Foam panel air filter

[willmagrath]

I have a ramair panel filter fitted to my car and I'm worried I might be doing damage to the car just for the odd whoosh but no real power difference. Should I be? Or talk me out of it! Haha

[dieseluser07]

willmagrath said:

I have a ramair panel filter fitted to my car and I'm worried I might be doing damage to the car just for the odd whoosh but no real power difference. Should I be? Or talk me out of it! Haha

Damage? What?

Its an air filter, unless your using a sock to be the filter then its designed for having air sucked through it, i dont know what damage your expecting exactly?

[dieseluser07]

P.s i have the same car as you

[willmagrath]

dieseluser07 said:

Damage? What?

Its an air filter, unless your using a sock to be the filter then its designed for having air sucked through it, i dont know what damage your expecting exactly?

I've just heard stories of larger bits of dust getting through and damaging the top end. Pitting it etc. And every time I check, it's almost completely clean, which means dust must be going in. Just think it's a bit of a risk to take if there's pretty much no increase in power.

P.s. nice car

[227bhp]

Nothing filters as well as a 'paper' filter, aftermarket cotton and foam do let fine particles through, but I've never seen an engine wear test to prove if it does any harm.
Hold it up to the light, you can practically read a book through some.

[dieseluser07]

willmagrath said:

dieseluser07 said:

Damage? What?

Its an air filter, unless your using a sock to be the filter then its designed for having air sucked through it, i dont know what damage your expecting exactly?

I've just heard stories of larger bits of dust getting through and damaging the top end. Pitting it etc. And every time I check, it's almost completely clean, which means dust must be going in. Just think it's a bit of a risk to take if there's pretty much no increase in power.

P.s. nice car

Hmm how cheap is this foam filter? Just get the k and n one, mine is dirty so it definately does work.

Thanks man, mine is stage 2 so pretty quick and crazy fun to drive, is yours standard?

[willmagrath]

dieseluser07 said:

Hmm how cheap is this foam filter? Just get the k and n one, mine is dirty so it definately does work.

Thanks man, mine is stage 2 so pretty quick and crazy fun to drive, is yours standard?

It's a ramair filter and they're pretty good apparently! It doesn't help that it's black so can't really see the dirt.

Yeah mine is standard at the moment. Had it for 2 and half and always been happy with standard. Although a may stage 1 soon to see what's what

[willmagrath]

227bhp said:

Nothing filters as well as a 'paper' filter, aftermarket cotton and foam do let fine particles through, but I've never seen an engine wear test to prove if it does any harm.
Hold it up to the light, you can practically read a book through some.

Yeah fair enough. Yeah you can see light through mine but not too much. I've got a paper one on order to try out the difference.

[dieseluser07]

willmagrath said:

dieseluser07 said:

Hmm how cheap is this foam filter? Just get the k and n one, mine is dirty so it definately does work.

Thanks man, mine is stage 2 so pretty quick and crazy fun to drive, is yours standard?

It's a ramair filter and they're pretty good apparently! It doesn't help that it's black so can't really see the dirt.

Yeah mine is standard at the moment. Had it for 2 and half and always been happy with standard. Although a may stage 1 soon to see what's what

Trust me stage 2 wakes it up and its the perfect amount of power for the car. Stage 1 was a bit meh if im honest and stage 2 can be done cheap if your sensible.

Collins performance remap - 300 quid at the moment.
St fabrications intercooler - 180 quid

Just that alone will be enough but upgrading induction and cat back will add another 10-15bhp. But cp2 alone will wake it up a lot.