787B

i have decided i am going w/ the A'PEXi power intake for 89-91 FC's from rx-7store.net

i read the comparison of the blitz, hks, k & n, and the A'PEXi. it said that the A'PEXi never needs cleaning, creates the most HP and still filters the best.

does anyone have complaints about it or a better one i should buy??

go_speed_go

$145 is a lot of $$$ for a cone filter and a bracket to hold it in place.
If you think the extra $100 is worth the ~1 extra hp, then go for it.

I bought a Bonez kit when they first came out. If I could do it all over again, I'd go with the K&N cone, fabricate my own bracket to hold up the AFM and spend an Additional $5-10 on some sheet aluminum and insulation strips for a cold air box which the Apexi does not include.

Anyone who says an airfilter doesn't need to be cleaned is full of **** or doesn't mind losing hp every year they don't change or clean it.

Grimlock

save yourself some money and just get a k&n intake! though the apex intake does look good. but its way to expensive. i brought the bonez too and if i couold do it all over again i would go the cheap way and save money.

Felix Wankel

You know you're going to get like 2 hp at best, right?

rico05

I spent $225 on a damn Weapon R intake. If I knew then what I know now, K&N all the way. $40 for the same quality. But hey, what ever keeps your nautical vessel bouyant, right?

InfiniIIIREX

Oh! I get it, like whatever floats your boat but in different words...nice. I like my APEXi intake just fine, looks and performance. I'd say K&N if your on a budget, but whatever.

rico05

I love the look and performance of the high dollar ones, but really, you just "need" a cheap one! Tell us how you like the Apex'i one!

ka8legend

Hmmm, K&N seems to suck in more "rocks" than I care for. I used to have that as a direct drop in filter for my stock air box on my 87 N/A and when I took out it out after a month's use, I found so much sand inside the stock filter box that I decided to put the original Madza filter back on. Had I gone K&N cone filter, I probably never see the sand left behind as it would've been suck into the engine leaving no trace of it. Yep Apexi might be might next setup as well, HP gain was slightly higher than K&N, wasn't it?

ka8legend

Also that's possibly one more reason why the series 5 motors don't seem to last as long as the series 4 since they came with K&N filters from the factory.

von

Well thiers no real truth to the filtering... Dust is ok to suck up im sure. I have the bonez but found a bonez wannabe for 40 bucks at a muffler shop... It looked axactly the same im surprized they didnt get sued. The only difference I saw was that gummy stuff that connects the filter to the rubber was shinier and probly less quality. But who cares ... Filter is filter u cant see through it , wich means it filters good enough. If I had a second chance I would buy the generic look alike for 1/3 the price.

NZConvertible

No they didn't, they all use the same paper filter

Liquid Anarchy

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wouldn't it have been better to get a $60 K&N filter, and use the money in some other place? Pineapple Sleeves? Electronic 6th Ports? Just some other place to pick up more than 1HP for the same amount of $

Pinfield357

where are you geting a K&N cone for 40 bucks?

RX-7Impreza

what are you doing driving on the beach man???????

j/k

Justin

Felix Wankel

Well, if you don't OIL the K&N once in awhile like you're supposed to, yeah it will suck in dirt... The oil is what makes it the color it is.

RX-7Impreza

i dont know whether to laugh or ask how you are supposed to oil a filter

Justin

supergoat

You can buy oiling kits for the K&N filters. It comes with a cleaner and oil. The oil is a spray that you spray on the filter itself. Like he said the oil is what stops the dirt.

787, have fun with your new intake.

ka8legend

Well maybe not in NZ, but over here in the states, I notice that K&N is standard OEM filter in about four 89+ cars I looked over for purchase. They all have that red sticker on the pass shock tower saying that I have a reusable K&N filter.

supergoat

K&N isn't the OEM one. It's just a VERY popular thing to do for RX-7s.

NZConvertible

Well if someone can prove me wrong that's cool but I've never heard this before. I've also never heard of any manufacturer using wet oil filters standard instead of paper beacause of the need to reoil them and the price. Those red stickers come in the box of all K&N replacement filters so they don't throw it out when your car's serviced.

ka8legend

Sorry I forgot to mention that it was a brand new K&N out of a sealed bag and after a month of use, I found sand/sugar size particles in the stock air box (the nonharmful power size particle was light enough to get caught in the sticky web of fiber). Initially I had my doubts prior to using it as I raise the filter against the light and the pores were as big as an aquarium fish net. And prior to K&N, the original Mazda filter keep it extremely clean, no sand whatsoever.

NZConvertible

Despite what the ads say, I doubt you'll find a performance aftermarket fliter that'll filter as good as factory. The factory is much more concerned about no contaminants getting into the engine than searching for 1-2 hp.

Felix Wankel

Don't talk if you don't know what the **** is going on...

Ryde _Or_Die

Well you could prolly save some money and just get the adaptor separate from the filter. I think they sell them separate at www.horsepowerfreaks.com but the site is down right now.

Ryde _Or_Die

Ya i went to www.teamfc3s.org after like 6 months or so and it looks different, guess I'll have to find out if its just looks or what.