Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:15:52 -0700 From: Johannes H Andersen <johannes.andersennopsamel.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Sport Air Filter
Nutmegger wrote: > > Johannes H Andersen says... > > >A car such as 9-5 has ventilated front seats by electric motors, refrigerated >locker in the dashboard among other (silly) things. > > Yes, silly things. But then I wouldn't burn my legs on the leather seats! > > >If the sports filter was such a good thing, then you would expect it to be >fitted as standard to many expensive high-performance cars. > > Good point. > But what about the flip side of that? > Sometimes, something good takes a while to be recognized by the masses. I have > no idea what difference a sports filter would make. > > Is this really the case, examples? > > > >Johannes > > ~J~ I noticed on the web site http://www.saabperformanceparts.com that the sports filter dispense with the filter housing, this is bound to cause a throaty sound from the intake. Some people might actually enjoy that, and in an elderly car this might also mask untoward mechanical noises. But it is not exactly my cuppa. Johannes