HKS filter?

[rustbucket]

Which one do you think will flow better or will they flow the same?

The super mega flow? W/200mm filter with 80mm to TB

or

The super mega flow mini? W/150mm filter with 80mm to TB

[Carl H]

bigger filter is always better, dont want to choke the inlet.but then again hks filters are poo anyways soo get a good one like the apexi bit.

[rustbucket]

Why do you think they are poo? I have one on my WRX and I think it flows great, but then again ive never had anything else to compare it too.

[krayton]

flows great cause its not catching anything :S

they did a test somewhere on all the air filters. alot of them flowed great, too bad they didnt pick up anything

[rustbucket]

Oh, ok, I get what your saying. Guess I'll do some more research then.

[Darius]

I remember a side by side comparison of quite a few top name brands and those included some expensive foam filters. The Apexi flowed the best in that particular test and so that is what I went with. I don't have it installed yet, but it looks good on my shelf

And yes bigger is typically better with all other things being equal. A smaller, smoother (laminar) flow might create less head loss than a larger, turbulent flow. But for all intensive purposes, bigger is better for reducing head loss to the compressor which is what we are all trying to do.