Re: [alfa] 164 and Milano Conical Intake Filters

[hagen_jason@xxxxxxxxxxx]

My humble opinion as a serious garage mechanic and an ex fuel systems engineer at Ford is that any of these aftermarket filters are a waste of money and actually hurt performance.  The major issue being the draw of hot air instead of cool air that comes as a result of putting in these aftermarket filters.

The only exception would be a K&N filter that fits into the OEM box.

Anyway, my thoughts.  Save your money and put it towards the Q intake runners down the road.

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Jason Hagen 
Chicago, IL 
'73 Spider 
'95 164Q 
'91 164S

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> Dear Digesters, 
> 
> i am looking to purchase a high flow, (K&N type or equiv.) conical type 
> air filter setup for both my 164LS and my Milano Verde. I friend of mine 
> purchased a nice unit off Ebay a while ago that had a heat sheild 
> fabricated as part of the design but he no longer has the company info 
> where he got it. There are several "cheapie" models for sale on eBay for 
> under $10 but I do not trust what might be junk for this price. You 
> generally get what you pay for. 
> 
> Can somebody tell me the where the source or sources of "the good ones" 
> of these are - and what your experiences have been in the increase in 
> performance? I have heard they do increase noise a bit, but it is 
> supposed to be a "good noise" and the throttle response and power boost 
> is supposed to be noticable. 
> 
> I KNOW that adding the "Q" runners to the LS will give me a big boost, but 
> this is a $250+ upgrade that is a luxury purchase I do not want to make 
> right now unless someone has a set at a good deal. 
> 
> Thanks in advance, 
> 
> Michael Pordes 
> 1987 Milano Verde 
> 1991 Spider 
> 1995 164 LS 
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