Anybody use hks style cone filters?

[nip]

as above if so are they any good?

[Rocco]

as above if so are they any good?

we need your pictures first

pd. me for example i am using "pipercroos" cone filter and it works perfect,and the noise it´s awesome

[Error404]

HKS filters flow well but don't really filter that well TBH - the Apexis are the best dry filters IMHO, better and cheaper than the HKS ones

[lind4hl]

i have the hks, works fine for me!

[Error404]

They flow well like i said, but have you seen the stuff they let through though? Quite a lot of very fine particles.. not great.

[nip]

thanks alex , atm im using a itg filter d size, its a bit big to mount behind the headlight so i thought a hks style one would be better to mount and less room. Wheres the best place to get an apexi filter mate?

[Error404]

they're pretty compact too the Apexi ones.
you can get universal ones in various neck sizes, theres normally some on ebay and loads of the ricer shops will sell them

[nip]

cheers matey

[GazzaG60]

the hks is good. if you use a bigger turbo it can be useful on our cars due to the shape.

i dont think that on a turbo car its as important to get super good filtration as on say a G60 corrado or Golf with a supercharger due to the way air is stacked as apposed to compressed and the way the SC compresses has a tendancy to wear more.

i use a unifilter WRC filter for a subaru. it has a surface area around 4x that of the HKS. i expect it filters even worse but i have had no issues following buses and wagons into manchester daily. the intake on the turbo is spotless.

[Jamo]

Any pics on this Uniifilter?

[nip]

thanks gaz, im only after a small filter to take about 400bhp, small enough to save space and place around the headlight. super moderator jamo

[GazzaG60]

ioll see if i can get some pics. still not done a thread on my contraption.

the filter is a largeish cylinder fits down the front behind the frontmount where i expect the aircon pump would be. never ever gets warm down there. also gets a regular oiling from my leaking return lol.-

[Rusty]

nip, what happened to the airbox then? If you 'modify' it like I have then you get cone filter noise and OE cold air feed. It's also free

[GazzaG60]

cold air feed does nothing once on boost. the amount of air being used by the turbo doesn't have time to get warmed.

using an airbox would be a big restriction to me.

not sur eif it would work for S2 but on corrado the innerwing was used as the airbox and housed a big cone filter. a cold air feed was run from the brake duct up. this provided a big area to act as an airbox that was outside the engine compartment with the larger suface intake area of a cone. best of both worlds.

maybe an idea to try for those who wont use a cone filter in the bay. i think the reason usually is they want it to look factory though.

[Azman]

Question is then can we create a pipe that fits inside the standard air box to fit a cone filter in there? A short bend and a bit of cutting may do the trick? THoughts????