oranginal

Question: Anyone try the small Spectre air filter on a turbo - worried about quality and flow.

Issue: minime manifold, tight spot to put a filter, want something better than just a screen.

Description:
Spectre 8162
Application: Universal
Specifications: 2" X 3", High-Flow Cotton Fiber Element
Details: High-Flow Cotton Fiber Element. Triple Chrome Plated Base & Top. 3" Universal Rubber Inlet Boot. Stainless Steel Clamp Included.
Comes with 10-Year/100,000 mile warranty!
WASHABLE. REUSABLE. OIL-ABLE.

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spets

any filter is better than no filter at all. if that is the only kind that will fit, then that's what you have to go with.

abnaasefmb

Better not to run that type of filter as I’ve seen the top center section, separate and chew up the compressor fins.

rudebwoy

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my friend experienced this with his new turbo.

AspectIndustries

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my friend experienced this with his new turbo.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My friend experienced this with his d16 throttle body, phew!

Yea, Id be eerie of it.

Dunc

If you're asking this about a part as cheap as a filter, then make life easier and just get a K&N or something proven

EDIT: Plus there are plenty of K&N sizes to choose from, so I'd be willing to bet they have one for your application.


Modified by Dunc at 12:39 PM 3/14/2008

blueshark123

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GREEN Filter FTW

nebulight

I used a cheapy autozone filter from APC, and made the numbers in my sig. I went with that as a temp filter because it was the only thing I could find locally. I actually went through 3 of them because they kept falling off I finally stopped worrying about cracking the compressor housing and just put a t-bolt on it.

Runnerdown

That exact air filter lost a lot of power on someones car on the dyno. I believe it was a 60-1 and it lost about 35 whp with it on.

Blown90hatcH

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dunc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you're asking this about a part as cheap as a filter, then make life easier and just get a K&N or something proven

EDIT: Plus there are plenty of K&N sizes to choose from, so I'd be willing to bet they have one for your application.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Confirmed!