joeeey Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 looking to get a performence air filter for my alfa 147, not sure of anywhere in sheffield i could get one tho... any ideas?? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeS Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 looking to get a performence air filter for my alfa 147, not sure of anywhere in sheffield i could get one tho... any ideas?? cheers http://www.peakalfa.co.uk/ They might be able to point you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpling Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 If you do a bit of research. all a air filter will do its let more dust into engine, the oil use on filter will damage the afm and soon you will have a badly running car, No point in having a air filter if there is no other mods as you will gain nothing but a farting noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeeey Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Not strictly treive ony gta paper one in atm and that lets >blank< air flowto the engine, so a decent non oiled filter to replace the paper one would surely be good thing??? but where to buy one in sheffield is my problem!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpling Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Do you think a car manufacturer would really design the filter to slow a car down? they put millions in designing the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeeey Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 indeed they do, but mine is a 1.6 lusso not the 3.2 gta an even the gta can be upgraded, would you say then that the origial paper filters factory fitted to the cars are the best you can get and allow the best airflow??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convert Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Do you think a car manufacturer would really design the filter to slow a car down? they put millions in designing the car Good point, but you have to remember that all prodcuts are made to a budget. A replaceable paper filter not only costs less to produce than a freeflow one, it also needs replacing, hence more revenue for the manufacturer A good, freeflow airfilter will allow the engine to produce more horsepower; not in all cases though. There are plenty of rolling road printouts that prove this, google is your friend. OP in the past I'd have recommended somewhere like Larkspeed, but they are no longer in Rotherham. To be honest I'd just get a K&N from ebay. Be careful though as you also have to consider air intake temperature, so in some cases a filter that replaces the current airbox can actually reduce the power an engine makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpling Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Good point, but you have to remember that all prodcuts are made to a budget. A replaceable paper filter not only costs less to produce than a freeflow one, it also needs replacing, hence more revenue for the manufacturer A good, freeflow airfilter will allow the engine to produce more horsepower; not in all cases though.. I though it will be cheaper to make the air filter with bigger holes in filter then small(less material) why would it be more expensive to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumpling Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 indeed they do, but mine is a 1.6 lusso not the 3.2 gta an even the gta can be upgraded, would you say then that the origial paper filters factory fitted to the cars are the best you can get and allow the best airflow??? Loads of test been done on 'performance' filters 90% of the time it lose power:huh: and onlt highish tune engine will get a very small gain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIZRAT Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Take it to john nobles on whittington moor ind est. and get some proper advice.. pay peanuts get monkeys ... pay real money with a reputable race performance specialist and get real results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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