which air filter do u rekon?

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which air filter do u rekon?

Postby hin249 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:22 pm

Hi everyone, I am newbie on Liberty~~

I want to get a air filter replacement, but dont know which one is better for my MY04 3.0R-B?

1)HKS Super Hybrid Panel Filters
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HKS-PANEL-AIR-FI ... dZViewItem

2)Apexi Panel Filter suit Liberty 04-
http://www.prospeedracing.com.au/produc ... %252d.html

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one more option~~

Postby hin249 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:38 pm

3) K&N perfrmance air filter SUBARU LIBERTY 03-09
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Genuine-K-N-perf ... otohosting

personaliy, I prefer the K&N........

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Postby Resonate » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:59 pm

If i had to pick one of those, HKS.
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Postby tangcla » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:31 am

You won't notice any power differences between the three. The air filter isn't going to unleash an extra 50hp, not by any long stretch of the imagination.

But, my advice would be to get either the A'PEXi or HKS (either one) - don't get the K&N because it's an oiled filter and require maintenance and oiling for proper filtration. A'PEXi is cotton, HKS is foam.
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Postby hin249 » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:14 am

thats what i am concerning abt the maintainance, I know they dont hv much diff on performance, thank you for yr professional explaination....!!
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Postby smythie » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:39 am

meh, I'm happy with the OEM filter. Don't see any reason to use anything else :lol:
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Postby hin249 » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:13 am

Bcoz the factory is quite dirty, if i changed the new factory filter, also not that cheap, just want to get a after market filter with pay a bit more.
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Postby loweart » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:21 am

I'm more than happy with my Apexi filter on my 3.0R. At least with the Apexi or HKS filters, you can clean/reuse them when they get dirty and hence they have an extended life over the standard paper elements which are gradually going up in cost.

As Clarence has already mentioned, stay away from oiled filters like the K&N as they introduce the possibility of damaging your MAS/MAF.
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Postby hin249 » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:40 pm

Cool, I will give up on K&N then~~ THX guys!
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Postby adam » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:39 pm

do you want to buy my HKS filter mate? $60 inc. postage.
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Postby hin249 » Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:54 am

Oh........NO!!
I just bought a new HKS filter ytd nite b4 saw yr reply!!
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Postby THERB3 » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:34 am

Hi Adam,

How old and how km's has the filter done ?
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Postby adam » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:05 am

THERB3 wrote:Hi Adam,

How old and how km's has the filter done ?


i think it was in for about 18 months, dunno how many k's though?
i'll post a pic later today to show you the condition which seem to me to be pretty good. bear in mind that i've also never washed it because the 5 or so times i've checked it i didn't think it was required...
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Postby Jimmy S » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:41 pm

Just ordered a brand new HKS Panel filter through the above link... can't complain for delivered to your door for less than $90! :lol:
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Postby suff » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:49 pm

Jimmy S wrote:Just ordered a brand new HKS Panel filter through the above link... can't complain for delivered to your door for less than $90! :lol:


Aren't they like $60 at most online resellers?
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