Bro ever thought of why the factory put a screen before the MAF on the SVT's. Simple to straighten the airflow. In essesnce the Gauzed Filters work the same way whether it be AFE, K&N, Power Stack, ect. The Metal screan supporting the Cotton Gauze is there to protect the element from damage but at the same time it helps straighten the flow of the air. AFE has put more emphasis also on the design of the pleats being very important for decreased turbulence & this is where AFE has used Technological Advancements to find the most optimized pleat degree as well as depth to obtain minimum change of inside and outside pressure as well as drastically decrease turbulence. Trust me the evidence is all there. I personally know a race shop that, for one is a provider and part builder for the Doug Mangrum Race Team in Pro 5.0, this Mustang is running in the 6's at over 200mph, and I can tell you these guy's will atest to the AFE Filter, in fact there the one that turned me on to it.
Anyway, Why would anyone want to run a Foam Filter twice the size of a AFE, K&N Filter to achieve similar Flow Gains, I know I sure wouldn't :rolleyes:
