Best bang for buck airbox/filter mods?

[Skeeter]

Hi

Having found hardly any difference from having a Pipercross panel filter in my 172, and realising that a cleaning kit costs twice as much as a stock paper filter, im looking to just stick a stock filter back in when my cars serviced.

Unless there is a good alternative? I'm looking to just have fun in my car so not interested in making it sound better. Is there any airbox or filters that are a cheap way to add some power, or shall I just stick with the paper?

Cheers

 

[LowLife.]

Standard box with an ITG panel filter.



Done.

 

[JackJack]

Standard box with an ITG panel filter.

Quite a lot of people run this set up.

 

[Will.]

Pipercross instead of ITG. Less restrictive.


Fred will be along shortly to tell you that standard is best.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Inlet mods I'd recommend are the matched inlets - Someone's doing a group buy at the moment. Much more poke mid range, better MPGs and a much better freed up rev range from my experience.

V6/Ph1 airboxes are generally suggested as the best (there have been many studies (search ;-) )) but really without other breathing mods (inlets/exhaust/decat) they are next to useless on their own. You may see 0.1hp gain if you're lucky haha.

ITBs are the best non-forced induction mod, but you're talking 4 figures. Matched inlets ~£200, ph1 airbox ~£60 new from Renault. Much better VFM IMO

 

[TimR26]

The JMS Works package (matched inlets, V6 airbox with pipercross filter and remap) is really good, I had a 12bhp gain.

 

[ForceIndia]

Pointless, basically. Rather than spend money chasing minimal gains, get something like a whiteline ARB. Makes the car more fun to drive, result. No airbox/breathing mods will replicate that improvement.

 

[Skeeter]

Pipercross instead of ITG. Less restrictive.

Ive got a Pipercross atm, noticed no difference from the paper one it replaced.

Pointless, basically. Rather than spend money chasing minimal gains, get something like a whiteline ARB. Makes the car more fun to drive, result. No airbox/breathing mods will replicate that improvement.

I was thinking this too. If there isnt a good cheap mod I will spend the money elsewhere on things like springs or and ARB or brakes.

 

[Gandi69]

Thing is once you've bought the cleaning kit, the filter will last a very long time? Its a bit of a waste to keep chucking paper filters away too if you went to get all "eco"

 

[Mr Pants]

Pointless, basically. Rather than spend money chasing minimal gains, get something like a whiteline ARB. Makes the car more fun to drive, result. No airbox/breathing mods will replicate that improvement.

Very true. Though something like the JMS Work's package would be worthwhile for the car feeling nicer through the revs with a tad extra poke.