1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: UNI Air Filter

Yeah..well my air filter that was finely crafted from the gossamer wings of fallen red headed fairies that lost their wings and were then collected by unicorns shod with shoes made by Thor himself is better..

So there!

Oh yeah, it's oiled with first pressing baby harp seal oil.

 

Alta WAS good stuff. Got all my stuff in '04, premium vintage. :biggrin5:

 

Do NOT over-oil any of these filters.

 

Oh boy cotton vs foam, who will win? :devil:

 

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And my Alta/UNI filter is 9 yrs old and makes gobs more power than a cotton one.....

 

^ Placebo strikes again. :smilewinkgrin:

 

Hahahahahaha I just laughed my a$$ off.:lol::lol::devil:

I have nothing to add, except I would not be proud to have anything on my car with the name ALTA on it. :lol::lol::lol:

 

Maybe you alta upgrade Scott? rrr:

I'm willing to send you my dryer lint for the upgrade.

 

:cornut: To keep Scot from taking it in the shorts completely alone I'll fess up; MINI Margi has (from 2008) the Alta CAI(still working great), Turbo intake silicone hose which of course collapsed(Alta didn't reinforce it,go figure) and was replaced by the Alta metal pipe, Inter cooler intake(and muffler delete) silicone hose still working great, and finally the inter cooler exit hose(and cabin noise maker delete) also still working great. Okay, I'll bend over and y'all take your best shot. Please, no sand in the vaseline.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Jason

 

Be VERY careful and read the instructions for both the Uni filters and the cleaner kit. Not all filters are created equal and the cleaning kit for one style filter may actually destroy another.

Typically, gauze type filters, like the K&N, will all use a similar cleaner/oil and work just fine. The same goes for foam filters. BUT, don't use foam oil and cleaners on gauze filters and vise versa.

 

When I had a foam filter in my DDM intake I just used Dawn dish washing soap to clean it.

I have since replaced the restrictive uni foam filter with a better flowing K&N filter. All the specs of the filter is listed below and it's fits perfectly in the DDM intake.

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2-3/4"10 Deg Flg, 4"Od, 7"H
Washable/Reusable
It outflows any other filter on the market--up to 900 cfm--for power gains up to 15 HP
More Air Flow = Increased Horsepower
10 Year / Million Mile Limited Warranty

 

DO NOT USE THE K&N cleaner or oil on a foam (THE BEST) filter. You can get the proper stuff from most motorcycle shops.

 

The facts are Foam is the BEST for very high dust environments like the Baja 1000.
Cotten is by far way better for air flow in low dust environments like everyday driving.

Go Dyno your car with each one and then argue a stupid point. I did and I know which one is BEST already.

K&N hands down and bonus you don't need to even oil it.

 

LOL

Foam is best....wanna know why. Cause I tested it myself.

Unless you like maintaining your cotton filter A LOT, get a foam one.

 

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the KITS for cotton filters are different than foam.....
the FOAM WILL BE DESTROYED if you use the K&N kit....
So just buy a kit for FOAM filters!!
Like mentioned above...a motorcycle shop will stock the right kits!

 

rrr:

There you go again, spoiling all my fun

 

I use lint from my pockets & a just a wee bit of navel lint. Big power adder man. Baby oil all the way.

 

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