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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: mk2_7s on 18 March 2016, 02:11

Title: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: mk2_7s on 18 March 2016, 02:11

Hello, I've had this Mk2 for about 3 months & its my first car, I really want to put a lot of time into it & I was wondering what would be the best Air Filter for it (Any price range) I've been looking at Pipercross but wanted to get others opinions first, thanks guys!

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: AntGTD on 18 March 2016, 07:46

Stick to OEM as Pipercross etc don't have any real benefit.

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: mk2_7s on 18 March 2016, 16:05

So don't change it?

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: sparkplug on 18 March 2016, 18:19

i have a K&N panel filter in mine....been in there 5years , just clean it & re use
it flows better than standard , but you aint adding 50BHP  :smiley:
so it's all down to you as it's your cash  :grin:

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: mk2_7s on 18 March 2016, 19:41

Yeah haha, if there's no induction kit I can get for it I was going to get a different k&n panel filter for it, at the moment I'm not really trying to add power, its just the panel filter takes up a lot of room in the bay :3

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: lemski on 19 March 2016, 13:28

If its kr engime and no a abf your stuck with the airbox, u used to have a smoothed airbox with k n n and a cold airfeed from the bumper through the wing.

Title: Re: What Air Filter Should I Buy For My 16v?
Post by: chrismc on 10 May 2016, 16:03

Modded airbox (front & outboard sides cut out) combined with a K&N element will sound lovely & give you a couple of BHP.

With that setup a k-jet mk2 16v flows enough (in 2L guise) to exceed 180bhp so it's a proven setup👍🏻