MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: Madone on December 18, 2014, 08:50:48 am

Title: Panel filter
Post by: Madone on December 18, 2014, 08:50:48 am
Hi,

What panel filter do people recommend for a ed30 ?, are they worth the money ?. I read a review of the K&N and it came out worse than the standard one. Can't find the link now to share, but it flowed less due to the rubber edges of the filter blocking the air enforce it turns 90deg in the air box. Wish I could find the damn link !  :jumping:

Anyway, what do people think ?
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on December 18, 2014, 05:18:15 pm
Pipercross get my vote  :happy2: Flows well while offering excellent filtration.. just wash/dry it at each service
Title: Panel filter
Post by: Broomy on December 18, 2014, 07:45:13 pm
Had a pipercross in my gti the last 6 months and it's been great no issues so far, can't say I noticed any difference to the old standard one to be honest though.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on December 18, 2014, 09:43:08 pm
Had a pipercross in my gti the last 6 months and it's been great no issues so far, can't say I noticed any difference to the old standard one to be honest though.

Agree with that. Made more difference on my K03 GTI than my ed30.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: _Dejan_ on December 19, 2014, 07:01:10 am
Before Im upgrade to induction kit Im using BMC panel filter and I have been happy with it.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: Jay75 on December 20, 2014, 11:00:02 am
BMC on mine too  :happy2:
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: _Dejan_ on December 22, 2014, 06:05:16 pm
@Madone (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11196) if you need used(cca. 15-20k km) BMC panel filter I have one ;)
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: JMP on January 02, 2015, 04:16:13 pm
I will never use pipercross panel filter anymore. I got the filter 2 years ago and now opened up to check it. There is black dust after the filter in turbo inlet :( Im so pissed right now.. I went back to paper filter. Atleast it keeps my turbo and engine healthy.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on January 02, 2015, 05:19:49 pm
I will never use pipercross panel filter anymore. I got the filter 2 years ago and now opened up to check it. There is black dust after the filter in turbo inlet :( Im so pissed right now.. I went back to paper filter. Atleast it keeps my turbo and engine healthy.

 :scared: may go check mine this weekend now
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: _Dejan_ on January 02, 2015, 09:17:22 pm
I will never use pipercross panel filter anymore. I got the filter 2 years ago and now opened up to check it. There is black dust after the filter in turbo inlet :( Im so pissed right now.. I went back to paper filter. Atleast it keeps my turbo and engine healthy.
You check&clean your "sport" air filter every two years? I hope you not...
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: JMP on January 02, 2015, 09:44:18 pm
I will never use pipercross panel filter anymore. I got the filter 2 years ago and now opened up to check it. There is black dust after the filter in turbo inlet :( Im so pissed right now.. I went back to paper filter. Atleast it keeps my turbo and engine healthy.
You check&clean your "sport" air filter every two years? I hope you not...

Why dont you look up pipercross promises for service intervals that they give compared to oem.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: JMP on January 02, 2015, 09:53:36 pm
And my mileage was about 30tkm for this time, 20 months.
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: 56OctyVRS on January 02, 2015, 09:57:06 pm
Just keep the paper one. I feel like a broken record posting about the oe air filters. There is very little flow difference between a high flow panel and paper filter. An  independent test showed a 0.9% difference from the highest flowing compared to paper. Also remember that the after market filters cannot filter out the small microns of dirt that cause engine wear. A filters job is to do exactly that. Filter the air.  I ran my paper filter at stage 2+ and the car flowed more than enough air and never had any issues. Save your money and just change it every 10,000 miles
Title: Re: Panel filter
Post by: boustie on January 18, 2015, 08:09:45 pm
Agree with above. Waste of money stick with paper element.
This may help make your mind up http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=PAIxeQUSg-Q (http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=PAIxeQUSg-Q)