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Smarttech

Member Since: 11 Jan 2017
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 424

Performance air filters

Is there any gain from fitting a performance air filter on a sdv6 over the standard filter other then not having to replace each year on service ?
Car will also have a remap but just trying to work out if any gains by changing air filters at the same time. 2017 SVR. SVO Scafell grey Ebony interior
2012 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography santorini black with ebony/cirrus interior. Gone

Thu Apr 04 2019 1:25pm

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4332

2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged HSE Santorini Black

Nope. If performance is your thing, a new OEM paper element every service

Thu Apr 04 2019 1:50pm

Smarttech

Member Since: 11 Jan 2017
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 424

That answers my question. It's booked in for remapping and the asked if I would like the air filter upgraded to a free flowing performance filter.
Don't see the point if it's of no benefit! 2017 SVR. SVO Scafell grey Ebony interior
2012 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography santorini black with ebony/cirrus interior. Gone

Thu Apr 04 2019 2:40pm

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4332

It does flow a marginal amount of extra air, at the expense of bigger particles being allowed into the engine...

Thu Apr 04 2019 3:31pm

Andy K

Member Since: 18 Sep 2015
Location: GL
Posts: 4778

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

It feels like you need to clean and then oil them more frequently than changing paper ones.

A waste of money

Thu Apr 04 2019 5:54pm

Father Jack

Member Since: 16 Oct 2016
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 480

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Interstingly Alive Tuning sell the ITG replacement filters and do seem to think they are beneficial. I'm not expert enough to comment, just putting it out there that there are other views.

Link: http://www.alivetuning.com/product/itg-air-filter-wb579/

Thu Apr 04 2019 6:13pm

Autobiography1969

Member Since: 17 Sep 2018
Location: S/E
Posts: 465

I have always used Pipercross on previous cars,
not added one to the RRS
they are not paper but what I would call sponge material,
lets less through than a K&N but be very careful not to over oil it..

As said a nice clean paper one would be fine.. ===========================================
2012 Range Rover Sport Autobiography 3.0 SDV6 8 speed Automatic
Indus Silver with Hockenheim premium two-tone leather Ebony/Lunar,

Thu Apr 04 2019 6:25pm

Disco_Mikey

Member Since: 08 Apr 2012
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 4332

Father Jack wrote:
Interstingly Alive Tuning sell the ITG replacement filters and do seem to think they are beneficial. I'm not expert enough to comment, just putting it out there that there are other views.

Link: http://www.alivetuning.com/product/itg-air-filter-wb579/

For highly tuned vehicles, yes, they do need more air in to the engine

For a mapped 2.7/3.0/3.6, then a good quality paper filter is more than sufficient

Thu Apr 04 2019 6:27pm

Stevepd

Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 1239

2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

I’ve seen the turbo compressor impact erosion, when the application has had a free flowing air filter. It’s great for the racing boys who’ve got big budgets to rebuild them. For us everyday joe the cost of a rebuild is normally an inconvenience.

Steve. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Thu Apr 04 2019 8:17pm

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