Green Air Filters - Honda Pilot

jasbo01 · 08-19-2006, 04:41 PM

Does anyone have any experience with the Green High Performance Air Filter. Understand it uses a woven cotton material rather than cotton gauze as does the K&N.

If so, does anyone know of an online location (store) with a reasonable price. (The folks at www.greenfilterusa.com tell me the MSRP is $85.00 to order it from them...was thinking something like $55.00 would be more like it.)

humanoid · 08-19-2006, 04:46 PM

Link is bad I think...

jasbo01 · 08-20-2006, 08:10 AM

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Link is bad I think...

My error...have corrected the website address in my original post.

Jasbo01

CMasten · 08-20-2006, 10:42 AM

OEM air filters work very well, I just swap them out every 15k miles. I think their construction is excellent, and any filter will struggle when it gets dirty, (green, K&N) etc. I just change them out more often. I pay about $15.00/OEM Honda filter so x3 or 4 is what you would be paying for one of the Greens. My guess is that the Green would be in pretty bad shape by the time I got to my 3rd or 4th brand new OEM filter. Once dirt gets into a filter the only real way to get it clean again is to change it.

Do the Greens clean any better? IMO that would be the real reason to use them but I dont have any issues with OEM filters, Honda spec'd them out and Im sure they are just fine for their application.

Rapid Rob · 08-20-2006, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by CMasten
OEM air filters work very well, I just swap them out every 15k miles. I think their construction is excellent, and any filter will struggle when it gets dirty, (green, K&N) etc. I just change them out more often. I pay about $15.00/OEM Honda filter so x3 or 4 is what you would be paying for one of the Greens. My guess is that the Green would be in pretty bad shape by the time I got to my 3rd or 4th brand new OEM filter. Once dirt gets into a filter the only real way to get it clean again is to change it.

Do the Greens clean any better? IMO that would be the real reason to use them but I dont have any issues with OEM filters, Honda spec'd them out and Im sure they are just fine for their application.

I agree. The O.E. is what I'm staying with.

humanoid · 08-20-2006, 02:40 PM

Just checked the site. Those filters are mighty pricey and plus they need to be cleaned and oiled like a K&N and I think they are made with almost the similar cotton gauze material. No thanks, I think I'll stick with OEM filters or wait for the Amsoil Nanofiber no-oil filters.

jdeanski · 08-20-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by CMasten
OEM air filters work very well, .

Yes, but they don't sound near as good under full throttle!!!!!!

DonP · 08-22-2006, 07:25 PM

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Originally posted by jdeanski

Yes, but they don't sound near as good under full throttle!!!!!!

Besides the sound. I wonder if the stock filter flows as well. Most people who buy performance part are looking for increases in performance. Sure the the stock stuff works well enough for 99.9% of Pilot owners, but some want more, and IF you can gain 5HP for $85. It wouldn't be a good deal.

No, I don't know that there are any performance gains to be had from this filter. But it doesn't seem that anyone else here knows either.

bright06Pilot · 08-31-2006, 04:46 AM

I think I'll change out my stock air filter for K&N when the time comes but damn there doesn't seem to be much engine performance gains you can do to this car.

CMasten · 08-31-2006, 12:01 PM

In the year and a half that I have owned mine, I have not felt the need to squeeze any more performance out of it.. maybe Honda did such a great job that its not necessary. 255 ponies and VTM4 has provided for a great driving experience. The Honda powerplant is excellent, one of the greatest strengths of this vehicle IMO

jay3 · 08-31-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by CMasten
In the year and a half that I have owned mine, I have not felt the need to squeeze any more performance out of it.. maybe Honda did such a great job that its not necessary. 255 ponies and VTM4 has provided for a great driving experience. The Honda powerplant is excellent, one of the greatest strengths of this vehicle IMO

you did mean 244 hp right? but i wouldn't have minded if it did come w/ 255.

5Gs · 08-31-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by jay3

you did mean 244 hp right? but i wouldn't have minded if it did come w/ 255.

just the new vs old method of measuring hp. most new hondas are now listed with less hp, even though it's the same engine.

CMasten · 08-31-2006, 12:36 PM

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Originally posted by jay3

you did mean 244 hp right? but i wouldn't have minded if it did come w/ 255.

LOL yea 244 was thinking my K&N filter was on there

kidding!

humanoid · 08-31-2006, 01:52 PM

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Originally posted by jay3

you did mean 244 hp right? but i wouldn't have minded if it did come w/ 255.

I think the '03-'05 were rated at 255 and the '06 was rated at 244, but they used different standards in rating the engines although it's virtually the same engine as stated by 5Gs

jay3 · 08-31-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by humanoid

I think the '03-'05 were rated at 255 and the '06 was rated at 244, but they used different standards in rating the engines although it's virtually the same engine as stated by 5Gs

what is they key difference in the way honda rated their engines between these years? im curious on what was done. dissipation?

08-19-2006, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
jasbo01 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Caledonia, MI Posts: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Green Air Filters Does anyone have any experience with the Green High Performance Air Filter. Understand it uses a woven cotton material rather than cotton gauze as does the K&N. If so, does anyone know of an online location (store) with a reasonable price. (The folks at www.greenfilterusa.com tell me the MSRP is $85.00 to order it from them...was thinking something like $55.00 would be more like it.)

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08-20-2006, 02:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
humanoid Super Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sunny SoCal Posts: 2,971 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just checked the site. Those filters are mighty pricey and plus they need to be cleaned and oiled like a K&N and I think they are made with almost the similar cotton gauze material. No thanks, I think I'll stick with OEM filters or wait for the Amsoil Nanofiber no-oil filters. __________________ 2005 EX-L Sage Brush Pearl -->OEM Running Boards, OEM rear mud guards, OEM crossbars, AVS bug deflector, 5000K HIDs, OEM Accord EX emblem, full sized spare, Hella FF 75 driving lamps, Nifty CatchAll Mats <------------ click here first, n0oB!!!

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08-20-2006, 10:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
CMasten Super Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 1,568 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OEM air filters work very well, I just swap them out every 15k miles. I think their construction is excellent, and any filter will struggle when it gets dirty, (green, K&N) etc. I just change them out more often. I pay about $15.00/OEM Honda filter so x3 or 4 is what you would be paying for one of the Greens. My guess is that the Green would be in pretty bad shape by the time I got to my 3rd or 4th brand new OEM filter. Once dirt gets into a filter the only real way to get it clean again is to change it. Do the Greens clean any better? IMO that would be the real reason to use them but I dont have any issues with OEM filters, Honda spec'd them out and Im sure they are just fine for their application.

08-31-2006, 04:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
bright06Pilot Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 35 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think I'll change out my stock air filter for K&N when the time comes but damn there doesn't seem to be much engine performance gains you can do to this car.

08-31-2006, 12:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
CMasten Super Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Claremont, CA Posts: 1,568 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	In the year and a half that I have owned mine, I have not felt the need to squeeze any more performance out of it.. maybe Honda did such a great job that its not necessary. 255 ponies and VTM4 has provided for a great driving experience. The Honda powerplant is excellent, one of the greatest strengths of this vehicle IMO

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