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Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:16 am
by madboy
Hi guys,
my 5 came with a HKS filter and I guess with hindsight I really should have done some googling before I went ahead and tried to clean it
It seems that HKS foam filters are not designed to be cleaned but replaced with a new element when needed.
Long story short, degreaser eats HKS foam elements for breakfast and now i have a choice.
Track down a replacement element, which I think is going to be a pain in the ass because not many people stock HKS, or replace with generic/K&N pod.
I have been looking around and it seems that HKS do a 3 layer dry element for their filters, anyone have experience with these?
cheers
MB
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:22 am
by sliq
are we talking about the oem rectangular air filter?
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:48 am
by AB7
Personally, I'm not a fan of panel foam filter. I know HKS is a big brands but there's a test a few years back and HKS foam perform quite badly ( can't remember the mag, but its some american one).
Do a search on the forum for Air Filter shootout by Autosalon Mag, HKS mushroom foam filter perform quite bad in there as well. A $30 3A filter won the overall competition, beating the likes of K&N, HKS, APEXi
If you do get pod filter, make sure you put on some head shield.
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:37 am
by madboy
sorry, this is one of their super power flow filters, dome type ones
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:43 am
by Moto
AB7 wrote:Personally, I'm not a fan of panel foam filter. I know HKS is a big brands but there's a test a few years back and HKS foam perform quite badly ( can't remember the mag, but its some american one).
Do a search on the forum for Air Filter shootout by Autosalon Mag, HKS mushroom foam filter perform quite bad in there as well. A $30 3A filter won the overall competition, beating the likes of K&N, HKS, APEXi
If you do get pod filter, make sure you put on some head shield.
It was in Autosalon Magazine (I'm pretty sure)
For the record K&N pod filter came first for filtering and second or third for flow. In short, if your going to buy a pod, go K&N.
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:19 am
by Red Dragon
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:34 pm
by madboy
interesting information, anyone know a Gold Coast stocker of 3A racing filters
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:55 pm
by Jeo
eBay has them from time to time
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:18 pm
by AB7
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:43 pm
by Mr Morlock
The article was very interesting. What it underlines is that in many ways consumers often buy with limited actual knowledge of the product. The advertising often tells you nothing and price may also be misleading. For those making parts for the OE car industry many items are subject to long and stringent testing and failures can mean no approval or changes to meet performance spec. Aftermarket suppliers do not have to jump thru the same hoops. In theory a spec may have led some of these products to have failed.
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:51 pm
by philz
Don't buy HKS air filters, despite their reputation and history, I personally would not buy their foam filters, everything else, such as Turbos, exhaust etc, I would.
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:48 pm
by mx52nv
I have been using 3A Racing air filters since they were available and because I get the most horsepower out of them. Filtration is good enough for my motor to run in its current power level for over 8 years.
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:58 pm
by blehbear
Where would you place the air temp sensor with those 3A racing pods?
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:03 pm
by sliq
blehbear wrote:Where would you place the air temp sensor with those 3A racing pods?
i thought they go into the intake tract?
Air Filter - Pod or Replace the Foam?
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:55 pm
by Steampunk
the internal bell-mouth design of the HKS has good merits even if the filtering element itself is not the best flowing.