone one, and as big as possible for no performance loss (be it minimal anyway)
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That mushroom one isn't to bad had one for a few months but now I've got my green cotton cone filter I notice the difference a lot.
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i'll let you be the judge of how objective this article is but it doesn't look good for the mushroom style ones.

http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200664620162? ... 1497.l2649

thats my one...there's doesnt need to be anything special for the turbo, a prevention for anything being sucked up.

id assume those shroom filters are'nt going to be fantastic when its facing 25ish psi..? that material could be quite resetrictive?
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ginge191 Wrote:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200664620162?s...1497.l2649

thats my one...there's doesnt need to be anything special for the turbo, a prevention for anything being sucked up.

id assume those shroom filters are'nt going to be fantastic when its facing 25ish psi..? that material could be quite resetrictive?

F*ck it, just bought one of those "for the minute".
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silverzx Wrote:F*ck it, just bought one of those "for the minute".

air filter fweends!

OH and make sure the adpater is included - i had to get mine reposted as it didn't include it, just some random adpaters which didnt fit. Smile
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lewisdmz Wrote:i'll let you be the judge of how objective this article is but it doesn't look good for the mushroom style ones.

http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/
Certainly an interesting read there

That filter ginge posted isba good one. Just because of surface area :-)
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ginge191 Wrote:
silverzx Wrote:F*ck it, just bought one of those "for the minute".

air filter fweends!

OH and make sure the adpater is included - i had to get mine reposted as it didn't include it, just some random adpaters which didnt fit. Smile

Just dropped them an email to be on the safe side. Tongue
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silverzx Wrote:Just dropped them an email to be on the safe side. Tongue

yeh although in the description it says it comes with a 57mm adapter, it didnt, but had like a 60, 75 and 90 - or something rediculous like this...
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ginge191 Wrote:
silverzx Wrote:Just dropped them an email to be on the safe side. Tongue

yeh although in the description it says it comes with a 57mm adapter, it didnt, but had like a 60, 75 and 90 - or something rediculous like this...

They replied saying do I want a direct fitment filter instead (if I supply my size required). Ofc I said no thanks as it would probably be a crappier design.
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silverzx Wrote:They replied saying do I want a direct fitment filter instead (if I supply my size required). Ofc I said no thanks as it would probably be a crappier design.

yeh just ask for the adapters - would make more sense in case you end up with a different sized inlet piping in the future Wink
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