air filters

[taxman0115]

hey gang, need your advice! i own a 2007 chrysler crossfire 3.2 and want to fit pipercross cone filters.do you clever people think this is a good move or would panel filters be a better way to go???????? please help!
cheers,taxman0115

 

[Loz]

Imho, I'd avoid a cone filter & try an uprated panel filter first. A cone filter won't have enough cold dense air getting to it & will be drawing in warm air from the engine bay. You could go for a full induction kit but I don't think you'll see any meaningful gains in a sports car that already has factory designed performance intake system.

 

[taxman0115]

Imho, I'd avoid a cone filter & try an uprated panel filter first. A cone filter won't have enough cold dense air getting to it & will be drawing in warm air from the engine bay. You could go for a full induction kit but I don't think you'll see any meaningful gains in a sports car that already has factory designed performance intake system.

hey loz,thanks for the reply im going with the panel filter(K&N).by the way what does Imho mean?:blink:

 

[Loz]

Sorry, Imho is, 'In my humble opinion' although there are other variations they normally mean the same thing. :bigsmile:

 

[Poddy]

you'll notice a brave difference in the sound of the car either way

 

[turbonutter69]

you'll notice a brave difference in the sound of the car either way

Only with a cone filter. The panel filter upgrade will sound the same as normal.

 

[BAD63R]

Agree with Turbonutter. I have an uprated panel filter in my 3.0. Very very slight difference in sound but only due to it letting more air in. Avoid cone filters unless you do the whole hog and go for a sealed unit with a cold air feed from the from bumper or hidden in the wing so it only pulls cold air in. Cones can serverely suffer from heat soke.

 

[one in a million]

yeah i heard panel filters are better than the cone ones so yeah get one of them

 

[HDi fun]

Panel filters and housings in modern vehicles are generally oversize anyway so the cars all breathe quite well.

Twenty or thirty years ago this was not the case and a simple induction kit did yield noticeable results.

I'm not a fan of the oiled filter elements either, simply buy an OEM panel replacement every 10,000 miles or so - they're dead cheap.

Cleaning and oiling filters is a very messy job.

 

[indiaman]

Just stick to the original Panel filter