What are the best air filters For a 4.7 vantage

[Kersh2312]

Hi probably heard this one before but can't find a unanimous answer what are the best air filters for a 4.7 vantage and will they give me more Hp and can they effect the engine in a negative way
Thanks

[toohuge]

The difference just an aftermarket air filter would make on a modern engine is negligible at best and usually an aftermarket could be more restrictive than the OEM part.

Personally, I would stick to the OEM part and just be done with it. Very little in terms of gains (if any) to warrant thinking about imo.

Chris

[bogie]

Save your money for something meaningful that delivers the goods, as a minimum, say sports cats or manifolds...you need to be putting 40bhp on a 1.6 ton car to even start to notice. If you did gain 2bhp from air filters, how would you tell ?

[telum01]

It's also a safety issue. The airboxes sit low in the car and have ducting directly exposed to the front grille. A lot of dust/dirt/debris (even leaves) get into them. The OEM paper filters help prevent all that from getting pulled into the engine. With two airboxes, there's actually a decent amount of airflow with the factory setup, despite using paper filters. I use aftermarket/performance filters on my other vehicles, but not on my Aston.

As for oiled filters, I've never been a fan. When I bought my V8V, it had K&N's installed already. I'm not going to rehash that debate, but I'll stand by my first-hand experience of MAF issues and say my concerns are justified.