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Originally Posted by welly
Where is the R&D? You may as well put a piece of foam in there for all the testing they are going to do. 20 minutes and a another 10 to see if it fits, If it fits????, thats encouraging when it's the only barrier between your engine and the all those particles floating aboout in the air.
For the tiny improvement (which they can't prove)and considering the possible damage to the MAF and God only knows what else, this doesn't make sense |
I must admit to being a tad scheptical myself, but am willing to give it a go. FYI, the OEM filter is in a solid plastic frame, and is of the electrostatic multi-layer paper type. The replacement Pipercross filter will be made of multi-layer foam of differing density, so as to trap different size dust particles. It's also expected to give an extra 20% airflow to the engine which should result in a faster spool up time of the turbo, thus reducing engine lag whilst improving performance and economy.
The issue regarding potential damage to the
MAF was raised by myself having had experience tuning VAG diesels. The bosch
MAF fitted to the VAG engines was very susceptible to damage from oil contamination. However, I believe that this is not an issue for the majority of cars. FYI I replaced the bosch
MAF that was fitted to my TDI with a pierberg
MAF that was designed for a Mercedes car, with a few minor mods it fitted fine and worked straight away.
I suppose it doesn't make sense if all we do is sit around debating whether or not the panel filter will be of any benefit to our cars..... That's why I decided to crack on and do something about it. We'll know in about 6 weeks as to whether it's been worth the bother, and in about 6 months if it's knackered the car's
MAF.
Watch this space -----> <------
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