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General Advice On POD FILTERS!

GR33DY

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GR33DY

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Hey Guys,

This may of been covered a million times here but just needed some advice..

Im purchasing an Apexi Filter Kit for an S15 tomz but just needed to some things before i go get it.. I was originally going to buy an HKS mushroom filter but was told by many not to get it coz it has the least protection for ur engine.. I used to have the same filter on my old car (R33 gtst) and loved it coz of that massive sucking sound and the flutter in between gear changes lol... Now im not sure the Apexi will sound as good :D Anyone had any experiences with the Apexi filter before.. My car is completely stock as i've only had it for a week but just wanted to know if im making a good purchase... Any info. will be greatly appreciated :D

Rob...

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I wouldn't worrie about pod's too much as long as it does the job then its all good.

HKS ones are fine just clean them every so ofter when it gets dirty.

Othewise i would recomend the Blitz SUS pod their a realy good filter and give you that loud sucking sound that you like. K & N are good filters aswel, it depends on what you can afford and get you'r hands on at the time.

Upto you ! :)

:)

Jun

JCMarshall_Law Proficient

JCMarshall_Law

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I've got an Apexi power intake pod filter, excellent bit of gear, they sound wicked as well, definatly recomended. I've seen "Independant" tests that show they filter better than most of the other brands, way better than the HKS foam one anyway.

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RB30-POWER

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I personally always prefer genuine Nissan paper style filters in original airbox.

I've inspected so many cars with various brands of pod filters that have minute dust particles along the inlet tracking from crappy filtration from pods. Which is going to effect long term engine wear considerably. This alone is enough to make me avoid pod filters.

Not to mention the risk you run if you get oil from the pod onto the hotwire in the AFM.

The pressure drop across the standard filter is minimal, compared to the AFM mesh and rubber inlet track.

Then you have exposed pods that arent in a sealed enclosure, thats a whole other issue.

But hell its up to the individual at the end of the day, what they prefer :)

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