Help! Which air filter

[m448gvk]

Hi all just got my ecu back from upsolute and what a diffrence.
Now my next step is a air filter but i wanted to know the best to go with for more bhp.
ie:panel or cone and which brand
cheers ben

[JUDGENINJA]

The safe bet is ITG. They seem to work well for a lot of people (me included).
Once you've got bored of that and you fancy a bit of DIY, you could move the battery and build youself a cold air box for a cone filter.

To be honest I think you could go with any high performance/ high flow filter to give you that little bit more you're looking for....

[Phuturephantasy]

ITG seems to be the filter of choice amongst Volvo owners, recently put one in mine - thank you T5SLAVE, I believe K & N is as good and STRAKER had one for sale - worth PM'ing him to see if he still has it.

[m448gvk]

Thanks for the help got myself a itg cone just need some ideas for the cold air feed now but sounds GREAT

[T5SLAVE]

Thanks for the help got myself a itg cone just need some ideas for the cold air feed now but sounds GREAT

Wait a few days (maybe longer?!) n I'll b postin up pics of my new cone setup, the base of the cone is around 7" across! It should b faberlicious n hopefully give ya some ideas of what's posible if u r willing 2 move the battery etc (as Judge has already stated) 2b honest tho the ITG's r great bits o kit if u don't feel the need 2b too OTT!

Here's a link that might interest ya m8...

http://chriswhiteuk.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

Have fun wi' it all m8

[Ren]

I can throw another one in the hat to make things interesting!

I use a Pipercross drop-in filter with the standard box. I have however made some internal mods to the box using a dremel to decrease the distance the needs to get through to the MAF. I then added a 3" cold air feed from the brake vent in the bumper directly onto the stock air-box.

IMHO, the stock system is as good as you need it, unless you want the noise. I found with this set up that I can hear the spool up sooooo much more and the CBV is not shy of a 'flutter' when using WOT. I also have a longer boost at higher revs.

[volvos60t5]

I had an ITG drop infilter in my car but gets a bit saggy so I changed to an K&N drop infilter. I did however notice that the 'new' ITG also have wire netting to support. In general a foam filter holds more oil than a cotton one with a bigger change of failure of the MAF however if you don't overdo it with your oil this should not be a problem.

What car do you have? You can have my ITG for free (just the costs of post).

[SaffronC70]

I'd go for the Ren mod - only thing stopping me was the lack of brake vents on the C70, doh.

You can go one step further and pop into Wickes to get a 100m round to letterbox shape adaptor, spray it black and cable tie it to the vent mesh.

Chris

[Ren]

Cheers Chris.

I left the original feed in the grill just to let the air flow under the bonnet. Every little helps, as they say.

[m448gvk]

I had an ITG drop infilter in my car but gets a bit saggy so I changed to an K&N drop infilter. I did however notice that the 'new' ITG also have wire netting to support. In general a foam filter holds more oil than a cotton one with a bigger change of failure of the MAF however if you don't overdo it with your oil this should not be a problem.

What car do you have? You can have my ITG for free (just the costs of post).

I could try it out in mine as it feels like it has lost power. Do u have a paypal account and ill pay postage cheers ben

[abdul]

i think a best bet is itg a lot of the people that have them like itg

[pzorb]

AFAIK ITG has a benefit over K&N in that it doesn't have the possibility of coating the MAF in any oils the filter uses. I've had a K&N for 15k with no issues relating to it. Got it on the basis of "never have to worry about that again" unlike paper filters.

[Straker]

I got a replacement K&N pannel filter fo sale if anyone is interested. Send us a PM if you are.

[volvos60t5]

I could try it out in mine as it feels like it has lost power. Do u have a paypal account and ill pay postage cheers ben

sorry for the late reply. I did not keep track of this thread. Sent me your postalcode by pm. I will check the costs. Maybe the costs of the post are so low I will just sent it off then.

Niels

[Cueball_MOB]

Or you could always do this....

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/t12357-d...ction-mod.html

Don's included an ITG filter in this homebrew set up.

Mine'll get the same treatment once the warranty runs out in 2 months.

Cheers

Cue