filters question

1. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #1 26th November 2008, 22:27

   right... I was under the impression through all my shitty sciencey engineering knowledge that panel filters out performed paper filters. Now Dadsayer and I were having a massdebate earlier and he's left we wondering whether my faith in the oil impregnated panel filter is misplaced.
   
   For your knowledge, my father was an engine developer/designer and without smoking his tube he does know his stuff... apparently.
   
   Anyway he claims he got some chappies to do some comparisons yonks and yonks ago, and they discovered
   
   PAPER filters have a better flow efficiency than the Panel filters...
   
   Can someone convince me otherwise? the more i think about it the more I'm starting to agree...
   
   please don't post useless shit like 'mi car iz well fast wivowt a filtr' or some other shite.. Give me reasons or links to stuff which can clear this up once and for all!!
   
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2. Berg Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Aug 2007 rugby Posts: 3766 MK2 VTS, Ibiza Cupra 20VT

   #2 26th November 2008, 23:00

   i heard the paper filters just have more restriction?
   and they flow poorly and clog up quicker
   
   and a panel filter alows a lot more air and dont clog up with dust etc as fast
3. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #3 26th November 2008, 23:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Berg i heard the paper filters just have more restriction? and they flow poorly and clog up quicker and a panel filter alows a lot more air and dont clog up with dust etc as fast

   
   ahhhhh yeah I forget about that man!!! ok so dadsayer is probably right on the paper filter being better initially then as it gets clogged it gets massively shitter.
   
   bingo. cheers man
   
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4. craig180p Yorkshire Joined: Dec 2005 West Yorkshire Posts: 31079 1989 Golf GTi Clipper

   #4 26th November 2008, 23:33

   Possibly with an old school carbed engine but can't imagine that would be the case with a modern engine.
   
   I can imagine paper would filter out more but in doing so restrict the airflow
5. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

   #5 26th November 2008, 23:36

   naaa he was a diesel engine designer man, so no carbs
6. dynebaruk Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Bridgend Posts: 1098 Golf GTI 1.8 turbo

   #6 26th November 2008, 23:39

   Companies that make the performance panel filters will put money into researching and developing the best materials to allow the maximum amount of air to pass through them.
   
   Back in the day it might have been normal paper filters, but now I'm sure the technology has developed and now companies are getting better products made.