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Apexi Panel Filter In A R34 - Advice (all Welcome)

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Hi all,

This thread is open also to non R34 owners, just let me know what car you drive so I can get an idea.

I am looking at buying an Apexi Panel Filter.

1) will it make any difference in the 34?

2) do you recommend getting another panel filter e.g. K&N?

From what I have read on these forums, I do not want to get a pod because of legality/maintenence/problems and figured the best way to go is a panel filter.

Cheers

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I have a pipercross filter

http://shop.fabre.com.au/store/products/item113.inetstore

SK reccomended it to me and i am pretty happy with it. Definatly flows a lot better, better induction noise, and all with the legal std airbox :P

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Unless your in Vic and can only have one intake mod I would go with a decent pod in a heatshield...

i'm running a Unique auto sports shield with a power enterprise pod and it seems to be alot less restrictive. I do however, drive an R33.

theres a pic from the uas site:

gtstairbox1.jpg

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Hmmm... might be looking at a new filter with a bit higher flowing.. any ideas where to get apexi or nismo ones in sydney.. or is ebay the way to go..

one question with the UAS one above - where does the airflow come from.. atleast with the stock one it gets fed quite well from under the lip of the bonnet..

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Hmmm... might be looking at a new filter with a bit higher flowing.. any ideas where to get apexi or nismo ones in sydney.. or is ebay the way to go..

one question with the UAS one above - where does the airflow come from.. atleast with the stock one it gets fed quite well from under the lip of the bonnet..

The pod sits over the old intercooler piping hole, if you leave it like that it sucks air through there but im getting a stainless pipe made up to feed it (ram pod type theory) the holes for a flange connection are there from the stock piping so its easy to get done.

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The pod sits over the old intercooler piping hole, if you leave it like that it sucks air through there but im getting a stainless pipe made up to feed it (ram pod type theory) the holes for a flange connection are there from the stock piping so its easy to get done.

not if you have stock intercooler :D

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No offense to apexi lovers but their panel filters are horrible. They are just paper nissan panel filters with Apexi sprayed on them. K&N items are miles better.

Nismo is the same - a lot of money for a paper filter.

Just get a K&N. Sit them side by side next to each other and you will see what i mean.

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No offense to apexi lovers but their panel filters are horrible. They are just paper nissan panel filters with Apexi sprayed on them. K&N items are miles better.

Nismo is the same - a lot of money for a paper filter.

Just get a K&N. Sit them side by side next to each other and you will see what i mean.

I don't know about the apexi ones but I have both a standard nissan one and a Nismo one and they are not the same in flow or look. The difference in both regards is immediately noticeable.

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