Air filter covers?

[SleepingWRX]

I just installed a CAI in the WRX, and am concerned about the filter. I was wondering if anyone knows where to find air filter covers, or prefilter covers? The CAI has a HUGE cone filter, which sits just inside the wheel well. Anyone make their own?? Any help would be appreciated!

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[Poopshinanigans]

K&N makes those baggy things that fit over the filter itself, i'm pretty sure you can find a size to fit over yours. I'm going to officially call them Filter Condoms. AIRaid might have different sized Filter Condoms too, do you need magnums?

 

[Poopshinanigans]

http://knfilters.com/wraps.htm
Filter Wraps, more commonly know as Filter Condoms.

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

It would be extremely hard to hydrolock a WRX even with a CAI, the area is completly covered from all angles. I wouldn't waste my time.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

Whats the dimensions of the filter? Cause i got a 9in one and i think thats pretty huge, ask BMX, he's touched it.

Sorry for the sexual innuendo.

 

[Mook]

i ran an open cone w/ no protection in my fenderwell on the gtp...no issues...unless ure worried about keeping it extra clean, ull be fine

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Whats the dimensions of the filter? Cause i got a 9in one and i think thats pretty huge, ask BMX, he's touched it.

Sorry for the sexual innuendo.

remember when we were just wiggling it around in the parking lot at work? oh boy.....

 

[SleepingWRX]

http://knfilters.com/wraps.htm
Filter Wraps, more commonly know as Filter Condoms.

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for. I had a heck of a time when I was searching for them. I'm fairly certain that it will stay dry and clean, I just wanted to take an extra step to be sure. This intake sounds so sick on the WRX, makes me that much happier when I drive it.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

remember when we were just wiggling it around in the parking lot at work? oh boy.....

You should have seen the faces of the guys across the street. Watching us play around with our tools in the parking lot.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for. I had a heck of a time when I was searching for them. I'm fairly certain that it will stay dry and clean, I just wanted to take an extra step to be sure. This intake sounds so sick on the WRX, makes me that much happier when I drive it.

back when i was looking at wrx's, it seemed to be the consensus that you shouldnt put an intake on them as the stock is good for 300whp and aftermarket leans it out too much. unless you get it dyno tuned i guess.

 

[Mr Baytchos]

Honestly any boosted car really doesnt take advantage of a aftermarket intake. The air is already being pressure fed into the engine. They are more of a noise maker than anything. Unless you have a really really restrictive intake.

 

[IDAFC21]

back when i was looking at wrx's, it seemed to be the consensus that you shouldnt put an intake on them as the stock is good for 300whp and aftermarket leans it out too much. unless you get it dyno tuned i guess.

pretty much true. There are a couple intakes for wrxs/stis that are "safe" to use. meaning they flow the same as the stock intake, but you dont really "gain" anything from them, just the noise

also when you put an fmic on a wrx you have to lose the stock box because of the piping, but if youre putting an fmic on, you SHOULD be getting a tune as well, so you can obviously tune for the intake on there.

you do need to be carefull if youre running something like an accessport tho w/ off the shelf maps, cuz MOST of them are tuned w/ the stock airbox in mind

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

pretty much true. There are a couple intakes for wrxs/stis that are "safe" to use. meaning they flow the same as the stock intake, but you dont really "gain" anything from them, just the noise

also when you put an fmic on a wrx you have to lose the stock box because of the piping, but if youre putting an fmic on, you SHOULD be getting a tune as well, so you can obviously tune for the intake on there.

you do need to be carefull if youre running something like an accessport tho w/ off the shelf maps, cuz MOST of them are tuned w/ the stock airbox in mind

This is all very true, but last I read CAI's on the 08+ WRX's were actually putting down good numbers on the stock tune and not hurting the cars.

 

[IDAFC21]

This is all very true, but last I read CAI's on the 08+ WRX's were actually putting down good numbers on the stock tune and not hurting the cars.

yeah, im not too up to speed on how the 08+ take to them

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

yeah, im not too up to speed on how the 08+ take to them

One of the bigger import magazine actually did it. I can't remember which, this was also back in feb.

 

[SleepingWRX]

Yea I am on another forum debdicated to the 08's. (3gwrx.com) The 08's seem to take better to the intakes, unlike previous years. This one still retains the stock MAF. So far I haven't noticed any problems w/stuttering, surging, or anything that would make me think there is a problem. My mileage so far has remained the same under normal and spirited driving. I didn't get this for the hp, I got it for the sound. You can hear the filter sucking in air really loud and then when you get on it you can hear the turbo spool like a raped ape! Plus, you can hear the bypass valve really well too, sounds like it's vented to atmosphere(although it's still 100% recirculating stock)