[Mrhawaiibound]

Didn't know where else to post this but, has anyone taken the foam off? What are the benefits? Are there any bad things about it? If it matters i have a '12 LS with the 1.8 auto of course. And I already did the Intake Resonator mod.

 

[Mrhawaiibound]

My Wix filter has one too. I believe it's just another layer of restriction to improve economy. I don't think it's really there to do any filtering since that's the filter's job. I took mine off, might get a little better airflow, haven't blown up yet.

Would removing it yield better fuel economy? I do a lot of city driving so every MPG counts..

 

[Mrhawaiibound]

So it's more of a performance mod then? I'd love a little more get up since I don't have a turbo in my Cruze lol.

 

[Mrhawaiibound]

Couple things to know:

- The foam is there for locations with a lot of dust, like Arizona

- You can remove it without any issues. (Would be no different if you installed a K&N which doesn't have the foam)

- If you don't replace the foam before it dry rots there is a chance it can mess with your MAF but this isn't usually a problem if you replace on schedule.

Did this answer your question?

Yeah you pretty much covered everything! I guess I'll leave it on because I live on the dustier side of Maui so my car sees a lot of dirt. Much to a point where if I let it go for more than a couple weeks between washes my car will get filthy. But I've been keeping an eye on the filter and it's still pretty clean after about 15,000 miles. I've heard that K&N's free flow filter lets more dirt in so I wouldn't really trust having that in my car..