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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 18:08

Title: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 18:08

hi - i want to relace the stock filter with another brand. 

Has anyone got any experience/advive for switching the filter in the existing housing??

And what sort of performance increase could i expect??

mk2 8v '88

thanks

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Uruk Hai on 04 September 2006, 18:54

K&N or some of the others and to be honest I don't think you'll notice the difference it will make but they do make a difference if only a very small one !

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 04 September 2006, 18:56

K&N panel.

No noticable increase.

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 19:00

thanks guys - Do GSF sell that sorta thing, or is there somewhere online to go.....just for the panel and I guess that a stright swap for whats in there??

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 04 September 2006, 19:02

any good autofactors should do them, and aye, it;s a straight swap over for the old paper filter.

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 19:04

just to be sorta cheeky in this thread as its slightly off topic..... are these worth looking at or am i asking for trouble...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9889&item=170018985903

( asked on another thread that has been missed i think... )

And how easy again to change - I am a real newb with engines.....

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 19:30

K&N Panel Filter Mk2 Golf GTI (Early KJet)    AF-PA-KN-33-2001    Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£32    
K&N Panel Filter Mk2 Golf GTI (Late Digifant)    AF-PA-KN-33-2029    Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£38

grrrrrr am dumb.... which one is it??
Mk2 8v 1988 gti

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 19:49

Ok OK, i know this may seem basic to most of you on here but which of these :

http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/knpanel.html

Do i need.....

I know tha I have a Mk2 golf 8v gti 1988 but is it kjet, gdigifant or just the 1.8i.

man i am confused, I really gotta learn somehow.

sorry for being dumb  :embarassed: :cry:

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: ...joe on 04 September 2006, 20:02

go to gsf in worthing and they'll sort you out. i'm pretty sure they do k&n and i'm pretty sure yours is a digifant. basicly if you open the bonnet and there are loads of braided hoses coming off your air box its a k-jet. if not its a digi.

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 20:05

cheers joe.  :smiley:

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: ...joe on 04 September 2006, 20:11

they list a k&n filter as part number 12310 so if they don't have one they should be able to order one. that should be the right one for a digi

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 04 September 2006, 20:21

nice one - trip out tomorrow lunchtime i think  :wink:

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Judderi on 05 September 2006, 14:55

DIGI

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/judderi/8vDigiEngine.jpg)


K-JET

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/judderi/8vKjetengine.jpg)

Title: Re: air filter
Post by: kappatango on 05 September 2006, 15:19

Thanks guys - is def a Digi...... will go to GSF on wed and sort myself out  :smiley: