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Well, like I said I got the TM yesterday and now I think I'll need some better filter. I have MotorSaver right now, but I read some stories where the foam collapses and lets in the dirt. When looking at it's design, it seems obvious...

Well, do you have any recommendations? Maybe some 1/8 like Mugen or Ofna? Here are two I found on Tower:

1) Mugen Air Filter Set .21 Buggy

2) Ofna 1/8 Foam Air Filter Kit w/Oil Blue

I'm not sure though if they would fit. Any recomendations would be great Smile
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti...LXFFA5&P=7

I got that filter with the CV-RX and it seems to work well. It has something in the middle to keep the foam from collapsing. I don't know about the two you posted.
The OS 203 filter is good, but a little too $$$ unless you get it with a motor. Most 1/8 filters have supports in the center
i use the mugen, because of the angle. i also buy filters that have an inner and outer filter.
bigjs Wrote:i use the mugen, because of the angle. i also buy filters that have an inner and outer filter.

The one I linked to? Fits nicely, right? And is it two-stage?
I found RB one and it looks awesome. I'm not sure if it will fit TM, though.

RB Filter
NO RB FILTERS!!! DONT MESS WITH THEM TOO MANY HORROR STORIES ON THE GRID ABOUT THEM.

sorry for the caps lol but i had to make the point

The foam on those is not dense enough so it sucks dirt alot.
Hey, hows it going? I think I've seen some people on forums use the RB filter, but none of those will fit without modding. It's not hard to do, and most of it involves just cutting the filter neck...Then shoe-gooing it to the actual filter.
Czech-it-Out Graphics Wrote:NO RB FILTERS!!! DONT MESS WITH THEM TOO MANY HORROR STORIES ON THE GRID ABOUT THEM.

sorry for the caps lol but i had to make the point

The foam on those is not dense enough so it sucks dirt alot.

I thought RB filter is supposed to be one of the better ones available?
I use mugen filter and i couldnt be happier. Best filter i ever used.
ya the mugen is the best
I use the Monster GT aka TTR 1/8 filter and a Mugen one. Both are great but the Monster GT one was cheaper and works just as good and the filters for both are close enough to amke them interchangeable.
ya i run a TTR filter with Ofna s bend filter neck works great
Looks like the TTR one is dual stage, unlike Mugen, right? I think I'm going to order both TTR and Mugen one and see which one I like better.
TTR/associated ones are dirt cheap too
I got the power racing ones that filter the mugen housing. These are awesome filters, I think I got 12 filters (with pre filters) and a huge bottle of oil for like $28 form amain
ohh scratch that.. I acatually have 1 TTR/AE filter, 1 Blue Aluminum Ofna filter (with TTR foams on it), and one Mugen one (with TTR foams). Two of them have the Hyper 7 lay down style filter tube and one has a regular bent one all with a wire bent up as a brace to give the filter extra support.
Damn, it's hard to choose :O

Maybe I'll go with Ofna, only because it's aluminium and everybody knows aluminium is cool Cool

SixVi6-Camaro, what filter neck are you using for the Ofna? I'm not really sure what you mean by "lay down style" tube.
Its the one that comes on the Hyper 7 buggy. I don't have any part #'s or anyhitng for it because I bought mine on ebay. Here is a pic of how it sits though. and one more pic of the brace I use to suport the filter when the hyper 7 tube.
SixVi6-Camaro Wrote:Its the one that comes on the Hyper 7 buggy. I don't have any part #'s or anyhitng for it because I bought mine on ebay. Here is a pic of how it sits though. and one more pic of the brace I use to suport the filter when the hyper 7 tube.

Ohh, I was thinking about this one.
I used a lawn mower filter for about 10 minutes to test out my truck. it seemed to give more horsies!!!!!!!

now has anyone done this and if so is this a good idea or not?
traxxas thrasher Wrote:I used a lawn mower filter for about 10 minutes to test out my truck. it seemed to give more horsies!!!!!!!

now has anyone done this and if so is this a good idea or not?


Odds are dirt got in your engine.
are you sure? because the filter is like paper so I thought that dirt couldn't get through.

also my uncle he works on engines and he sais that, the air filter would be perfect.
traxxas thrasher Wrote:are you sure? because the filter is like paper so I thought that dirt couldn't get through.

also my uncle he works on engines and he sais that, the air filter would be perfect.


Nope, paper filters with RC engines do not mix. K&N has even said that foam filters filter better than paper.
ohhh ok thanks.
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