K&N panel filter...

K&N panel filters... ones that come pre oiled... direct replacement to OEM ones...

are they better than the standard paper one....??

wanting to splash out on a gsr and remap eventually... but as its due a service im thinking of fitting one at the same time as oil, filter and so on...

cheers

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I've bought a BMC panel filter, still waiting for it to be delivered.

BMC are better than K&N so I've heard, but both of them will be better than standard

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yea theyre better, if your just replacing the filter it will be a slight improvement, if your old one is bad then it will increase fuel economy and probably give you a slight bit of extra power, usually lik 3bhp with onli a filter replacement. but this will also increase your insurance, if you crash with it, its seen as an unlisted power enhancing modification and your insurance will be void

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dan-the-man said:

I've bought a BMC panel filter, still waiting for it to be delivered.

BMC are better than K&N so I've heard, but both of them will be better than standard

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nice one didnt realise BMC did a panel filter... i'll have a look..

cheers

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j0nny said:

yea theyre better, if your just replacing the filter it will be a slight improvement, if your old one is bad then it will increase fuel economy and probably give you a slight bit of extra power, usually lik 3bhp with onli a filter replacement. but this will also increase your insurance, if you crash with it, its seen as an unlisted power enhancing modification and your insurance will be void

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How can it increase economy and power?

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Aspect said:

How can it increase economy and power?

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Performance air filters flow air more freely and if you add more air into the induction pipe it will compensate by altering the fueling automatically ..this linked to careful driving [like what decks does :devil: ] will improve the economy and performance although a panel filter will never be a better substitute for and out and out induction system

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PNL said:

Performance air filters flow air more freely and if you add more air into the induction pipe it will compensate by altering the fueling automatically ..this linked to careful driving [like what decks does :devil: ] will improve the economy and performance although a panel filter will never be a better substitute for and out and out induction system

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with a 1.6 what power increase would you be looking at with a gsr kit and remap?? its it noticable??

cheers

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Steely said:

with a 1.6 what power increase would you be looking at with a gsr kit and remap?? its it noticable??

cheers

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The remap is not an potion for me, as I live outside the UK. But expect a much better torque - especially 3rd gear. It just goes and goes... remember to change into 4th when passing 130 km/h (80 mph) as 4th gear now will have lots of torque.

M.

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130Km on 3rd??? i guess you mean the 1.6, the 1.4 does 100 on third, then again it is 6 gears i guess.

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The 1.6 induction gives between 13/16 bhp before mapping and when mapped pushes the car upto around the 122bhp figure

http://www.gsr-uk.co.uk/

K&N air filter??

Is it worth it? and how do i get that damn cover off to get in there to change it?



cheers guys?

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you just replacing pannel filter?

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yeah

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it is worth it then, it will flow better

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Recently fitted one to my 1.6 and it feels a bit smoother. Just make sure when you get under the car, don't have your face directly under the airbox because as soon as you open the lid, you'll get a facefull of crap!

Learn from my experience...

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i will eventually think about purchasing one so tell me about it

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tobiasnugent said:

i will eventually think about purchasing one so tell me about it

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Erm... Don't have your face directly under the airbox lid when you open it or you'll have a facefull of dirt and be blinded too!

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haha ill get my dad to fit it

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So how do you change it??

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Go under the car, more or less directly under the battery, and you'll see the airbox housing. Its just got 2 clips whch you release and then you can slide the old filter out and replace it with the K&N. The K&N is a lot thinner so it slides in easily without any fuss.