So I went to Pep boys to get some stuff for routine maintenence. Needed a new bulb, airfilter, etc. And I was thinking — while i'm here might as well pick up a K&N air filter so I don't have to keep buying those stock ones. I was looking and looking and couldn't find the one for the WRX. I then looked over and saw they had the new Fram Air Hogs. I first heard of these at an NHRA event I went to in Bristol. So I figured what the heck lets give it a shot. Suppossed to be good for 250 thousand miles. Looks pretty much like the K&N filter. Seems like it lets air through just fine. So I don't see why not get this one instead of the K&N since they are hard to come by in local stores.

 

did u notice any benifits? after installing it

 

No more than when I'm replacing a dirty filter element with a new one. I suspect this one will keep breathing like new for a long period of time. I put it in right after the install of an up and down pipe so I don't really have a good comparison considering the car is much quicker. I'm prettiy sure that has more to do with the up and down pipes.

 

How much did it cost?

 

Good choice, I work for the company that manufactures those! HONEYWELL

 

250,000 miles? the K&N one has a million mile guarantee. :P

 

^^^^ what he asked

 

I think it was about 40 bucks.

 

I've been thinking about putting one of those in my car as well....when I first saw them I thought they looked alot like the K&N's.....so I figured I'd like to try one when I have to replace my filter....which wont be for awhile.

-Ted

 

I remember it being about 5 to 10 bucks cheaper than the K&N depending on what type of filter you have. For a wrx i think its closer to ten. Its working like a charm so far!

 

I just put one in the other day as well. I can't say that I notice any difference, but the quality seems to be good. If I need to replace the filter at 250,000 miles.. then that's a good thing.

 

most people feel that fram is junk. i'd pay $10 more for k&n filter that gonna last the life of the car anyways just to have the piece of mind i got a good one.

 

You are the first to say that most people say fram sucks. I'm sure their research is strong and knowledge of the field is grand. I would rather save a couple of bucks buying a product that has such little effect on the vehicle than base my purchase on a "Most people think...sucks" mentality that has no real validity. But then again thats just me, and I'm not most people.

 

i guess you don't read up on oil filters huh?? if a company makes one crappy i would expect that to carry over to others and for $10 i would not want to find out.