Air filter!

[danhutton]

Is it worth upgrading?

[thornogson]

Don't think so, just keep it clean and use the proper oil on it.

[danielson]

on its own probably not, but if you uprated the way the fuel got into the mix eg changing fuel pump,bigger injectors and then rechipped to accommodate...

edited to say assuming you want to change for performance gains?

>> Edited by danielson on Friday 22 August 10:38

[raceboy]

Well depends how long you keep the car really I've got a pipercross cone on mine and it looks better through the grill and it just needs cleaning at each service rather than replacing every other, and it was only a few ££'s more than the standard TVR part

[david010167]

I have a K&N on mine, and I felt that this was a big improvment over the original filter.

David

[Corin Denton]

Won't make any difference, the standard filter is made by Pipercross in the first place and the difference between that and a K&N is virtually naff all.

[Steve_T]

Corin Denton said:

Won't make any difference, the standard filter is made by Pipercross in the first place and the difference between that and a K&N is virtually naff all.

Well my previous filter certainly wasn't made by them and was covered in cack, so big difference when replaced with clean K&N. If you replace one clean filter with another, that's a different story of course, difference ought to be negligable.

Steve.

[Corin Denton]

Steve_T said:

Corin Denton said: Won't make any difference, the standard filter is made by Pipercross in the first place and the difference between that and a K&N is virtually naff all. Well my previous filter certainly wasn't made by them and was covered in cack, so big difference when replaced with clean K&N. If you replace one clean filter with another, that's a different story of course, difference ought to be negligable. Steve.

The standard filter is made by Pipercross although it doesn't say so on the filter,there should only be a prooduct code on the end of the filter.

[joospeed]

Pipercross filters look awful and K+N filters look great .. enough justification for changing in my opinion, plus because you never change them it pays for itself by the second major service.
Cleaning the Pipercross filter is a pain, you can never seem to get the crud out of the coarse outer foam so they really need changing rather than cleaning.
Also you can stick a K+N sticker on the rear of your car for the ultimate in go-faster max power type accessory.

[pbrettle]

Mind you, just replaced the air filter on my Jeep with a K&N one (actually fits better than the stock Mopar one!) and the difference is really noticable. Ok, its notorious that the standard Jeep airbox is restrictive (to say the least) and the K&N frees this up a little.

But the engine runs smoother with crisper throttle response and strangely the gear changes are much nicer (automatic) - I guess that the engine was starving of air and hence a freer flow one means that its much easier to change up and down.... just a theory...

Its a shame that these simple things have already been done on a TVR - imagine what it would be like if the standard TVR engine was running with a bunch load of standard parts!!! Whayhay...

[k4trv]

david010167 said:

I have a K&N on mine, and I felt that this was a big improvment over the original filter. David

What K&N "model" did you use ??

Trev McM

[david010167]

I am not sure. I talked to Tim at ACT Performance Products and he sold me a filter that replaced the old one. I do not remember the model number.

David

k4trv said:

david010167 said: I have a K&N on mine, and I felt that this was a big improvment over the original filter. David What K&N "model" did you use ?? Trev McM