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ZANY 25 January 2016 02:04 PM

Pink sti filter what's so special?
 
Hi all could someone please enlighten me why is this one neRly £40 is it worth spending the extra money?
Thx to all in advance:hjtwofing

Bob99 25 January 2016 02:25 PM

They are available for less than £30 and are designed for motor sports, with resistance to high temperature and high pressure. (Can also be used for street driving.) Carbon has been added to prevent filter paper deformation and damage when the pitch spacer net is under high pressure. Compatible with high-viscosity oil.

ZANY 25 January 2016 02:41 PM

Less than£30 were from mate?? Cheapest I've found is bout £37, As I'm getting all my items ready for a service thx in advance

banny sti 25 January 2016 02:41 PM

Rather pointless especially if you service your car every 3k miles

Rusti 25 January 2016 03:02 PM

personally unless the car is being tracked a lot and heavily modified i cant see it being worth it. :wonder:

AS Performance 25 January 2016 03:38 PM

if you want the 'best' modified m/sport style filter then the RCM version are as good as anything out there and what we use / recomend - basically half the cost of the STi one (have seen plenty or real world evidence / data to confirm)

the std BLACK JDM spec filter takes a lot of beating for "normal" use.......

all in stock as well as specialist fluids, etc......

ZANY 25 January 2016 03:44 PM

Thanks I've always only used the black genuine ones so all good I'll stick to them thanks to every1 for there input much appreciated:thumb:

Bob99 25 January 2016 04:20 PM

You don't need a pink sti filter for normal use, the only reason I use a pink filter is because it is stronger and flows better but my car is running 400+, uprated oil pump, millers 10w50 oil and is used for track days, sprints and hill climbs.

ZANY 25 January 2016 04:39 PM


Originally Posted by Bob99 (Post 11787683)
You don't need a pink sti filter for normal use, the only reason I use a pink filter is because it is stronger and flows better but my car is running 400+, uprated oil pump, millers 10w50 oil and is used for track days, sprints and hill climbs.

Very understandable with that much power I've always used the black ones but thought I'd go for a pink one this year but after all info and advice I'm sticking to the genuine black ones as there won't be any difference in safety as mines only running 337bhp or looks as you can't see it neither :cry: thx for all info and ad ice guys much appreciated:thumb:

Matt_STi 26 January 2016 08:16 AM


Originally Posted by AS Performance (Post 11787663)
if you want the 'best' modified m/sport style filter then the RCM version are as good as anything out there and what we use / recomend - basically half the cost of the STi one (have seen plenty or real world evidence / data to confirm)

the std BLACK JDM spec filter takes a lot of beating for "normal" use.......

all in stock as well as specialist fluids, etc......

How much for a RCM version?

AS Performance 26 January 2016 09:26 AM

RRP is approx £21.50inc. although like all things we always have deals available.......

Matt_STi 26 January 2016 09:45 AM


Originally Posted by AS Performance (Post 11787939)
RRP is approx £21.50inc. although like all things we always have deals available.......

Just to confirm this is a panel filter? What deals are available then?

AS Performance 26 January 2016 09:49 AM

this thread is about oil filters..........

Matt_STi 26 January 2016 10:12 AM


Originally Posted by AS Performance (Post 11787953)
this thread is about oil filters..........

I should probably read the thread in more detail next time.

crookedvulture 26 January 2016 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by Matt_STi (Post 11787957)
I should probably read the thread in more detail next time.

I did read that the RCM filter adds an extra 8 bhp.Don't know if that's true or not 😉


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