cone filter - does it really make a difference?, newb questions Options

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Hi,

I notice that most members' cars have a cone filter fitted.

I picked up an unbranded burgandy red cone filter for a couple of pounds at my local scrappy. It looks brand new. Considering using it on my Celica, but does it really make a difference over the stock Toyota panel filter? Perhaps I should look at a K&N panel filter to go in the stock air filter box?

Also, being in the UK and as my Celica is my daily drive, the engine bay gets quite damp, salty and grubby. How do cone filters cope with water and dirt build-up? Should I be looking to box the cone filter in a similar way to the stock air filter box?

Finally, where is a good place to fit a mass air flow sensor with the stock setup and with the cone filter fitted?


This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jun 16, 2007 - 12:03 PM

[delusionz]

Back when my ST205 was stock and I had major boost creep, given the same conditions (ie, back to back run, same gear, same revs, same stretch of road),

first of all during the day

running a K&N drop in panel filter in the stock air box boosted to 1.1bar, K&N pod filter on a 3" aluminum intake made roughly the same, but took a few extra hundred rpm to get there (lag)

now at night, the stock air box with K&N drop in panel filter still saw the same 1.1bar but the K&N pod filter on the 3" aluminum intake saw regular spikes of 1.2bar a couple hundred rpm earlier (more response)

so my rant, factory airbox has a CFM limit below what the 3sgte engine is capable of ingesting, but the performance you get from a pod filter really depends on getting cold air to it

This post has been edited by delusionz: Jun 17, 2011 - 11:18 PM