QUOTE (Flanders @ Feb 6 2006, 05:29 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>can any1 tell me where i could get the Panel filter?
dis is prob de biggest "boy racer" comment ever but
i like the hum i get off the existing filter i have.am i goin to lose
this if i get a panel filter on it?
plus with the rocker cover off @ the minute am i going to
damage anything?
Be careful with the induction kit as those air flow meters are very sensitive.
@ Brendan,can you explain this to me a little bit more?
The Panel filters are definately a better choice for your car.
Putting after-market induction kits really don't make much of
a difference on a 1.4 VW engine........might give you a bit of
a waaaaaaa, but that's about it.
The standard ones are well
designed & won't cause any damage to your engine.
The standard one takes cold air from outside the car & helps
keep your engine cool, but the after market jobbies take hot air
from under your bonnet & feed that into your engine, effectively
slowing your car down as engines work better with cold air, not
warm air.
If you drive a Honda with a big waw box on it & a massive induction
kit, when the vtec cuts in at what ever revs, you'll get a great waaaa
from both under the bonnet & from out behind....
all wonderful stuff if you're into all that Jap sh1te!
Anyway, the long & the short of it, panel filters are smaller/thinner
filters that fit into your original filter box to replace OEM filter.
Stick with the OEM or get a panel filter or you'll cause your new
'06 some harm
Stick back on the plastic cover too, looks better......that's my advice to ya!
