Which performance air filter is right for my vehicle?
Every performance air filter that AutoAnything offers for your vehicle will fit exactly and is rigorously tested to perform great. And, any performance air filter is worlds better than your restrictive, disposable paper filter. For additional selection help, consider:
Performance air filters have been around for decades. Still, there's been a surge in popularity with these essential products, thus a rise in the number of companies making them. New companies can either be an innovator or an imitator when it comes to performance filters -even disposable filter manufacturers have tried to jump into the market.
- If you're comfortable with a particular brand of air filter in your vehicle, stick with that brand when selecting a performance air filter. Companies like K&N and S&B have been around the block a long time and have earned a reputation for excellence.
- If you like the potential of innovations and improvements, look into and select a newer brand of performance air filter. AEM, for example, is making huge strides in oil-less cotton-gauze air filters.
- For the safe choice, go with whichever brand a friend, neighbor or expert uses and recommends for your vehicle. Use others� firsthand experiences with companies such as AFE and Green Filters to help guide your decision.
Both foam and cotton/gauze filter materials provide excellent filtration and a significantly increased airflow rate. And, both cloth and foam filter manufacturers claim their filters hold more dirt than any other filter.
- If you want the most common performance filter material used on the road today, go with a cloth air filter. Everyone from Injen to Volant makes cloth air filters, so there are tons to choose from.
- When you want the filter that most closely resembles the stock filter already in your vehicle, a cloth performance air filter is the pick.
- In high-dust settings such as desert areas and off-roading, try a foam performance air filter in your vehicle. True Flow is the undisputed champion of foam filtration.
Helping your vehicle's power by upgrading your vehicle's air system doesn't stop with the filter. There are also entire air intake replacements that combine a performance air filter with a wider intake tube for faster, higher volume airflow.
- If you want the quickest possible power upgrade for your vehicle with minimal installation, pick a performance air filters.
- When a little more power sounds great for your vehicle, go for a performance air intake kit.
See the AutoAnything Air Intakes Research Guide for more in-depth information.
We hope you have found our Air Filters Research Guide Center a good guide in helping you choose the best Air Filters for your vehicle. It is AutoAnything's goal to provide the most information on the Internet and through our Auto Accessory Specialists on every product we sell. If you have any information that you think could help improve this section, please email us at researchcenter@autoanything.com.
Try This
Quick Experiment
Having trouble with the concept, or just looking for fun? Here's a simple experiment you can do at home:
Try breathing through a couple of folded paper napkins. Pretty difficult, eh? Now try breathing through your shirt (you'll remember this from smokey restaurants and foul public restrooms).
Breathing should be much easier, and even cleaner, when using your shirt. That's the same idea behind a performance air filter - 
better flow, easier breathing, boosted performance.