Engineers Test Best Car Air Filters for 2024
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We tested 6 engine air filters to see which one was the best. From their ability to filter out contaminants to their capacity and impact to your car's performance. We are diving deep to see what makes these filters tick. So if you want to find out which one takes the crown, then stick around. #engineairfilter #airfilter #test
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Every 4 months this channel reminds me it exists. Such high quality content from such a small channel. Hope ya grow cuz I want more content!
I know... We wish we could post more, very hard to balance a full time job. We hope to grow as well so we can do this full time and put more content out there for you guys. Thank you for supporting us and always watching. It keeps us motivated!
@@BrandRanksjust curious, as the engine and filter vibrates, does this affect filtration?
Wow, this video was an unexpected surprise! Thank you!
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I was just checking if they had videos out yesterday. I’m so happy
Outstanding! When you solicited comments on this upcoming test, I suggested that you make sure that you design the test so that the dust is suspended in air as it is drawn into the filter, the way it would be in an actual car. All the other tests I have seen on YT have just dropped the contaminants onto the filter surface, which is not at all representative of the challenges a filter will have to overcome in an actual vehicle. I am not sure if my suggestion played a role in your decision to do the test as you did, but either way, you did a fantastic job!
Of course we read your comment! Thank you for bringing it up.We did tons of research into this testing to ensure it was as close as possible to the ISO standard test. Really appreciate all your suggestions and feedback. You support is immensely important to us!
Thanks for doing these tests👍
Thank you!! For watching and supporting our channel.
Would love to see k&n oiled filters too
Yes! Coming up on the next video! Thanks for watching
@@transgrl lol yah but no one I know maintenance that filter right
@@ashishpatel350 I clean my cone one every 12 months or so, apparently they can go for longer but what's the point in letting it get dirty when it's for performance
@@transgrl you might be one of the few most of those filters are barely even oiled
@@ashishpatel350 oil screws up map sensors,I had one in a PT cruiser,it would idle rough,plus they filter poorly,I wouldn't use one in a car,period.
These videos are gold! Keep making these guys!
Thank you so much for the support. It really means a lot to us that you enjoyed the video.
Wow! Thats quite the testing rig! I've used wix more than anything else and they seem good. Now i know. All these videos have been great
From my studies, the best engine air filter is the one that actually gets replaced.
Questionable new filters are better than old filters already caked with debris.
Wow, excellent work as always! Putting out this level of quality and effort into test rigs and video production definitely takes time with a small team, but the hard work shows!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Definitely a lot of work with just 2 of us and full time engineering jobs, but we enjoy putting videos out for you guys and comment alike yours keep us motivated so really appreciate you took the time to write this!
Also surprised you didn't use the factory filter. I would assume you can readily get OEM stuff from dealers over there?
True a comparison to the genuine part these filters replace would help people.
Sweet! Another BR video! Always look forward to them. Keep up the great work.🤙
thank you so much for your support! working on the next one. performance air filters!
I would love to see you test the AEM Dryflow versus the old performance standby, the K&N.
The K&N has long been the standard for anyone looking to upgrade, but the tests (with the flawed "drop the dirt on the filter" methodology) that have been published thus far (Project Farm and others) have shown it to not be so good. This is why I do not have a K&N in my beloved Mustangs. I have instead gone for the AEM Dryflow, a cleanable lifetime filter that does not need oiling, and that is supposed to filter much better than the K&N. I would love to know how it stacks up in your superior test method.
Also, since the K&N and Dryflow are washable, I would also like to know how well they filter after repeated cleanings. Does the filtering ability decline as the cleaning process removes fibers (something that has been rumored with the K&N)?
Incidentally, I believe AEM is owned by K&N, which makes it rather interesting. If I were AEM, I would be marketing my product as having much better protection than K&N while still producing great airflow... but they would not want to harm the sales of their best selling K&N brand!
All amazing suggestions and yes we will be testing AEM and KN both dry and oiled. Very excited to share he results in the next video. Thank you again for all you do and suggestions you make on every video!
@@BrandRanksKN is Garbo. Try greenfilter.
To me the way project farm did it, just dropping the dirt onto the filter directly, invalidates the test. that's not how air filters work and k&n was not designed to work that way either! I'm excited to see these guys test it correctly!
I've bought 3 or 4 AEM dryflow cones in the past 2-3 months and their quality control is horrible. Creases and scratches along the filter media and loose rubber on the inside. I used a dryflow on my car the past 1000 or so miles and there is build up of fine dust on the rubber couplers. It's very fine almost like a powder, but I've never seen this with the OEM paper filter.
I'm wondering if AEMs quality and filtering abilities have gone downhill since k&n bought them out. My girlfriend has an AFE pro dry s on her intake and when you hold it up to the light next to the AEM dryflow the AFE is noticeably more dense and there are no tiny pinholes in the media like with the dryflow. It seems to be a challenge to find a washable filter that filters as good as the OEM paper filters
@@BrandRanksplease test the AFE pro dry as well. The AFE pro dry and AEM dryflow seem to be the best "high performance" filters you can buy when it comes to filtering ability
Great work! Can't wait for the oiled k&n stats
Great video! Love the thorough testing process! Wix's performance was impressive, and it's clear why they took the top spot. Your comparisons and explanations made it easy to understand the differences between each filter.
Very interesting video! Next time try to test: the Mahle Original, the Alco, the Champion and the Hengst. They had very good results at Sergiu Gabor's RUclips channel test. Keep up with the good work!
Thank you so much for the suggestions! And yes great video by Sergio! Appreciate your support.
BOUT TIME! Y’all are on par with Project Farm (who I love), put out more videos like this!
Such an awesome channel. Testing against an OEM filter would have been cool too
bro you are the next in line to project farm this is awesome stuff
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching, glad you enjoyed.
Keep the good stuff coming!
Will do. Thank you so much for your support!
Thanks for posting. I started using the Wix a while back and love the filters. Not sure where you got the Wix filter for that price. I paid nearly $30 for mine!
Of course! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel. It means a lot! You should try Rockauto! They have great deals there sometimes.
Great testing. Just put Purolators in both my 4runners this week, but the wix and purolators are over $20 for my vehicles locally and amazon. It's crazy.
Wowww those are some crazy prices! Check out rock auto maybe. Thanks for watching!
@@BrandRanks Just checked rock auto... Much cheaper. Thanks
thats why you stick with OEM for things like Air filter, as you can count on the engine to run properly with the air filter/flow designed for it.
Another good video guys. Should test the dyno with no air filter for a baseline. Looking forward to performance filter testing next.
Thank you for the recommendation and for always supporting the channel.
Well worth the wait
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Awesome testing! The dyno tests were above and beyond. Thanks so much for the effort and sharing the results. It would be great to include the OE Nissan/Infiniti filter to see how the aftermarket compare.
Looking forward to the next video. I got an AEM filter so I'm invested. Just bought some puralator boss oil filters for my next oil change.
Yes! Excited to share the results in the next video. Appreciate your support and for watching!
Sigue asi man, te felicito. always satisfactory
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An American Brand since 1923!
(Made in China)
You should test filters from RockAuto
Thank you so much for always watching our videos and supporting us. Some of these were from Rock auto. But yes we will be testing the Spectre in the next video.
RockAuto doesn't make filters...
Now time for cabin filters
YES PLEASE
Can’t wait to see how AC Delco does! I’m sure they’re made by someone else anyway. Great video! Keep em coming 😊
@ProjectFarm (similar channel to Brand Ranks) did a good video on air filters years ago that led me to pick Wix as a balance of performance and projection, I'm curious how this test will compare to that one. I think more viewers of both channels should be checking the other channel out. I drive a lot, I typically change my air filter every 10K miles, or every 4 months. EDIT: After watching, I see that my previous choice has been justified.
I can't imagine a viewer that has found this particular channel but doesn't know about Project Farm
It has been a long time awaiting a new video from you guys
I know! It's hard to balance full time jobs and YT, appreciate your support and for watching, it keeps us motivated to keep doing this.
Can you please try testing a
Reusable stainless steel oil filter
Engines are Air-Pumps! I have always used Fram Extra-guard and my oil analysis results always show 0 insoluble in the oil indicating excellent air filtration. K&N Oiled filters are the WORST for air filtration. Also I think you have an error in your char... You have 10um 0.5 um (instead of 5.0 um) and then 2.5 um and 1.0 um. I think you made a typo, but otherwise great video!
Greta video!!!! Very thorough, especially the dyno. Would like a clarification on the dyno if each test had the same engine temp and engine heat soak?
great video!
Thank you so much. It means a lot to us to read this in the comments.
3:25 "Made in China" and SLAP! 😅😂
Basially, use the fram change it often. Filters good, best performance at the cost of not great capacity, but cheap, so change it often.
Indeed really good filter. Thank for watching and supporting our channel!
Except nobody changes filters often and it can be a pain on many cars. Better to buy the Wix and sleep easy.
@@LTVoyager I mean, you only loose performance if you do that.
If you are obsessed with performance, then change your damn filter.
@@oncrei My focus is on engine life, not performance, as is the focus for 99% of car owners.
i do it around2- 3 years. mostly because i forget.
As long as your not driving tons of miles every year, I don't see an issue with that. Thanks for watching!
Another great video! I'd love to see performance filters like an oiled K&N and dryflow like AEM compared to these.
Coming soon in the next video. Thank you so much for your support!
Brand Ranks is precision Project Farms ❤️ Both goats 🐐
Thank you so much for the support. It keeps us motivated to keep making more videos.
Good video. I’m currently using a Fram Ultra 9683 that is supposed to last 4 years or 40,000 miles. Reasonably priced at Walmart. It’s holding up well, but I change it once a year anyway. I’m considering an STP SA9683 and wonder if any good? It’s $14.15 at Auto Zone if also buying an STP oil filter and 5 quarts of oil at the same time.
Wix has long made excellent filters so no real surprise here. I am surprised how well the Amazon filter did.
Awesome video. Thank you.
I wonder how O'Reilly's Auto parts name brand Microgard will test?
Master guard is manufactured by Fram last I checked.
Good reviews. I've pretty much gone to WIX for my vehicle's maintenance though currently have a K&N on my '31 Ford's 5.0 engine simply because that was the only available 12" oval at 4" height 2-3 years ago. That one will be scrapped soon for a dry version as even the small amount of oil on it has coated the carb choke plate.
For filtering performance, you really need a pulsing pressure/flow mimicking the actual air flow in an intake. There's some good info on why K&N cotton filters work better in practice than on static filtering tests due to this phenomenon. It would be interesting to see the filtering results under such conditions. If you plan to add premium filters to the test, then please look into how to mimic those characteristics.
Thank you for the suggestions. We were trying our best to mimic ISO standard testing like the one performed by K&N. Appreciate your support
Great video! Could you also test other filter brands like K&N, Carquest premium, Fram drive, Fram titanium and Fram ultra air that I just recently seen at Walmart and is supposed to be Frams best engine air filter. Would like to see how that compares to the wix and purlator. Can you also test cabin air filters and engine coolant and windshield wiper fluid and brake fluid for future videos? Love your videos, keep up the good work!
Also is there any way you can go back to oil filters and test a by pass oil filter?
I use one of those K&N reusable engine air filters, specifically 33-2443, I'd like to see how those do after you "wash" them
Great idea! Thank you so much for watching
I've got a V8 SUV now so top-end performance isn't my No.1 priority, I Love using Purolator or Wix as filters.
As for changing I inspect every oil change, Toyota calls for every 30k miles but I find 15-20k to be more accurate.
love the video
I honestly spend for the quality filters because of the gasket media rather than the filter media.
Sometimes cheap ones have really wonky dimensions/density, ie. won't seal or air box tabs are a fight to get back in place.
Would love to see premium air filter like K&N or other no-oiling high flow comparison please. And even the results against these traditional air filters just tested. Amazing video !
If you want sand/dirt mixed with air in your engine, buy a K&N
They are close to useless as a filter
K&N and similar filters DESTROY engines!
My engine got a bad oil consumption and some smoke after 2 years and looking in the intake it was sand everywhere!
Might just as well remove the filter all together....
It is GARBAGE at filtering and still about the exactly same pressure drop as a proper high pleat filter since it has much more surface area for the paper filters
@@tullgutten it's moderately better than a wool sock for filtering
K&N is not a good filter.
A good test would be OEM vs aftermarket like these wix and such. I know K&N will be a good test and with the increased airflow less filtration but the oil makes up for that and can trap more but I’m still curious after you guys do the testing. The OEM filters people use because it should be the best since that’s what the car comes with but at a higher price so to find out if it’s even worth spending done the money for the name.
Might have been nice to include the OEM air filters since many owners go to their dealer for service
I do an Amazon subscription, and change it whenever it comes in
You should had done a test with the filters brand new as a base test in the Dyno and then the filters packed with dust to see how they will affect engine performance, horse power and what will happen if changing the air filters is neglected
Please test cabin air filters next
K&N need tested !
As a fellow software and firmware, please make a side video of how you constructed all of this
Great test. I have been using the Purolator One, but now they are making them in China I am done with them.
Would love to see euro brands like bosch ,mahle, mann etc...
Very much enjoy your engineering approach to testing products. For air filters, the capacity is interesting but I would be very interested in how much dirt an average air filter actually collects in a year. I would doubt it would be anywhere close to what you show as the capacity for even the worst filter.
Would LOVE to see this done with washable/oiled filters like k&n!
Yes we will be testing them in our next video! Thanks for watching
With your video, it seems to me that Fram and the Wix are the best. It's a shame that I cant put a Fram in my Vstrom...
Man I thought ecogard was decent since they at least match the pleat count for the vehicles I was shopping for and they were like $15.
Great video. Why not compare them with K&N, the benchmark of the performance filters?
Rock catcher
On the dyno I hope the coolant and oil temp and trans temp were the same on every run.
Good job thx
Are cabin air filters next on the list to be tested?
We will be testing Performance air filters next, but that video should come quicker, since we already performed the test. Afterwards, we have several in the works and cabin air filters is one of them! Thank you so much for watching and supporting our channel!
Don’t forget HEPA
@@BrandRanks I like how you broke down the numbers in this video versus your other videos. Keep up the great videos.
@@l... I would like to see a house brand test between O'Reilly's, Advance Auto parts, Napa, AutoZone. To see which house brand performs the best versus name brand.
@@JWbabyshark Thanks for the feedback! Always looking to improve for you guys!
Nice work on the test rig and specialized dust. I'm not buying the Dyno results though. Engine is an air pump so HP should follow air flow results. Most likely a Dyno consistency issue with oil, coolant, and air temps impacting the results and not the filter.
Just out of curiosity, I'd like to see a 3D Printed oil bath air cleaner thrown into these tests. Ive always been curious about their filtering characteristics compared to modern paper filters, and how much of an intake restriction they are (if at all)
Exciting new testing on this channel!
If you take suggestions, I would like to see K&N, Mahle, and Bosch too.
International audience here... please indicate unit of pressure you are using, PSI or what ? I dont think you can call it as differential pressure when using only 1 sensor port and not both. Thank you, excellent test as always.
Can't believe you left out K&N! Great video tho.
Because k& N has a hard time even catching a boulder
Checkout project farm’s test on air filter he basically ran the same test with K&N part of the test. Basically K&N won the air flow test performance/acceleration but the worst protecting your Engine. What you want is balance and that’s what Wix won Project Farm’s test.
I love the channel, but before you give up on the oil filter filters, please test a Mopar!
Probably very similar if not exactly the same to Motorcraft, they're both made by Purolator/Wix.
I have an idea you can try out, it shall be interesting and easy to test, you can test spark plugs, check resistance, and start too increase the gap and see what happens, put the spark plug in a compressed container and increase the pressure from 150 psi to 300 psi and check what happens, be careful anything above 80 psi it shall be very well build and remember to test the vessel to 1.5 times your maximum test press.
Please could you try and do more test using some of Australia's favorite filter brand RYCO. Should pick up more subs and views from Down Under.
Cooper and Wesfil are 2 other brand trusted by us Aussie's.
Put them in against your top American performers for us to see what we are really getting.
The Ryco oil filters come in Standard or Syntec quailty, seeing both would be cool!
Ryco Cabin filters come in, Standard, Carbon Activated OR N99.
Thank you so much for your suggestion! Ryco is so hard to get here, no shipping. will attempt for future testing. Thanks for watching!
@@BrandRanks Perhaps if you cant get an Ebay seller OR one of our Auto store chains to post to the US, I could help.
Or just come for a holiday and ship some home
Please add AEM to the aftermarket testing
We will for our next video! Thanks for watching
Curious, why are you guys wearing full face masks to replace the filters during the dyno run? Contamination thing?
No, its because we were 8 hours at the Dyno doing test after test and the ventilation was not great so the emissions started to bother us.
How did you not get a k&n filter
You must be putting out subliminal messaging because I was just thinking about this channel yesterday wondering when the next upload would be.
I generally have been using OEM filters for my newer car and Purolators for my older cars. Could stand to change them more often, like most people I assume.
OEM air filter time? 😁
We will be testing some performance filters next, but great suggestion! Thank you for watching!
@@BrandRanks ooo AEM please!
No matter what your mileage, if your filter gets oily, change it. Paper filter + oil residue = super restrictive.
K&N wet filters are significantly worse than all filters tested due to lack of airflow resistance, aka filtering action. It breathes well, but doesnt filter.
We will find out on the next video! Thanks for watching
You should have tested a control With no filter installed.
I'd guess that 10hp is probably the margin of error, so I wouldn't base any purchase on your dyno runs. After looking at your results, I'd probably just buy the filter with the best build quality and filtering.
Your summarizing statement that "the better the filtering performance the worse it did in the engine performance test" is incorrect. The WIX was tops in filtering by quite a bit and was not appreciably behind (0.42 hp) the top-performance Fram. Using your logic, it should've been DFL. That's not my data, that's yours. If the actual dyno has a problem differentiating the two, your butt-dyno sure as hell won't.
As a fellow engineer , I really appreciate the thoroughness that you put into your testing. Keep up the great work.
Wish you tried K&N
BMC performance filter
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching
EP Auto should be recalled to rename as a screen NOT filter... 😂
Thats how you destroy and engine
That one or the K&N is engine destroyers
Should add k&n to the test since their fan boys swear by them.
Yes! We will be testing them in the next video! Thank you for watching
Project Farm ran the same test with K&N. K&N did very well in air flow the best on project farm’s test but the worst protecting your engine. Basically he said there is trade off between air flow and protection. What you want is balanced and thats were Wix won the project farm’s test.
I appreciate the effort you put into all of this, but I do have to point out that your inclusion of a chassis dyno was problematic (and likely done for clicks more than for science). Importantly, your results fall within a margin of error. When dealing with a chassis dyno you have to take into account air temperature, engine temperature, humidity, drivetrain temperature and tire temperature/pressure. Even after all of that there's the equipment itself and its inherent margin of error. In summary, 2-3hp isn't really meaningful here. More importantly, peak hp isn't as valuable as total hp under a curve, as we don't drive around at redline with the throttle pinned.
Again, appreciate the effort, but unless you can demonstrate you've controlled variables and your gain is outside the margin of error then chassis dyno tests aren't really meaningful.
On the plus side I thought the capacity test was meaningful and controlled. Ideally, you would take into account how moisture and water can impact certain paper elements once exposed, but I suspect you were already exhausted by the dry testing.
Suggestion- make the video a bit longer and explain some of your results a bit more throughly, as well as the reason for choosing a certain methodology. Your market for these types of videos isn't the general public anyway- too fringe of a topic.
No K&N?
Coming up in the next video! Thank you so much for watching
all that work and no OEM or premium filters? cmon
Sakura
Every 30k miles...comes out slightly dirty.😊
Bosch
Thanks for the suggestion and for watching!