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[Ste84]

Hey,

I've been looking at replacing the factory fitted air filter for a different one for a while but was unsure on which one to go for. K&N and Piper Cross seem to be the most popular but I've also seen Quickshift kits avaiable. Does anyone have a quickshift one on their Mini, if so what's it like?

Thanks

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[Jordie]

quickshift is a different gearstick/gear change mechanism as far as i know.

The K&N whistles loudly. The piperx sucks/swishes but its abit quieter.
*based on my experience with carb'd minis*

What year is your mini? SPI/MPI will require a different type from the carb minis, i dont have any experience of these.

[Ste84]

Hey,

It's a 1996 P reg 1.3mpi .
I seen the quickshift filters on a e-bay. Instead of cotton or foam their made from fine steel mesh and don't need oiling. They cost about £20 more than K&N + Piper.

Ste

[Jordie]

no idea. never seen one mate.

Your mini will require the injection type air filter

[Bungle]

visards yellow book says K&N are the best for air flow

[Ste84]

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...VQQcmdZViewItem

[Jordie]

looks like a universal jobby to me. ask him for a pic of one fitted

[overboost]

Quickshift are cheaper versions of K&N. I would personally stick with either K&N or Pipercross, there are a few injection filters on ebay right now going quite cheap, get on there and get one of them. They can be cleaned and re-used for a very very long time so why buy new when a 2nd hand cleaned one will do as good a job.

[Jammy]

I'd say stick with K&N, Pipercross, or JR as a cheap alt.

[TimS]

I would stay well away from the metal gauze! This really don't filter very well. Vizards Yellow book backs this up

[overboost]

Foam or paper are the best for filteration on an everyday car in changing climates... stick with those types.

[fikus01]

K+N no arguments, pipercross can clog up as its a foam with sticky substance on it basically!! k+n stil works better than a std filter when its clogged!!