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Air-filters

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:36 am
by Gary57
What airfilter is the best for the sx?? I have a K&N at the moment works well i suppose, only ever had this so cant compare it to anything else.

Do you think there is a vast difference in the filters or are they all much of a muchness??

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:26 am
by Vlade
I'm going back to paper filters those other stuff let dirt through... read this

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/intake/intake.htm

I've known this for a long time, my Polo got damaged by either my old BMC or the Simota... And I did wash and oil them regularly...

For me the little bit you gain is not worth stuffing up ones engine in the long run.

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:33 am
by Gary57
What paper filter you changing too?? The K&N are paper arent they?? Are you changing back to the std airbox??

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:41 am
by Vlade
stock thing you buy at your local Midas... Fram or an Oem from Nissan, I must just find out what make Nissan re brand there's as

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:41 am
by Dislex666
i couldn't use the standard airbox or air filter even if i wanted to :(

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:46 am
by Vlade
Well that is the problem I have at the moment and why I'm still stuck with the cone... but I plan to change it soon

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:51 pm
by Draco
I use a replacement BMC filter, no paper but cotton or wool or something, didn't have eny probs, because all staid the same just swapped the filter.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:46 am
by Gary57
Ok I need to replace my K&N filter for another cone filter... is K&N still the best??

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:04 pm
by WooHaa
well last year sumtime, I read in the speednsound magazine, they did a test of the filters. It was tested on a tiburone & results where taken from a dyno.
Strangley enough, the simota performed the best.

I currently have a simota air filter & she goes nice. The problem with any cone filter is they let in more dirt.
I actually change my oil & oil filter alot regulary compared to before. As soon as I see the oil getting darker, I then change it.

Used to change oil every 7000km, now I change it every 5000km, I have done a change once at 3500km as I took the car to dbn & back again & noticed that the oil getting darker, so didn't want to risk anything.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:03 pm
by Gary57
Ja Simota performed the best because of the least restriction.

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:29 pm
by Dislex666
what about the BMC CDA? I'm pretty sure that's the best thing you can get re: airfilter

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:43 pm
by Toby
That's a pointless test - i'm sure running no filter might have given even better results! :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:58 pm
by widowmaker
have you guys ever wondered why the little kids playing and living at rubbish dumps are so tough while our kids that we baby around and use dettol and medicine are so sick all the time?
you bunch are going to spoil your cars and then you'll all sit with sissycars.

make 'em tough and put a handful of sand in the airbox and you can also use sand and broken glass and a couple of beer cans and lost spanners and fishing hooks and old torch batteries and tooth brushes and pantyhose and used condoms to baffle your sump. That oil-gunk aint goin' nowhere around turns

remember chuckpiss?

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:08 pm
by Toby
Hahaha window, you crack me up!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:24 pm
by widowmaker
well, since i dont have anything useful to say i thought i might as well crack a smile on all your ugly faces while you are sitting there either 1)naked in front of your computers or 2) acting as if youre working

i see bandwith in the same light as liquor and sigarettes - we must use it all up so that by the time our kids are big there will be nothing left and they'd be safe from all those evils