Air Filters

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Got hold of a Race X filter for the 19, put that on & took the K&N off. It seem's to have a bit more poke, that down to it been a new filter, or are K&N that crap.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

K&N won't be crap, maybe it was dirty?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Agreed

i got some 25quid ripspeed air filter effort, no airbox you see. Does the job.

Should really oil it though.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

balls....i cleaned my piperx at weekend...forgot to oil it...got some oil left over tho

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Do you use special oil JB?

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

That that the new one i'm testing.

and that the old K&N. was cleaned about 4000-5000 miles ago.[/img]

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

the oil is simply wat came with the filter....a spray can...its a bit like wd40 but a bit thicker...more like real oil..but finely sprayed

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

some one told me that Air box's are better, if you look at a valver box after the filter, there a lot of air there. bloke told me that when you kick the thottle down it sucks that in, as it's allready passed the filter. then more air come's in to fill it. with a indution kit, the air as to go tho' the filter first. before you get the kick from it.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i dont think the restriction has much to do with it...the problem is more to do with drawing in hot air from the engine bay as opposed to cold air provided by the airbox and feed from bumper....

you'd be better off pokin that cold air feed into the end of the filter opening i think...so that its ONLY source is from the cold end of it....90% of air goin into that filter will be hot air from the surrounding engine bay.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Will be sorting that soon. when I have time. thoose that know from RSC we now have a writen off clio to strip.

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

The two mains things are how restrictive (airflow wise) the filter mesh is and how well it shields inducted air from ambient temp.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Air box is best for various reasons as for the air dump theory, its crap.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

No-one said anything about my missing heat sheild's yet

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

your missing the heatshields, deal with it.

At least you have sorted the throttle cable.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

There been missing for over a year, had no prob yet.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

the only prob there is with the heatshiled missing is meltign wires on the ABS if fitted, aside from that it just cooksthe brake fluid eventually.

Like I said, deal with it, move on, give Chunk a hug or something.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

That any better, seem to have a little more poke in 3rd. Cold air feed in fed down side of rad to the vent on the front bumper next to the bottom of the rad. Also K&N was second hand when I got it, and was full of muck.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

just dont go thru any deep water...

Site Subscriber Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 150

how much was the race x filter and whare did you get it from.

Level 10 User Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 614

Â£20 from Jap show at pod, there had offers on.