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Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:44 am
by Angus325e
was watching wheeler dealers and they fitted the pod filter to the 325 touring. apparently it increases airflow by 50%. are they any good? do they help? any sacrifice to engine health?
cheers guys
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:03 am
by DanThe
Do a search for 'wheeler dealers' and another for 'cone airfilter'
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:07 am
by snoops
basically mike brewer from wheeler dealers and the rest of them are a bunch of cowboys, a cone air filter will only work well with a proper heat shield as it will just suck in hot air from the engine and lose you power, they do give a nice noise though
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:13 am
by Brianmoooore
A pod filter is an expensive way of reducing the power of an E30 engine!
These people were making a TV program. Bears no relation to reality.
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:38 am
by devonboye30
so me having a k&n cone filter on my 320i is reducing my engine power
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:40 am
by DanThe
Not to mention wearing it out quicker
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:42 am
by snoops
you will only lose a couple of bhp max 5 bhp if that
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:47 am
by devonboye30
even if u have a heat shield on the cone
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:58 am
by Angus325e
cool. thanks guys. always thought that mike guy was a bit of a toss. ed is ok though. what about a "high performance" panel filter? any difference there?
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:33 pm
by alan325i
I'm sure that when he sold that car he said it had a 'full stainless steel exhaust fitted' when in fact it was a standard exhaust with chromed tail pipe fittings put on it.
Im sure all the questions asked by the buyer are scripted for the show or else if i was the guy buying it would have pulled him up about the none existing stainless steel exhaust and knocked even more money off it
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:21 am
by Angus325e
lol yer i know the show is only crap. i was just wondering about the airfilter...
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:43 am
by daveyboy20
I've got a Green cone filter and was gonna put it on at the weekend - is it not worth it?
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:10 am
by Brianmoooore
daveyboy20 wrote:I've got a Green cone filter and was gonna put it on at the weekend - is it not worth it?
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Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:44 pm
by agreen
yes ell it and buy a k and n panel filter or itg if pennies are free flowing in your house !!
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:48 pm
by daveyboy20
Well (as some of you may have read) I've ad a bad day and decided to put the filter on. Sounds good, think it'll be alright? Fits well enough and ive cabletied it nice and tight pointing at the hole on the back of the headlight cover.
Re: Pod style air filter
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:32 pm
by agreen
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looks like he has lol
