.....are not oiled?
Aftermarket only please.

thanks

 

I've got a green one seems really good and isn't oiled

 

Andy at scooby clinic advised me K&N

 

Thanks guys.
I thought green ones were oiled.
K&N's definatley are aren't they?

I just want to replace my ITG, as I've heard bad things about the oil on them.

 

STI or green filters are just paper - not oiled. I think a group test showed the green one came out tops - certainly during the WRC stuff on TV last weekend, the SWRT cars had a green filters in...

 

Always thought k&N wernt oiled,

but since you can buy a cleaning and re oil kit they must be.

 

Depends on your car, I fitted an STi filter to my JDM MY03 Spec C and it gave me 12bhp and 15lbs of torque, more than any of the scoobymag filters (probably added together )
Why? because it was designed for my car so bigger gains.
Each one is different, the original scoobymag test was also done on a wrx and not an STi so make your own minds up

Tony

 

How much are subaru standard filters?

 

The STi filter isnt a standard filter, its a certified STi accessory for JDM cars, otherwise a normal filter?? 20 quid?

 

The Sti panel filter might not be the cheapest at £55.00 (inc) but it's certainly one of the very best available.

 

Time and time again "tests" always conclude that the OEM filter works best - but then the filters are all compared straight out of the box and without any adjustment to mapping.

I can vaguely recall a mag carrying out what I would call a comprehensive test back in the 90s for hot hatches.
Flow rates and particle removal efficiencies for a range of filters were compared for new items but also USED ones with something like 10k miles on them.
I distinctly remember that the OEM filters were top of the heap when new but were surpassed by aftermarket ones towards the end of a filters life.

I've yet to see any worthwhile tests carried out on a range of filters for Subarus to date.

Nick

 

I have a Simota one on mine. They seem to be well regarded.

Ns04

 

Std one works fine for me

 

But do you have to change it yearly? or is it okay for life

 

Its a service item, ie needs changing every 10-15k

Tony

 

So green it is then

 

GREEN panel filters ARE oiled and have to be re-oiled every 10k miles (or is it kilometers, can't remember ). The cleaning kit is about £18, although I expect it covers more than one clean/re-oil process.

I had one in my bugeye without any probs but because of the stories of oiled filters affecting MAF's I took it out.

I now have an HKS Hybrid Panel Filter, bought from Osaka Autodesign in Cardiff. Cost £33 IIRC.

 

K&N are also oiled but only need cleaned every 50k and are easily available from yb filters in lancaster