Author Topic: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet  (Read 2440 times)

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #10 on: 12 March 2012, 12:07 »
Well as its in the engine bay not much if any water should get near it, the ones behind the bumper I am aware of the water issues.....
mine is sitting next to the battery.

I'll lightly oil it  :wink:
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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #11 on: 12 March 2012, 12:13 »
might move mine to the engine bay make a heat sheild for it then and duct cold air to it 

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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #12 on: 12 March 2012, 12:23 »
Thats what im doing, getting a duct from the bumper straight to the filter  :cool:
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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #13 on: 12 March 2012, 12:24 »
sounds like a plan!

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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #14 on: 12 March 2012, 12:41 »
If you want a cone mate, get one that doesn't need oiling otherwise you will ruin your maf every couple of months, that's why I sacked off my cone and have an airbox now!

Not true you can run the risk of messing up your maf this is due to people over oiling the cone if you coat it light and clean it every 3 to 4 mths like i do i have seen no problems and heaps of people run cones without any problems..... porwer wise it has been proven though bud panel filter and r32 intake pipe is the way to go though bud... but on the v6 the note is just to good!!
Totally agree with the noise mate, I must have had bad experiences with cones then, last one I had was a metal gauze filter which didn't need oiling and it still ruined it! Each to their own tho  :smiley:
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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #15 on: 13 March 2012, 12:06 »
I'm running a filter in the bumper, I trimmed the pipe by 2 inches and been running it for a year and no water problems, I think your have to find yourself in a deep puddle to do damage obviously it sucks up sparky but that won't do anything as it has to run through a red hot turbo and an intercooler before getting into your engine

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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #16 on: 13 March 2012, 12:32 »
I had back to back power runs done with a panel filter and no filter at all, same result


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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #17 on: 13 March 2012, 16:19 »
I had the cone filter by the bumper but got scared of it sucking up water so moved it to behind the battery. I made a heat shield out of a champange bucket, insulation and some heat reflective material. Then used the old pipe to make a cold air feed from the bumper.





Dont have to worry about water now, will get a good cold air feed and the shield cost me about £15 to make.  :smiley:

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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #18 on: 13 March 2012, 17:08 »
nice effort mate, I like that  :cool:


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Re: For the people who run cone filters under the bonnet
« Reply #19 on: 13 March 2012, 18:28 »
10 out 10 mate loveing that!