Interesting find on the AFE drop in. AFE used to make the drop in oiled filters for TRD USA previously. Most of their product line is cotton gauze oiled filter media.

 

Interesting, why would they would use oiled ones vs dry?

 

TOM'S filters are dry filters?

 

Interesting.. never heard of this. I might check it out, thanks. Did you notice any difference in acceleration or sound?

 

That's a good question. The long time story about aFe was that they were a group of disgruntled K&N employees that decided to open up their own facility. K&N is in Riverside, CA and aFe is in the next city over in Corona, CA.

Here's their product info:
http://afepower.com/prodrys_overview.php

 

Yup. Dry foam media.

http://www.tomsracing.co.jp/products....php?mprID=299

 

When i looked for them i couldnt find them this was the same time he was getting his for the M, but i guess they got them now so thanks for making me look again. I got my borla axle back from autoanything and it was like 650 bucks

 

Thats very nice to know on the info about them.

 

I noticed a difference but I also did the Joe Z intake and the mod to keep the 2nd flap open and I removed the charcoal filter inside all at the same time so that probably had a lot to do with it too.

 

^^^ Keeping the second flap open won't help you getting better times, actually your times will get worse and the trap speed will drop. I tested this over a year ago and posted the results. At the 1/8 mile track I was 0.2s and 2MPH slower with the 2nd. flap open. The intake noise is louder at the lower RPMs though.

 

Carson Toyota told me it takes 8 weeks to order one from Japan.

I e-mailed VIP Auto Salon and haven't received a reply yet....after a week.

 

Went with the AFE Pro-dry. Is Toms worth the extra $$$$ ???

 

I carry Tom's parts. =)

 

I ordered my as well with Prolex. Did you have to remove the intake to install it? I read somwhere in the forum I think it was either forum member timetoy or houstonT when they dynod there cars they lost power with the tom's as opposed to the stock filter.

 

I wanted the loud sound before the I got the exhaust not it doesnt really matter I may plug it back in.