cone filter - does it really make a difference?, newb questions Options

[BloodyStupidDave...]

Hi,

I notice that most members' cars have a cone filter fitted.

I picked up an unbranded burgandy red cone filter for a couple of pounds at my local scrappy. It looks brand new. Considering using it on my Celica, but does it really make a difference over the stock Toyota panel filter? Perhaps I should look at a K&N panel filter to go in the stock air filter box?

Also, being in the UK and as my Celica is my daily drive, the engine bay gets quite damp, salty and grubby. How do cone filters cope with water and dirt build-up? Should I be looking to box the cone filter in a similar way to the stock air filter box?

Finally, where is a good place to fit a mass air flow sensor with the stock setup and with the cone filter fitted?


This post has been edited by BloodyStupidDavey: Jun 16, 2007 - 12:03 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

TRD and K&N are Oiled drop in filters. OEM, Apexi, Fujita, Green, AEM and Weapon R are all Dryflow Filters. I already have a custom short ram intake on my beams motor and It sounds awesome!

All 5sfe, 7afe and 3sgte along with 3rd gen 3SGE run MAP Sensor on the intake.

3S-GE Motors run MAF sensor or Air Flow Meter and it controls 99.9% of the AIR/FUEL Ratio. So that arises a problem and I'm either:

A. Running Rich up in the high RPM

or

B. Running Lean which is a bad thing.

I'm installing a AEM wideband Sensor very soon to see hows my car is running with the custom short ram intake. I just pray to God that the guy I sold my original intake from my beams engine will sell it back to me soon. He said he just needs to pass smog first or something like that. Finding an beams intake is so darn hard. Some Members with beams motor do is that have enough money, upgrade to a standalone ecu, and then convert the MAF sensor to MAP so they cany can run any size air intake piping they like without worrying about Air/Fuel Ratio's screwing up the engine.