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[Jeffreypang911]

One of my many other questions from my question bank..

What do people find works best as far as air filters go?

K&N, Steel Gauze, Socks?

Ive heard Socks are horrid, Ive seen videos where they nearly get sucked in.

Id like your opinion on these three.

Thanks,
Jeff

[HARBER07]

Not much to debate IMO. K&N everytime.

[Burnard]

A sock wont get sucked in on a mini, not mine anyway

I run a ram pipe and a sock filter, and never had any issues, plus it sounds sweet.
Its also surprisingly quick for a 998, and running the ram pipe/sock combo is the only real difference between mine and other stage one 998's.

Nothing wrong with a genuine K&N though, work great.

[Bungle]

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[Cerberus]

stick Visards yellow bible on your Christmas list

+1, k&n filter is miles ahead of all the others, in both cfm and clogg'ability.

[mini_stella]

stick Visards yellow bible on your Christmas list

HES ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent seen you about for a while, by the way, 'that man' (steve) and I are now living in bonny cornwall.

[Jeffreypang911]

A sock wont get sucked in on a mini, not mine anyway

I run a ram pipe and a sock filter, and never had any issues, plus it sounds sweet.
Its also surprisingly quick for a 998, and running the ram pipe/sock combo is the only real difference between mine and other stage one 998's.

Nothing wrong with a genuine K&N though, work great.

I need to find the video with the mini on the dyno- violently pulsing the socks as they wanted to get sucked in. Maybe I was mislead, but someone has to have the video!

They were running twin Weber 45s.

Also questioning the aluminum gauze mesh ones, I am sure they would let more air through but sand particles might get in

Edited by Jeffreypang911, 27 November 2010 - 08:23 PM.

[stickycreambun]

Best I find is a KnN replacement filter in standard airbox.

[Bungle]

HES ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent seen you about for a while, by the way, 'that man' (steve) and I are now living in bonny cornwall.

that man still got the same phone number ? i will have to catch up

could find him something to do if he get boards

[mini_stella]

HES ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Havent seen you about for a while, by the way, 'that man' (steve) and I are now living in bonny cornwall.

that man still got the same phone number ? i will have to catch up

could find him something to do if he get boards

Ha ha ha nice lump, yeah he still has the same number, we have recently aquired a mk1 Escort van, so you might need to help him.

[danrock101]

I had a ram pipe on mine which sounded great, don't think you will notice much differnce between a k&n and a ram pipe & sock filter to be honest. I got my ram pipe for 99p so I used that and they wont get sucked in, those sock filters wasn't very good.

[mini93]

all the rally cars at work use ITG foam filters, thats enough persuasion i need oh and also M-sport supply foam filters for their group N fiestas

[MRA]

I find that socks are good at keeping my feet fresh...... that is about as good as they get. they offer little in the way of filtration but do decrease the volume of air going in

[mini93]

I find that socks are good at keeping my feet fresh...... that is about as good as they get. they offer little in the way of filtration but do decrease the volume of air going in

if you can show me proof of that id be interested in seeing it, if it were the case people wouldnt be using them on competition vehicles

[booton]

i have a k&n filer

i then changed it for a ram pipe and pipercross sock filter, will a slight mod to the carb there was a noticble difference

did have to change the need to AAA in the end to make it ruin better.

no way a sock filter would get sucked in a the top is trippled layered and fairly strong.