Airfilter choice
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Airfilter choice
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I have just bought a 2001 JDM Wrx Bugeye which has a 3" decat exhaust system but the standard airfilter. Will I see a performance gain by fitting an after marker airfilter, if so what should I go for ie panel type, mushroom instead of the airbox or an induction kit etc and which brand ?
I have just bought a 2001 JDM Wrx Bugeye which has a 3" decat exhaust system but the standard airfilter. Will I see a performance gain by fitting an after marker airfilter, if so what should I go for ie panel type, mushroom instead of the airbox or an induction kit etc and which brand ?
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Subaru actually did quite a few bits right when they launched the bugeye........one of those was the induction side of things
A good panel filter will see you right (see above) unless you want all the noises, cold air feed, heatshield and re-mapping required for an induction kit LOL
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A good panel filter will see you right (see above) unless you want all the noises, cold air feed, heatshield and re-mapping required for an induction kit LOL
Shaun
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A induction kit will also upset the maf sensor so unless fitting a FMIC which means losing the airbox stick to a panel filter. If you want some of the noise I remeber seeing years ago a resonator delete pipe. This would remove the plastic chamber inside the wing and connect the airbox to the air inlet pipe.
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I was quiet surprised but defiantly worth looking at http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/
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I was quiet surprised but defiantly worth looking at http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/
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But no matter what car there on surly it's goin to filter the same and still have the same result. The out come of how clean and how they filter will b there same cos there manufactured the same regardless of what there fitted too surely
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On early cars the vibration from the cone wrecked the MAF as it was a bit fragile. Things improved for the newage MAFS as they were a lot tougher, the problem comes with airflow changes which need to have the MAF re-scaled in the ECU.
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The main issue with a cone filter on an impreza is it's locality to the turbo. Youve got 800 degrees of turbo heating up all the air around a cone filter which is then sucked into the engine . As we know engines like COLD air, hence all the effort Subaru went to to enclose the filter in a box and have cold air fed directly to it from the front of the car.
Stay clear of cone filters. Either replace with a good panel filter or spend the money on a good enclosed cold air induction kit.
Stay clear of cone filters. Either replace with a good panel filter or spend the money on a good enclosed cold air induction kit.
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