Ralliart Air Filter

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:29 pm

Hi guys,

Has anyone seen or used these? Are they just the same as a K&N Filter?

Cheers,

Ben

P.S. MERRY XMAS!

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:31 pm

sorry, meant to add a link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mitsubishi-FTO-LA ... dZViewItem

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:34 pm

Looks like some dude just stick a sticker on them....hmmmm i would say they are simlar to K&N

benm7 · Post by **benm7** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:41 pm

Hmmm i see, well your probably gonna laugh at this but the main reason i am looking at this is because im planning on going for the whole blue and silver engine bay look (blue samco, etc) and thought this would suit nicely. Do you know of any other blue filters?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:56 pm

Greddy Airinx II Air Filter, these are huge filter compare to the other brand "foam style" pod filter.

ahew · Post by **ahew** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:45 pm

yep.. looks like a brand new genuine all original "ralliart" rip-off

there's also normal oiled filters with those blue heat shields. I don't trust foam filters as they do deteriorate pretty badly.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:56 pm

I think it depends how well you look after it, i clean mine every 6mths, & it still looks like brand know after almost 3yrs later.

ahew · Post by **ahew** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:17 pm

yep that's a good point. it may also be the fact that my past 3 cars were turbo cars and whenever i used foam filters, the filter would perish. i think it also has to do with the extreme temperatures under the bonnet from the turbo.

in any case, getting a foam filter over an element type filter would always increase the chance of having bits of crap flying into the engine. that's how I see it anyway...

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 10:31 pm

Meh, these motors will cope with foam type. If your looking for 350 thousand kms, your quite right, element is the way to go.

*Says me whos last few cars had nothing but ram tubes poking out of whopper Weber carbs

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khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:25 pm

ya who cares...the foam ones rock on...just cover it from the heat the best you can and look after it....then again in the end just buy a new one....

ftofan · Post by **ftofan** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:36 pm

yo if u want some good air fillters autobarn have got a brand called "DRIFT" there all blue sry i dont have any pics but u should try look out for them (i work at the autobarn in frangston but others should have the same stuff)

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:30 am

They are crap(drift). Just get a K&N, cheap and effective.

ftofan · Post by **ftofan** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:25 pm

he wants a blue 1. i havnt seen a blue K&N 1 not sure if there is 1.

and what is so crap about the drift brand?

ahew · Post by **ahew** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:37 pm

ftofan wrote:and what is so crap about the drift brand?

it doesn't have K&N embossed on it which means that your car won't have 10kw more atw. dyno proven too.

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:36 pm

ahew wrote:
ftofan wrote:and what is so crap about the drift brand?
it doesn't have K&N embossed on it which means that your car won't have 10kw more atw. dyno proven too.

was that a joke?

you can never get 10kw atw on a NA car. I preffer the trusted brands, that's all.

ahew · Post by **ahew** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 12:08 am

yes... that was a joke....

i've said it before and I'll say it again... branded means more $$$ for very minimal differences. an air filter is still an air filter after all and you can pretty much go and buy any element filter and it'll do the job perfectly fine whether it be $30 or $250.

K&N is a trusted brand because it has market share and exposure.

ftofan · Post by **ftofan** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:56 pm

if anybody has the new autobarn catalog u can c heaps of drift stuff in there from tacho & gauges, seats, steering wheels and there pod filters has a lifetime unlimited Km warranty and they come in blue or grey & if i remember right they start from $34

shue · Post by **shue** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:07 pm

not to sound bad but i think autobarn has to be the biggest rip off ive ever seen. i paid 90$ for a 70 mm silicon bend pipe for my air intake, never going back there ever again. im still kicking myself on my butt for not waiting for kevs friend to bringing out his intake kit.