hi all hope you had a merry xmas and looking forward to the new year.


I have just been looking on jap parts, i want to get an oil free pannel filter for a MY99 uk turbo but i'm torn between the STI and the ZERO sports, ther's not much in the cost, just wondered if any one has used or knows which will be best.

cheers all

sean

 

just go for the sti ....i am

 

I've got a green one to go on mine when I have my service with the cleaning kit for it as well... after looking at them in the flesh the green one to me looked a quality item as has a good rep on here

 

the std one works fine,the Sti filter I fitted to my old RB5 stifled the **** out of the poor old thing

 

thought they were good.

 

They are

My JDM STi (MY03) gained 12bhp and 15lbs of torque after fitting one, 2 runs before, change filter on rolling road, 2 runs after, and the above result is the outcome

Tony

 

mixed veiws, was it a pain to fit?

 

I fitted a Green Cotton Filter...but the guy that remapped my car said a standard one would do, you just need to change it more often.....

 

yeah but in the long run it would be cheaper to buy these cleanable ones.

 

It depends on what model you are fitting it to (i think ).

Was told some aftermarket filters muck up the MAF sensor..

 

Only the ones that use oil, the dry ones dont
As for the STi panel fitler, its a service item, 15-20k changes, its high quality which is its advantage, cost wise, more than reasonable
Easy to fit, its just the cover is a pain to close (remember the STi one is the only official Subaru Japan product designed for the JDM STi's )

Tony

 

so you'd go for the sti rather than the zero sports? can i expet gains over a standard one? its going in a my99 classic

sean

 

You will see gains, mainly towards the top end, but classics have a tendancy to loose bhp and gain torque with these panel filters, though its torque your after really
(torque = drivability)

Tony

 

I use a Green Panel filter. I already had free flowing exhaust sections fitted and when I dropped this in I did notice improved performance on my new age. The difference is very slight ofcourse, but the car is breathing better over 5-5.5k rpm with it.

 

Next question..

Where do you get STI panel filters?

I presume they'll fit a classic sti?

 

Depends where you are in the country, Prosport in stockport do them, also scoobymania, and yes, they fit a classic STi

Tony

 

merci bucket!

Thought you were going to say subaru for a minute (pesky dealer here is a menace)

 

blimey £50 for a standard panel!

hmm, I was debating whether to spend out less on an Apexi panel (aparantly one of the best filters, and not oiled?)

 

i've been looking on jap parts and the sti one is around £35 + postage.