I drive a naturally aspirated Type R, EK Chassis. Despite being a 99 model, it still looks good and leaves the pedestrian Fords choking on my dust.

My friends- the racing types – have been bugging me for years to upgrade my trusty TypeR, at least with a Simota Air Filter. They know I’m loathe to tamper my engine and stuff (hey, won’t that be a slap to Honda Engineers), but they promise me instant seat of the pants gratification. A simota supposedly de-restricts airflow and improves HP and engine efficiency.

Bottomline is, I get to leave more guys choking on my fumes. I decided to invest the $200. Did it work?

It’s all a bunch of lies!

After installing the Simota, I had my engine dynoed. You see, the company promised a 5 to 12% increase in HP. That didn’t happen. It remained the same. In fact, over time, engine performance suffered because of heat soak. When you install a Simota, you have to throw out the heat shield of the stock air filter. Without that heat shield, the air going into the Simota tends to be very hot- and that really dropped my Engine power. I noticed this particularly when driving in the hot sun. Acceleration suffered.

Then there’s the oil problem. Simotas require the spraying of oil on the filter to help the trapping of dust. Guess what that did? Screwed up my oxygen sensors. Within a month, the car required repairs!

Don’t bother with this junk. Stock is best. That’s why car engineers designed it that way!

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