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!
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.
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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!
Well.... let me tell you this, from the introduction, your voice tone alllllllll the way to the end is Abbbbbbsulotly 100% amazing. keep it up and i wish you all the best.
Thank you! We need more of these to cut through the crap of marketing and OEM requirements and the constantly changing quality unfortunately especially since covid shuffled everything up.
Glad you're still putting out videos! Hopefully you'll keep growing, you're doing excellent work that is simplified for the masses but pleases my inner nerd.
@@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
@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.
@@JamesLPlummer The project farm test was done incorrectly, he just threw the dirt onto the filter. That's going to clog up a filter in a way it was not intended and be inaccurate results. So now gravity and airflow are going to pull dirt through.
You serious have the best videos on RUclips for this topic. Thanks to you I use the amsoil oil filter and I’ve always used wix air filter so I’ll keep using. Thank you very much!!
My experience with Beck Arnley is that they usually just put their box around other suppliers' parts. Usually they're good suppliers, sometimes oems, but I guess not necessarily all the time. Bought some brake pads that were made by TRW.
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.
Call me crazy but I think I'm buying Fram, just for air filters, from now on. It was in the top three for all three tests. And it's made in the US. Can't say that for any other.
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.
Great video. Verry informative. But the masses want to know: K&N or paper. Maybe you could consider including K&N's filters. They have both dry and oiled filters. And the Select dry filters are fairly cheap, especially for K&N.
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!
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.
My last car was a 1995 Sidekick, which I drove for 2 decades. The air filter, like some Suzuki parts are more expensive , about $40 CDN. So I resisted changing it. I learned from desert people to just take out the filter and blast it with compressed air and then check it with a trouble lamp., I do it every year. Half way through about a decade, it had well over 200,000 km on it, I gave in and bought a new filter. Now , with my Toyotas, I added some A/C filter wool just before the filter as rough first stage, and I intend the OEM filter to last for life. I do not drive in dusty areas or desert much. I do the same to the cabin air filter. If you are foolish (or rich) enough at the dealer to authorize cabin filter service, they will ding you for $60, 70 extra. In the old days , well before year 2000, there was no such thing as cabin filters, and I have not heard of anyone who died breathing unfiltered air. In the military maybe at war when they need their NBC filter (Nuke , bio and Chemical) To get more bucks, dealers are also paying more attention to the age of tires, brake fluid, trans fluids etc. The only one left out of the money tree were the mechanics.
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!
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
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.
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!
Ive used the ecogard filter in my car for 2 years quite and it works fine. My MAF is always clean and my car's performance hasnt had any major problems. Quality is really good too. I use genuine oil filters for the engine, though.
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 !
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
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Excellent testing as usual, guys. Some feedback - I would have liked to see a better breakdown of the filtering performance. From the graph, it looks like you plotted multiple sizes over time. I found it interesting how some stores it out more than others. Also, I would have really liked to know the counts on larger particles. Keep up the great work!
Would be really nice if they had to disclose some of these performance characteristics like they do for HVAC filters. But then they wouldnt be able to lie I mean market their way out of it. Like HVAC ones are a commodity product with documented characteristics. You pay more you get more objective tested filtration. I think some even say their pressure drop. Idk if thats required.
Can’t believe you have ecogard. They sell these religiously at Pepboys. And imo I’ve always thought they were pretty good in quality. It’s good to know they aren’t all that great yet you pay so much to get it done
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!
Yall should do the XGA Fram air filter since they differ trom the extra guard and the dry K&N (Select) air filter maybe even STP (Blue)/STP (Premium/Red) and SuperTech ones as-well
Thank you so much. Really appreciate your support!. Comparing OEMs vs OEMs is very hard since for example Honda wouldn't make a filter for the G35 we are using.
Just watched Project Farm's video about air filters. The WIX is a great all around air filter. But you also forgot about STP and SuperTech airfilters. I wonder if they're good since I have one in my car.
If in any doubt which is best.. stick to what the manufacturers use for your vehicle.. Yes it maybe more restrictive.. but at least you ain't gonna end up damaging your engine through poor filtration.. By this I mean letting in a lot of foreign objects due to the material of the filter..
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.
When you do this type of testing it would be so cool to see you throw a random OEM filter in just to give us some food for thought. I.E Honda, Toyota ETC.
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.
If fram puts up respectable numbers then it should be better than for use "in a pinch." If you had stated that it was second worse in the 5g dust test then that would be better justification. As someone else pointed out, a summary chart would help the viewer digest all the test info.
You should always test an OEM real genuine original filter from the dealer for whatever car you are testing as a control - not an "equivalent" or "the same manufacturer" but an actual genuine one.
if you take the filter completely off, you will win in every category except 1. proving the only important test is the ability to filter small particles. The Beck/Arnley is the winner by far.
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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!
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@@BrandRanksjust curious, as the engine and filter vibrates, does this affect filtration?
Just subbed, thanks for the research!
@@labpartnerlpI was told that it does. But I don’t know that for fact.
I was also told, that is actually how k&n filters the air 🤷♂️
@labpartnerlp Not unless you have a very dirty filter which means change it anyway. The vibration is irrelevant and essentially the same you feel.
Now time for cabin filters
YES PLEASE
I nominate motorcraft filters for worst one.
Buy the cheap no name cabin filters. Cars used to not even have these, it’s not performance based.
The only thing you missed, was the chart at the end to summarize all the testing. Thanks guys!
Like Project Farm!
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
It would be interesting to see the results of OEM filters like AC Delco and Motorcraft.
I don't remember who makes what, but I've read about their OEM suppliers (Ford and GM).
Yes please test Nissan oem filters please
"An American Brand Made in China" 😂
What a superb video. Subscribed rightaway.
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Absolutely love this channel!
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...
BOUT TIME! Y’all are on par with Project Farm (who I love), put out more videos like this!
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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!
They answered you but didn't change a thing.
I’ve been a Purolator/WIX guy for about as long as I can remember, and I avoid Fram at all costs!! It looks like my dad taught me well!👍😉😄
You guys make nerdy shit look cool! Keep up the good work!!
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Thanks for doing these tests👍
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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
Well.... let me tell you this, from the introduction, your voice tone alllllllll the way to the end is Abbbbbbsulotly 100% amazing.
keep it up and i wish you all the best.
Thank you for your support!
Thank you! We need more of these to cut through the crap of marketing and OEM requirements and the constantly changing quality unfortunately especially since covid shuffled everything up.
Glad you're still putting out videos! Hopefully you'll keep growing, you're doing excellent work that is simplified for the masses but pleases my inner nerd.
Thanks, you went through a lot of effort to get solid data. Hopefully your channel takes off and gets the attention it deserves!
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I like the format of your comparison videos. I hope this channel grows and posts more often.
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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!
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@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
@@JamesLPlummer The project farm test was done incorrectly, he just threw the dirt onto the filter. That's going to clog up a filter in a way it was not intended and be inaccurate results. So now gravity and airflow are going to pull dirt through.
You serious have the best videos on RUclips for this topic. Thanks to you I use the amsoil oil filter and I’ve always used wix air filter so I’ll keep using. Thank you very much!!
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Appreciate the effort you guys put in to test these products. Getting addicted to your channel
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! Really means a lot to read this!
Great work for a small channel. I've been subbed since your first oil filter video. Keep crushing.
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the quality of the videos you put out are on par with some of the best on youtube. these are great tests and i can't wait to see more!
Huge engineering kudos to you from this automotive validation engineer.
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Fram makes an air filter called the Ultra. It claims its good for up to 40,000 miles. Would love to see that one tested.
I’ve always used the fram xg line of filters all around. Makes the decision easy and for the price I’ve never had an issue with their performance.
My experience with Beck Arnley is that they usually just put their box around other suppliers' parts. Usually they're good suppliers, sometimes oems, but I guess not necessarily all the time. Bought some brake pads that were made by TRW.
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.
Thank you so much. Appreciate your support as always!
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.
Naw. Premium price for a trash filter.
@@LordAfrocious I disagree. The OEM is normally better than aftermarket.
At least in the filtration side of it.
@@LordAfrocious point of test is to see what you are getting but not compared to genuine option, half a test.
@@wheeman999 I'm not saying you're wrong... but what brand car are you driving??
You guys earned a sub! High quality pal
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!
Absolutely love your videos! Keep making them. Ill keep watching them.
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Call me crazy but I think I'm buying Fram, just for air filters, from now on. It was in the top three for all three tests. And it's made in the US. Can't say that for any other.
Considering the price, the airflow, the filtering capacity, and where it's made, I'm going with the Fram.
Cool! I like your air filter testing machine. 1:02 "Purolator. An American brand since 1923. Made in China." 3:21 God Bless America! :)
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Thank you Sir, For this valuable information. With the price of vehicle's today, we want our engines to last long. May God bless you.
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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
Rock Auto. Buy two, shipping is where they get ya
Great test video guys. I'm glad to see my preferred Wix filter doing a great job on this test. Keep up the great work.
Great video. Verry informative. But the masses want to know: K&N or paper. Maybe you could consider including K&N's filters. They have both dry and oiled filters. And the Select dry filters are fairly cheap, especially for K&N.
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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!
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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.
My last car was a 1995 Sidekick, which I drove for 2 decades. The air filter, like some Suzuki parts are more expensive , about $40 CDN. So I resisted changing it. I learned from desert people to just take out the filter and blast it with compressed air and then check it with a trouble lamp., I do it every year. Half way through about a decade, it had well over 200,000 km on it, I gave in and bought a new filter. Now , with my Toyotas, I added some A/C filter wool just before the filter as rough first stage, and I intend the OEM filter to last for life. I do not drive in dusty areas or desert much. I do the same to the cabin air filter. If you are foolish (or rich) enough at the dealer to authorize cabin filter service, they will ding you for $60, 70 extra. In the old days , well before year 2000, there was no such thing as cabin filters, and I have not heard of anyone who died breathing unfiltered air. In the military maybe at war when they need their NBC filter (Nuke , bio and Chemical) To get more bucks, dealers are also paying more attention to the age of tires, brake fluid, trans fluids etc. The only one left out of the money tree were the mechanics.
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
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.
Keep the good stuff coming!
Will do. Thank you so much for your support!
This channel rocks
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YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE YOUR SHOW AND TESTING!!!!!!!!!
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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!
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Rock Auto. But they make you pay for shipping so buy two to make it worth it.
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.
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This channel is awesome!
Great to see this! Thank you so much for your support and kind words.
Great work! Can't wait for the oiled k&n stats
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Their airflow is better, but they don’t capture nearly as much as even the cheapest paper filter.
Ive used the ecogard filter in my car for 2 years quite and it works fine. My MAF is always clean and my car's performance hasnt had any major problems. Quality is really good too. I use genuine oil filters for the engine, though.
I just bought the Purolator, so I was hoping it was good. Next time maybe I should try WIX. I love these videos.
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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 !
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
K&N is not a good filter.
Project Farm has a vid showong what you want
@@LordAfrocious okay ty so I was correct . You're a paid SHILL with no soul and disgusting.
Calibrated dust. Love it.
bro you are the next in line to project farm this is awesome stuff
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This channel has the ability to become a multimillion subbed channel
Sigue asi man, te felicito. always satisfactory
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I picked up a WIX 46116 Racing Filters Air Filter Panel for my Exploder!
Well worth the wait
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Another good video guys. Should test the dyno with no air filter for a baseline. Looking forward to performance filter testing next.
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It needs a chart at the end aka project farm.
Wix has long made excellent filters so no real surprise here. I am surprised how well the Amazon filter did.
Excellent testing as usual, guys.
Some feedback - I would have liked to see a better breakdown of the filtering performance. From the graph, it looks like you plotted multiple sizes over time. I found it interesting how some stores it out more than others. Also, I would have really liked to know the counts on larger particles.
Keep up the great work!
Your testing box is so well done.
Please try aftermarket ones too like TRD or K&N. Also Cone ones too, like AEM or Injen.
Would be really nice if they had to disclose some of these performance characteristics like they do for HVAC filters. But then they wouldnt be able to lie I mean market their way out of it. Like HVAC ones are a commodity product with documented characteristics. You pay more you get more objective tested filtration. I think some even say their pressure drop. Idk if thats required.
Can’t believe you have ecogard. They sell these religiously at Pepboys. And imo I’ve always thought they were pretty good in quality. It’s good to know they aren’t all that great yet you pay so much to get it done
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!
Can you test inline fuel filters for small engines? Im curious what style and brand works well
Awesome vid! Keep them coming ! Curious how well the higher performance filters do such as AFE, AEM, K&N , and Green filters compare.
We will be testing some performance filters. Thank you for watching and supporting us.
Yall should do the XGA Fram air filter since they differ trom the extra guard and the dry K&N (Select) air filter maybe even STP (Blue)/STP (Premium/Red) and SuperTech ones as-well
Thank for the suggestion and for watching!
It has been a long time awaiting a new video from you guys
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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
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I buy the cheap amazon ones for my Toyota and it does a great job. No problem or isses.
Another great video! I'd love to see performance filters like an oiled K&N and dryflow like AEM compared to these.
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Nice! First time viewer and subbed right away, love the content
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Such an awesome channel. Testing against an OEM filter would have been cool too
Thank you so much. Really appreciate your support!. Comparing OEMs vs OEMs is very hard since for example Honda wouldn't make a filter for the G35 we are using.
Great stuff thank you!
Just watched Project Farm's video about air filters. The WIX is a great all around air filter.
But you also forgot about STP and SuperTech airfilters. I wonder if they're good since I have one in my car.
This channel is interesting.
I just subscribed it.
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great video!
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Great video!
I wonder how O'Reilly's Auto parts name brand Microgard will test?
Master guard is manufactured by Fram last I checked.
Did anyone notice that Beck & Arnley gives most performance in low to mid range? Its the range we use normally in daily driving.
Please do a K&N filter. Thank you guys for doing these videos.
Yes, we will be doing K&N on the next video. Thank you so much for watching and supporting us!
If in any doubt which is best.. stick to what the manufacturers use for your vehicle.. Yes it maybe more restrictive.. but at least you ain't gonna end up damaging your engine through poor filtration.. By this I mean letting in a lot of foreign objects due to the material of the filter..
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
When you do this type of testing it would be so cool to see you throw a random OEM filter in just to give us some food for thought. I.E Honda, Toyota ETC.
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I just switched to the K&N dry stock replacements
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.
Thank you so much for watching!. Yeah the Wix was great. Those oiled filters tend to do that.
If fram puts up respectable numbers then it should be better than for use "in a pinch." If you had stated that it was second worse in the 5g dust test then that would be better justification. As someone else pointed out, a summary chart would help the viewer digest all the test info.
Why stay away for the Ecoguard? Very good filtering performance, good power, and cheap. The only thing it didn't do well is dirt capacity.
You should always test an OEM real genuine original filter from the dealer for whatever car you are testing as a control - not an "equivalent" or "the same manufacturer" but an actual genuine one.
Awesome video. Thank you.
I love this channel. It's legitimate testing not some bumpkin on a farm. Nicely done. Really love these videos.
if you take the filter completely off, you will win in every category except 1. proving the only important test is the ability to filter small particles. The Beck/Arnley is the winner by far.
I do an Amazon subscription, and change it whenever it comes in
That's a great idea! Thanks for watching