I've always preffered K&N, standard or a UniFilter "sock filter" over a standard filter for off road... Can't say I've used many of the others (apart from a Ramflo once), so I just wanted to see what everyone else was using. And if I'm lucky, if any of you guys have tried the "Pipercross" or "itg" filters.

Not just curious about High flow performance filters though, so even if you've got a special filtration system for off road treks aswell I'd like to hear about it.

Just thought it would make for a interesting topic and hopefully a reference for anyone else who's interested.

cheers

Oh and heres a list of the common ones if you just want to copy and paste it and put your name next to it rather than writing a post. If I've missed a common one and you want to add it be my guest



Coopers

RamFlo

Genuine Unipart Filter (or standard be it Ryco or whatever)

itg

Pipercross

K&N

Airhogg, run both the clubsport and the Bastard Smurf with em, nothin to do with minis tho
They get dirty , i hose em off, too easy

i have a ramflo. haven't driven it so can't know how well it performs in comparison to standard

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1975 Leyland Mini: 1060cc - resto/ ex-hsc project.

i run ramflows in both my cars so i cant really comment them against others, but they doing aiight!

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-jamie-
1963morris 850
1965 solid side van
1994 rover racecar

Originally started with Ramflo's until the foam filters fell to pieces,then went to ram tubes and the sock filters(RED ones as they are faster!!)-which I will have to sell soon. Now running with K&N's

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Had K&N, then Ramflow, now ram tubes with red Unifilter socks.

That's the way I rate them in order of performance too, except I think the Ramflow actually did the best job of removing dust particles.

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Don't you mean worst???

The standard Ramflo element is crap. Chaning to a Unifilter element helps.

The Moke currently has a big elbow on the carb and a green cotton pod filter. It seems to work okay and sounds great!

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

You run tennis socks on your car don't you?

I run ram tubes and red uni's, I like their ease of cleaning and oiling, makes it cheap too.

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68 Mini
70 Moke

I'm running these. They take a standard Ryco element, and have stubstacks cast into the mounting flange.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

Just to clarify: K&N < Ramflow < Unifilter socks

The tennis sweat bands are on the master cylinders Smarty

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Too many cars, and too little time.

Not having a `weber box' I use a Ramflo filter on the 45 Dellorto, with Unifilter LNX400 foam in it.
These foams are good- much less restriction than the originals, they don't fall to bits, and (if oiled with Unifilter oil) they collect lots of road muck too.
At around $9 each, they are excellent value.

I used to use Finer Filter foams, but they got bought out years ago by Unifilter.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Piper X here and have had it for 5-6 years. Always cleaned up and oil easy. Filter has only just died and had to replace it. I'd get one again but I have a spare Ramflo for the Van so Ill give it a go

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

ram tube with Redline sock filter.

It probably doesn't filter but looks good!

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1964 Morris 850, 1330 Supercharged - 81.8hp atws.
1975 Leyland Mini S 1100S powered - Nice and reliable.
1977 Leyland Mini LS - Project LS-T

K&N replacement filter in a RSP Cooper aif filter housing.

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No speakers, no bodykits, no six-inch spacers, no spak filler, no bullshit

I've had ramflo for years, and have replaced a couple of elements.

The best dirtying i gave one was in a day of khanacross, the car didn't loose too much power but at the end the filter was a dusty dome on the carb with a bunch of tiny holes, inside it was pure, just oily foam, it kept the dirt out good.

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Dean Hutton's first car was a Mini.