Hey guys this filter (3A Racing) was the outright winner of Auto Salon's pod filter shootout in issue 51.
It ranked 1st for Flow and 2nd for Filtration. Yet it's retail price is $29.95.

My mate got me thinking about it $40 with an adapter is pretty damn cheap...

What do you guys think? Has anyone been brave enough to try one out on a wrx???

I'm sceptical about their testing methods and not keen to risk my engine.


For reference:
K&N 3301: 4th for flow and 1st for filtration
Apexi Power: 7th for flow and 6th for filtration
HKS Direct: 6th for flow and 9th for filtration

Ask your workshop that you trust what they think is best for your car.

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think the best or tested the best

there are other reviews on the internet that say the apexi is the best going around....

i would stick with a well know brand that has good research and development.... stay away from backyard jobies.

HKS ones have the nickname "rock catcher" for a reason

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would it even make much difference?

^ between brands? The main issue is filtration - if it lets in particles that the stock filter wouldn't then there's a problem. From the Auto Salon test, for filtration it's better than all except the K&N (wouldn't use anyway because it's oiled)

In terms filter life and maintenance, who cares - for $30 it may as well be a disposable filter. As long as it lasts the service interval it's all good.

But then again $30 repco/supercheap brand filter just doesn't sound right for a WRX does it... the guys on the skyline forum love em though haha

I heard that to, but i had a HKS mushroom pod on my car for over 100K kms (also ran distilled water as coolant, left more than 7500K kms between oil changes (castrol R FTW) and even had a MBC (ohh no's!) for well over 50K kms) and my mech. inspection at Bluestar (after the 180K kms proper service) came up great

Maybe i just got lucky with a decent engine and/or avoided rocks