# Best Intake Filter? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 13, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557 "2009-03-13T17:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jdm-silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@jdm-silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm-silvia)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/1 "2009-03-13T17:31:37Z")
About to grab a new filter, any suggestion/advice? peformance/sound/cleanable/efficient lol etc cheers 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Phonso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Mr\_Phonso](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_Phonso)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/2 "2009-03-13T17:33:11Z")
I’d say AEM dryflow, or one of those mad expensive ARC ones. edit: and Apexi ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/3 "2009-03-13T17:33:46Z")
i still and always say K&N… ---
**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/4 "2009-03-13T17:37:22Z")
i had a magazine article where they actually tested each one for hp gains and cleanablility. the apexi cone won by a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/5 "2009-03-13T17:42:29Z")
Apexi is the best, even tho you don’t see many people use them. I got an HKS MegaFlow Reloaded Intake but the next time around when it comes to getting a new air intake, it’ll be the Apexi 😉 ---
**Author:** ![rogerthat240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rogerthat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rogerthat240)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/6 "2009-03-13T18:56:30Z")
From all I’ve read over the years and what people were saying the apexi power intake hands down in design concept and tests… after that aem as mentioned… k&n is just an over advertised brand and the oiling kits used to give people problems. I am actually looking for one now… varun is going to hook me up (eventually once I decide what im getting due to my setup). ---
**Author:** ![jdm-silvia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@jdm-silvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdm-silvia)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/7 "2009-03-13T19:10:08Z")
> [@Year end pictures...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/year-end-pictures/20719/39): > > From all I’ve read over the years and what people were saying the apexi power intake hands down in design concept and tests… after that aem as mentioned… k&n is just an over advertised brand and the oiling kits used to give people problems. > > I am actually looking for one now… varun is going to hook me up (eventually once I decide what im getting due to my setup). Ahmad dont fuck this thread lol:420::blah: ---
**Author:** ![Pants](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pants/32/5590_2.png) [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/8 "2009-03-13T19:16:02Z")
i use cheap ractive filters ---
**Author:** ![kollo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kollo/32/5661_2.png) [@kollo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kollo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/9 "2009-03-13T20:16:23Z")
i use aem ones that come on my cold airs i always get don`t really notice power difference but they are easy to clean last about a season of around 10,000k`s without showing dirt then i usally just buy another car or in so my vote AEM ---
**Author:** ![rogerthat240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rogerthat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rogerthat240)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/10 "2009-03-13T20:47:08Z")
> [@FS: 5 piece wood dinette set](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-5-piece-wood-dinette-set/20502/10): > > Ahmad dont fuck this thread lol:420::blah: look who’s talking. Either contribute or stfu /thread continue ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/11 "2009-03-13T21:31:02Z")
apexi ---
**Author:** ![Skinny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skinny/32/5584_2.png) [@Skinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skinny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/12 "2009-03-13T22:17:00Z")
never had a problem with k&n love em… apexi is good. and the ARC are damn expensive… what is your price range that would help to give you a better idea. ---
**Author:** ![Wongger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Wongger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wongger)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/13 "2009-03-13T22:43:31Z")
I just get cheap k&n ones. Get the ones with the whole in the middle. Those are the best. They have the best sound to them. ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/14 "2009-03-14T04:43:04Z")
Apexi And I happen to have one for sale - but it’s not JDM…so it definitely does not appeal to SON. ---
**Author:** ![91S131](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91s131/32/5732_2.png) [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/15 "2009-03-14T08:04:10Z")
K&N for price, look and they sound decent ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/16 "2009-03-14T17:04:55Z")
Just run no filter… it doesn’t really make a difference… ---
**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/17 "2009-03-14T17:12:41Z")
I have an HKS on my SR, I never had a problem with it. ---
**Author:** ![RoYaL\_FLuSH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/royal_flush/32/5527_2.png) [@RoYaL\_FLuSH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RoYaL_FLuSH)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/18 "2009-03-14T22:30:08Z")
in the comparison apexi won by a large margin. the hks filtr was the poorest performing. k&n’s oil filter are supposedly detrimental to mafs. aem is a more recent application so they weren’t included in the test but review seems to be good so far. i’d like to see a head to head comparison of the apexi and aem but i’d put my money on apexi ---
**Author:** ![rogerthat240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rogerthat240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rogerthat240)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/19 "2009-03-15T07:32:53Z")
FYI there is a new K&n with an open design not tested, but it’s universal fit, dunno… just throwing that out there. It is not like the older K&N’s… called x series or something ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557/20 "2009-03-19T14:56:05Z")
AEM is what use on my S14 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-intake-filter/122557.md?page=2)