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Old 01-03-2009   #1
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Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

First off, I want to thank Modern Automotive Performance for donating the 3 hours of dyno time needed to complete this test. The test was performed on a AWD DynoJet. Peak boost was 29.0 plus/minus .5 psi for each filter. This test takes into account only power produced and in no way tested filtering ability.

CAR USED FOR TESTING


2005 Mitsubishi Evolution VIII GSR SSL
Evo IX turbo w/ported exhaust housing
E85 fuel (winter blend = 70% ethanol)
Buschur TBE w/testpipe
Buschur ported/coated exhaust manifold
Buschur coated SS o2 housing
Buschur Deluxe FMIC with Buschur LICP/UICP
Kelford 272 cams w/ GSC beehive springs
Evo IX BOV
Buschur intake pipe
Buschur ported IM/65mmTB
FIC 1050cc injectors
Walbro 255HP fuel pump
Buschur old air filter (eBay style, dry, no longer available)
Tune with MAF scaling set for the Buschur filter

FILTERS TESTED


Buschur (old style, old and rusty)


Perrin


Amsoil


Vibrant


K&N - FIPK


Apexi (note small filter inlet in 2nd picture)



K&N - small


no filter



RESULTS


Buschur: 378whp/361wtq (old style, no longer available)
Perrin: 376whp/345wtq
Amsoil: 374whp/344wtq
Vibrant: 371whp/351wtq (current style Buschur air filter)
K&N - FIPK: 369whp/355whp (comes with Typhoon intake kit)
Apexi: 367whp/357wtq
K&N - small: 367whp/346wtq (caused more knock than others)
no filter: 375whp/358wtq (not recommended to run filterless!)




CONCLUSION

The car's tune was properly setup and scaled for the old-style Buschur air filter so take those results with a grain of salt. Excluding the Buschur, the Perrin filter showed the highest peak whp which was ~10whp higher than the K&N's which CBRD noted a few months ago (thats the thread that spurred the idea for this filter test). The Amsoil filter was very close on Perrin's heels and considering their claims if being the best filtering air filter and very minimal maintenance (no oil, just blow out with air compressor to clean) it may be a very good choice for a street car. K&N's performance in this test was extremely disappointing especially since that is all they do! Apexi makes a good filter but the small inlet really hurt it in the test; this is their Evo kit and MAF adaptor and its really odd to me that they wouldn't use a filter with a larger flange. The runs without an air filter really go to show that at this power level a good performance air filter poses very little restriction. It is also interesting to note that the owner of this car, Scheides, has already ordered a Perrin air filter and Vibrant MAF adaptor to replace his old rusty Buschur air filter with. I will most likely be running a Perrin on my car, but I am still considering the Amsoil due to its filtering ability. I personally run a Vibrant on my car right now and the inside of my MAS is very dirty leading me to believe it does a very poor job filtering the incoming air.

Pardon the salt and dirt every where; its the middle if winter here in Minnesota and is impossible to keep anything clean.





MAP shop car (white VIII RS) & Scheides's car afterwards for lunch
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Old 01-03-2009   #2
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Please note the red generic filters would not fit my adapters so they could not be tested.

Here are a few quick pictures and initial impressions of some of the filters:


Perrin - generic - Amsoil - Vibrant


Perrin: Oiled foam type filter, massive surface area, came drenched in oil so I rubbed some of it off with paper towels, can't see daylight through filter.


generic cone: cotton gauze oiled filter, open top for more filtering area, looks to be very high in quality, can't see much daylight through filter leading me to believe it will filter decently, possible flange leakage as its not molded directly to the filter base.


Amsoil: Dry filter, easy cleaning with only an air compressor, extremely high quality in appearance, the best filtering air filter available according to Amsoil, open top with plastic internal velocity cone, I'm the most impressed with this filter.


Vibrant: Dry filter, good quality, open top for extra surface area, can practically see through the filter so I'm guessing this does nothing but keep bugs and birds out of your turbo.


K&N: The excess black rubber on the filtering media (oiled gauze cotton) really disturbs me, this does nothing but cut into the available surface area for filtering/airflow, is between the Vibrant and the generic filter in terms of light that can be seen through it, based on appearance only the K&N is the worst quality.
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Woot! What a blast! Tons and tons of dyno pulls and the car is running like a champ. It was a good time and I'm glad we finally put this test together. It was amazing to see how all the different filters performed by just swapping them out. I have logs from each and every pull we made today. AFR's were very consistent from filter to filter, and the only real curve ball was doing no filter at all; which made no more power than the higher performers. I'm glad to see my old rusty buschur filter holding up and performing like a champ; it's too bad the newer ones they are pimping do not perform the same as the old ones.

All in all I'm sure we'll keep adding info to this thread as time goes on. Please keep flaming to a minimum, we did what we could with what we had. Please take this test at face value. We have no hidden agenda or anything to gain from posting these results; just did it for fun! And of course, for the most powerful cars on the street


ps--special thanks to Modern Automotive Performance for donating the dyno time. If you're interested in any of the products featured here, contact them!
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

interesting. who knew there'd be a filter test!?

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good info, thanks for taking the time!
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Should have thrown an egay filter on too just for comparison purposes. Good thread!
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Should have thrown an egay filter on too just for comparison purposes. Good thread!
I had two generic eBay filters to be tested too but they didn't fit any of the MAF adapters.
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Thanks for letting us be a part of this guys! Now it's time for my shameless plug
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Amazing difference in the filters. Very nice work guys! I think this is the first time I've seen this kind of test. Simple, but damn the results are astounding!
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Is the Amsoil filter the same as the AEM ones? They look extremely similar and both are dry filters. The Amsoil does have a wire mesh unlike the AEM though.
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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

The K&N also physically looks much smaller then the others, and I'd think that would have a part in why it's numbers were lower. It would be interesting to know what a K&N size similar to those others tested would have done.

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Re: Air Filter Shootout Test - Results!

Were the numbers pulled as a "best run" number or an average? About how many runs did you do with each filter?
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Were the numbers pulled as a "best run" number or an average? About how many runs did you do with each filter?
Each filter got 3 pulls and the results listed are the highest peak whp runs.
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Is the Amsoil filter the same as the AEM ones? They look extremely similar and both are dry filters. The Amsoil does have a wire mesh unlike the AEM though.
No; the Amsoil is different and the filtering media is unlike any other dry-flow filter. Its manufactured by Donaldson and its a patented nano-fiber technology that Amsoil has exclusive rights to for automotive and motorcycle applications.
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The K&N also physically looks much smaller then the others, and I'd think that would have a part in why it's numbers were lower. It would be interesting to know what a K&N size similar to those others tested would have done.

Cool test guys.
The larger of the two K&N's is the air filter K&N chose for their Typhoon and FIPK kits; its actually much larger in person than it apprears in the pictures, and due to the very wide base it has about the same filtering area as the others do. The ~10whp gains with the Perrin over a K&N filter (they tested one similar in size to the Vibrant and Amsoil filters) have also been reported by CBRD which is a very large, professional, race shop in Pennsylvania. When I had my S2000 is when K&N started to get a lot of bad press regarding poor quality control, poor filtering quality, and sub-par performance. This test just backs that up and I'm very interested to hear, if K&N responds to me, their reasoning for the poor performance.
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interesting. who knew there'd be a filter test!?

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I did, these two clowns almost ran me off the road as I was getting on to 169 from 55. I was in the silver Mercedes trying to wave to Scheides, but he was too cool to look over.
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I did, these two clowns almost ran me off the road as I was getting on to 169 from 55. I was in the silver Mercedes trying to wave to Scheides, but he was too cool to look over.
HAHA Scheides asked me if he just got flicked off but I said no the dude was smiling and waved; we had no clue it was you though!
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that's cuz kracka was givin him a chubster and showing him the "rules of the road" as george carlin said it best..

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