Opinions on PRL HVI filter

[jtlctr]

if people didn't obsess over the most trivial things, there would be half the content in here.


and places like BITOG wouldnt exist

If you think this is bad, you should see me trying to decide on what mattress to buy!

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[lilDumpsterRat]

I had a PRL HVI V2 on my 2.0 Accord for a while. That thing didn't filter worth a crap, just like other oiled K&N style filters. After 10k miles there was a layer of dirt/dust inside my inlet tube when I went to service the filter. Got rid of the thing and got a dry flow filter. This is the trade off for more flow, doesn't matter what the brand is. If it flows more air for the same given surface area, that means it doesn't filter as well, plain and simple. Whether the difference in filtration makes a difference for you depends on your environment and your personal standards of what is acceptable filtering/performance. Living in a desert like I do, I would not run an oiled filter. This is why my intake is stock on the Type R and will stay that way until I sell my house and get out of this hell hole. Even then, I would only run a dry filter as I much prefer the added filtration over the 2hp I would be giving up to run a higher flowing oiled filter. Just my .02.

I think I'm going back to stock also.
does anyone know, is the new 2027 fl5 have an updated air filter or is it exactly the same part?