How are foam air filters different from other air filters?

ITG were probably the first company to manufacture a truly durable, high performance foam-based production air filter. Why foam? Because, compared to paper or other filter technologies, reticulated polyester foam achieves optimum performance against three key criteria:

Maximum Air Flow - the ability to allow air to pass through without causing a large drop in pressure.

Cleaning Efficiency - the capability to arrest a high proportion of airborne dust while feeding the engine clean air.

Dust Load-up Tolerance - the capability to absorb a large amount of dust without reducing air flow capacity.

With our unique Tri-Foam System, which uses various thicknesses of finer or coarser foams, these factors can be varied for different applications. Tri-foam gives us the flexibility to produce air filters to exact specifications and, where high flow rates are possible, we can tailor filters to arrest even the slightest dust traces. Compared to other designs, itg filters offer many additional advantages, including a significant reduction in noise while providing more power for longer. 

How do I clean my filter?

Instructions for Cleaning and Oiling ITG Foam Air Filters

Go to - ITG Air Filter Cleaning Kit

More about - Air Filter Oils and Cleaning Fluid 

How often should I clean my filter?

This depends on the filter you have purchased and the conditions you are using them.

Pro Filter WB panel filters and Pro Filter BH cylindrical filters - We recommend that the filter element is cleaned every 10,000 miles/16,000 km, and inspected at least every 12 months. This is a simple procedure, and will ensure that your filter continues to deliver the power improvements over a standard car. If your car is regularly used in a dusty environment, we advise that you clean and re-oil your filter more regularly.

Megaflow and Maxogen filters (including maxogen induction kits) that are exposed without protection in the engine bay, fitted either directly to carburettors/throttle bodies or to air flow meters, will need regular inspection every other month to make sure that they are still in well oiled condition. Depending on where they are situated and how much work they have to do will depend on how many times a year you will have to wash and re oil them. We would suggest that due to their close proximity to the engine and the possibility of the oil drying out through the air flow and radiant heat that they are cleaned on a regular 6 monthly basis or more frequently depending on how much use or how dirty they get.

What filter should I use for my car?

If you a looking just to replace your existing filter that sits inside the OE housing then you should consider our Pro Filter range. These filters offer better flow at low engine speeds and so will offer improvements to throttle response, torque and fuel consumption over the original paper element. They will not offer you increases in peak horsepower due to the restriction placed on the engine on the size of the pipes/ducting that takes the air to the filter as these are designed at the size they are by the manufacturer to reduce noise and emissions.

Do you want an induction kit to replace your OE airbox and produce more power? Whilst itg make a large range of Maxogen® remote filters, when these are fitted directly to or close by airflow meters they will suck in a great deal of hot air. So despite sounding loud your car will in fact lose power compared to the original manufacturer system unless the remote filter is shielded in some way from the radiant heat produced by the engine and can receive a good supply of ambient air externally from the car. We produce a range of top quality high performance intake systems where the filter is protected from the heat of the engine bay by fitting it inside an air box and providing it with a supply of ambient air to improve internal combustion inside your engine. The improvement in power can be as much as a 10% improvement in peak power or by as much as 12bhp. If you are looking to use a filter onto carburettors or throttle bodies then our Megaflow range is the filter you are looking for.

Why choose ITG Air Filters?
ABOUT ITG AIR FILTERS

Setting the pace in air filter technology, ITG’s attention to detail, their quality systems and knowledge of best design methods, together with their unique manufacturing techniques ensure that ITG Air filters are the best Air filters available on the market today.

From motorbikes to powerboats, F2 stock cars to F1 race cars, our customers know that ITG air filters give the ultimate combination of performance and protection against dust for their highly tuned engines. Our customers' most recent successes include F1 Drivers and Manufacturers Championship, 24hr Daytona Grand AM Championship, BTCC Drivers and Manufacturers Championship and the Japanese Super GT Champion. ITG are proud to be at the top level of Motorsport and we continue to work with and assist in developing the latest technologies for the FIA F1 championship teams, BTCC, British and World Super bikes, Le Mans Series and WRC to name but a few!

ITG supply original equipment air filters on many new race cars and track day cars including the Champ Car Atlantic series and the amazing Ariel Atom. Their worldwide network of distributors are selected for their technical knowledge and ability to support ITG customers both abroad and here in the UK. The component parts for all ITG products are made either in our own factory in Coventry or within the UK, we do not source anything from Eastern Europe or from Asia. ITG have a firm belief and a committed policy to support British manufacturing, and are active members of the Motorsport Industry Association. They have recently been awarded the quality standard ISO9001, and are also actively working towards ISO14001 and TUV approval, further proof to our customers that ITG are the perfect partner for OEM applications.