I will buy an air filter for my 07 octavia RS. Which one do you prefer ? I want to buy the best performing one .

Thanks

Which engine? TFSi or TDi

It's a bit of a matter of choice to be honest, everyone will have their own preference.

Are you after a replacement panel or full intake kit?

There's minimal performance improvement with a panel filter and little variation between the different types. I use a Pipercross foam filter

Thanks ... it's a 2.0 tfsi

Hi

There is Pipercross air filters and a few Cotton gauze ones

We do K&N and also Jetex

The foam ones when first fitted will not give as much air flow as the cotton gauze ones

But after a few miles , 500ish the foam filter will give better air flow

This is down to how the particals are filterd

I had a Pipercross one fitted on my car and saw an average of 4MPG more on my Fabia

We do the Pipercross ones at £28 + VAT

Awesome > Golf Mk 5 2.0 FSI Turbo 11/04 -

Then we do K&N at £35 + VAT

Awesome > Golf 5 2.0T 05>

Or if you have any questions , please feel free to ask

Sarah

I use a green panel filter in my 07 tfsi and it does seem to give a slightly better pull at higher revs.

However it isn't warranted to use these higher revs (5k+) unless you are booting it or having a loony moment, so there ultimate usage is somewhat limited.

I'd still put one in any car I could though. lol.

I've got a K&N replacement filter fitted. I noticed better throttle response and slightly better pull from mid to high revs. It was a more pronounced improvement than when I fitted a K&N into my old Civic Type-R. I'm guessing because it's Turbo vs. NA.

Some don't trust the oil based filters but I've had no issues in ~15k miles since fitted and I know the guy who owns the car parts shop I got it from... he reckons they are better than the foam based filters and sells about 10 K&N for every 1 Pipercross.

I get mine at trade price so I'm just going to get a new one every 20k rather than risk cleaning and re-oiling which I reckon could be the cause of probs as I wouldnt trust myself to get the amount of oil just right. (yes I know that's not very eco-friendly of me but it's cheaper than fixing my car)

A Green panel filter gained me all of 1bhp and no torque when done within 5 mins of testing standard and uprated filters back to back on a dyno. Took car for a drive and restarted it to see if it made any difference and back on the dyno; 1bhp over standard still.

Hope this helps you make your mind up.

Lee

A Green panel filter gained me all of 1bhp and no torque when done within 5 mins of testing standard and uprated filters back to back on a dyno. Took car for a drive and restarted it to see if it made any difference and back on the dyno; 1bhp over standard still.

Hope this helps you make your mind up.

Lee

thought id read on here that it was about 5 restarts of the car before the ECU learned its new setttings for things like this? (that last statement may be complete rubbish, it was just something I remembered from another post)

Thanks to all of you for your kind replies

Can anyone tell me what part number the K&N filter is for the new Octvia RS petrol? And does anyone know how to get to the air filter??!! I can't work it out!:eek:

33-2888 that is the part number for the MK2 2.0 vRS

The air filter is in the engine cover at the top

Sarah

There is a pictorial somewhere here if you can turn it up in the search.

Hiya sarah, i,ve got an octavia vrs tdi PD 57-plate and am looking to buy a replacement air filter element. I do a lot of motorway miles and want to improve fuel economy and responsiveness.

Which air filter would you recommend? and how much would it cost?

Cheers

Hiya sarah, i,ve got an octavia vrs tdi PD 57-plate and am looking to buy a replacement air filter element. I do a lot of motorway miles and want to improve fuel economy and responsiveness.

Which air filter would you recommend? and how much would it cost?

Cheers

It's a remap you need then, not a new panel filter.