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Postby bluemaumau » Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:54 pm

ive been hearing on the radio about those new eco green filters

just wondering what peoples thoughts are on them,

apparently used on wrc cars

apparently save 16 dollars out of every 100.

seems pretty sweet :)
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Postby Bling » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:11 pm

what is it? havent heard the ad :?
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Postby Adydas » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:28 pm

There not the pipercross ones are they? im Very very tempted to get my hands on one of those barrel cold air intake systems.
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Postby bluemaumau » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:25 am

sorry i forgot to put that they are fuel filters :oops:
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Postby no_8wire » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:23 am

I dont see how a filter will save your fuel efficiency at all?

Unless it filters to good and makes the car run lean because of extra restriction in the line?
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Re: "eco" green filters

Postby Leon » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:50 am

bluemaumau wrote:apparently save 16 dollars out of every 100.


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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:29 am

hehe rally cars and fuel efficant dont go to together :lol:

id love to know how much a WRC car uses, when a group N WRX can use a full 65 litres in 80kays
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Postby bluemaumau » Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:04 pm

yea i could understand that, but perhaps thats why they use em?! :wink:

im not sure might just stick with a new factory item 8)
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Postby Cahuna » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:40 pm

http://www.greenfilter.co.nz - they are actually cotton air filters. Can't vouch for their performance/effectiveness but I guess if people like WRC teams and the BMW F1 team use them then they must be a fairly effective alternative to K & N
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Postby bluemaumau » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:56 pm

thats weird im sure on the radio they said it was a fuel filter, maybe not
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Postby RedMist » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:32 pm

Cahuna wrote:http://www.greenfilter.co.nz - they are actually cotton air filters. Can't vouch for their performance/effectiveness but I guess if people like WRC teams and the BMW F1 team use them then they must be a fairly effective alternative to K & N


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Postby Cahuna » Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:01 pm

Apparently so. I just did a quick Google search and found a bunch of FIA Technical Delegate reports from the 2006 USGP where they mentioned air filters being replaced in Parc Ferme on multiple cars. (it's actually kinda interesting reading... http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/ ... ort_06.PDF)
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