Sports Air filter do they work?

[golfvr6]

Probably why it doesn't do a lot, they work well on valvers too.

[Golfgal]

well unfortunately I wouldn't know  :'(

[modulater]

yep "pretty" much

[golfvr6]

HA HA  

[Gambit]

ive a piperX replacment filter, and cut-away airbox on mine, and it does help it breath easier

[Blue MK2]

This might sound abit wierd but I replaced my K&N with a standard filter and i havnt noticed the diffrence

[Hammy]

To be perfectly honest I think the only way anyone will really know is to have their car rolling road tuned/tested with an original setup and then change to an alternative and have it tested again.

Then and only then will you really know as it will be given to you in a controlled environment with hard printed results.

Just my 2cps

Paul..

[miguel]

heres the simple way...

follow the flow of air from the when it first enters the induction system, through the air filter, throttle body, plenum chamber, inlet ports into the combustion chamber. then follow the burnt gases out of the exhaust ports, exhaust manifold, exhaust system tailpipe and away. If you look to see where the most prominent constrictions are you'll find its probably the valve to valve seat area, the inlet and exhaust ports around the area of the valve guid bosses, and poor alignment of said ports to manifolds causing turbulance in the gas flows . get these right and your away! just a change of filter will give you not a lot! :'(

[gazzagtiT]

i lost ya when you said follow! he he
quick q's, does any1 no  where there's a good roolin road place to go to in essex area, how much? cheers in advvance!

[modulater]

Sports air filters will make a difference to the output but only really if combined with a minimum of a sports exhaust. I would do a sports filter, exhaust and a ported and polished head.

Porting a cylinder head is in itself quite an easy task to do. You need to get a new manifold gasket and best to get another head to do it on so you dont have the car off road to long, spray engineers blue on the manifold surfaces of the head and inlet manifold and scribe a line with the gasket acting like a template.

You'll see a line left on the port and this is where the gasket is sitting so anything inside this line is restrictive and needs to be removed. easily done with a die grinder. Do this to both the inlet manifold and head and the air flow will interupted and will mean better flow especially if polishing is also done.