SwishOvBolton

which is the bestpanel filter to buy for a my 98 uk turbo for power gains as ive got full blitz exhaust and waitin for my decat pipe ,
i just wondering best recomendations for panel filter , or is it better to go induction as i have been told induction kits can lose power is this true , as warm air from the engine can get in the induction kit ,

is the k&n as good as the blitz as u hear people say they do as good a job , and are far less cheaper ,

16vmarc

Id definatly go for the panel over the induction kit as theyre prone to lose power, due to sucking in warm air from the turbo.

Green seem to come highly recommended (i have one). Dont expect any real substantial gains, but you will notice better throttle response and more spool from the turbo and the oe dv will be more audible.

All my experience and opinion by the way.

andy hs

I have an ITG panel filter in one Imreza and a Green panel in the other and have found that the Green is slightly better as the ITG is an oiled filter which as it is vertically mounted tends to pool the oil to the bottom of the Air box and requires occasionally up ending and also gets dirtier as dust seems to stick to the filter and needs cleaning and re-oiling.

Andy.

SwishOvBolton

http://www.tsl-motorsport.co.uk/engine.html#green


is this the green filter your both on about ,,,,,,,,,

ive heard my self they do the same as a blitz would there just like Armani compared to gucci both top notch just a price difference

16vmarc

Thats the one. To be honest theyre all pretty much the same. I went with Green after reading in Japanese Peformance the article with TSL's 22B. They said the induction kit they fitted was losing power and that it was substituted for a Green panel filter to much improvement. I thought if its good enough for a 22B its good enough for a uk turbo!

AlanPPP

iTrader: (2)

Mine has a foam panel filter and a full decat zorst and you sure can hear that turbo spooling and the Standard DV like marc sais

N3 DOO

I went for green, and pulled the resonator box out so you get cool air from the front of the car

flatty_scooby

i have a brand new STI panel filter which i bought on the group buy, and now no longer need!its yours if you want it 45quid delivered, these are the dogs of panel filters!!
let me no.
cheers

Silverone2

I think Scooby magazine did a comparison test of three types, sti, green and one other. Green came out top i think.

SwishOvBolton

Cheers , think ill go for the green

Scratch

iTrader: (1)

There was a recent article in scoobymag (issue 1). They found, on the same car (2001 WRX) on the same day on the same rolling road it basically made bugger all difference :

Standard Filter 235BHP 223f.lb
Sti Filter 229.3BHP 221.4 ft.lb
Green Filter 234.9BHP 225 ft.lb

Car was 2001 WRX bugeye with WR Sport back box and VTA dump valve as the only mods.

So probably not worth the bother/money really ? ?