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Product is compatible w/ select Chevrolet Captiva, Equinox, GMC Terrain, Hyundai Azera, Santa Fe Sport/XL, Sonata, Kia Cadenza, Optima, Sedona, Saturn Vue.
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The reason they don't work is because they reduce airflow. The air that does get through will be very clean, but you're cleaning less air per minute. With the correct filter you're perhaps filtering less effectively but the air is passing through the filter much more often. Each time reducing the particulate. So in the end you have more contamination in the air vs using a normal filter.
You're better off with more frequent passes especially in a vehicle that's not truly air sealed and has air pushing against it at a minimum of and having passengers inside exhaling viruses.
For reference, even with 180ug/m3+ (pretty sure it was well over 200 at one point) wildfire smoke, just 5 minutes in my Honda with the doors/windows closed was enough to get it down to <20/ug/m3 which is basically a slightly hazy day in any remotely urban-ish area (you wouldn't even think about it unless you look at the EPA air quality index). That's with just the standard Honda cabin air filter and having the fan running high in the car.
The engineers who made your vehicle figured out the most efficient filtering rate relative to airflow for the cabin and the air sealing in the vehicle. Unless you've done more math than they have, just leave it alone and just change your filter as the manual says.
Same goes for performance enhancing "additives" in your tank. It's mostly bullshit.
Depending on what vehicle you own, there could be a carbon cabin filter available for it. I just looked at Toyota's parts website and there is a regular and carbon odor cabin filter available from the factory for newer 4runners and Camrys.
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The reason they don't work is because they reduce airflow. The air that does get through will be very clean, but you're cleaning less air per minute. With the correct filter you're perhaps filtering less effectively but the air is passing through the filter much more often. Each time reducing the particulate. So in the end you have more contamination in the air vs using a normal filter.
You're better off with more frequent passes especially in a vehicle that's not truly air sealed and has air pushing against it at a minimum of [your driving speed mph] and having passengers inside exhaling viruses.
For reference, even with 180ug/m3+ (pretty sure it was well over 200 at one point) wildfire smoke, just 5 minutes in my Honda with the doors/windows closed was enough to get it down to <20/ug/m3 which is basically a slightly hazy day in any remotely urban-ish area (you wouldn't even think about it unless you look at the EPA air quality index). That's with just the standard Honda cabin air filter and having the fan running high in the car.
The engineers who made your vehicle figured out the most efficient filtering rate relative to airflow for the cabin and the air sealing in the vehicle. Unless you've done more math than they have, just leave it alone and just change your filter as the manual says.
Same goes for performance enhancing "additives" in your tank. It's mostly bullshit.
Depending on what vehicle you own, there could be a carbon cabin filter available for it. I just looked at Toyota's parts website and there is a regular and carbon odor cabin filter available from the factory for newer 4runners and Camrys.
The reason they don't work is because they reduce airflow. The air that does get through will be very clean, but you're cleaning less air per minute. With the correct filter you're perhaps filtering less effectively but the air is passing through the filter much more often. Each time reducing the particulate. So in the end you have more contamination in the air vs using a normal filter.
You're better off with more frequent passes especially in a vehicle that's not truly air sealed and has air pushing against it at a minimum of [your driving speed mph] and having passengers inside exhaling viruses.
For reference, even with 180ug/m3+ (pretty sure it was well over 200 at one point) wildfire smoke, just 5 minutes in my Honda with the doors/windows closed was enough to get it down to
That depends… I suspect if the car uses OEM HEPA from factory, the the engineers would design it to only filter in recirculate mode due to the higher pressure/power/CFM/velocity/watevr.
Example:
Honda Prelude 5th gen filtered ONLY recirculating air with Factory OEM HEPA filters
Honda Civic 10th gen filtered BOTH recirculating and fresh air with regular Non-HEPA filters.
Honda Prelude 5th gen filtered ONLY recirculating air with Factory OEM HEPA filters
Are you saying the Honda Prelude 5th gen doesn't filter outside air or it has two filters? Thanks for the info.
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The reason they don't work is because they reduce airflow. The air that does get through will be very clean, but you're cleaning less air per minute. With the correct filter you're perhaps filtering less effectively but the air is passing through the filter much more often. Each time reducing the particulate. So in the end you have more contamination in the air vs using a normal filter.
You're better off with more frequent passes especially in a vehicle that's not truly air sealed and has air pushing against it at a minimum of [your driving speed mph] and having passengers inside exhaling viruses.
For reference, even with 180ug/m3+ (pretty sure it was well over 200 at one point) wildfire smoke, just 5 minutes in my Honda with the doors/windows closed was enough to get it down to <20/ug/m3 which is basically a slightly hazy day in any remotely urban-ish area (you wouldn't even think about it unless you look at the EPA air quality index). That's with just the standard Honda cabin air filter and having the fan running high in the car.
The engineers who made your vehicle figured out the most efficient filtering rate relative to airflow for the cabin and the air sealing in the vehicle. Unless you've done more math than they have, just leave it alone and just change your filter as the manual says.
Same goes for performance enhancing "additives" in your tank. It's mostly bullshit.
Thanks for the insight.
"Compatible with select vehicles (Note: vehicle trim level may affect fitment - verify specific vehicle fitment details with fit checker above):
CHEVROLET: 2012-15 Captiva Sport, 2010-17 Equinox; GMC: 2010-17 Terrain; HYUNDAI: 2012-17 Azera; HYUNDAI: 2013-18 Santa Fe, 2013-18 Santa Fe Sport, 2013,2017,2019 Santa Fe XL, 2011-15 Sonata; KIA: 2014-16 Cadenza, 2011-16 Optima, 2011-12,2014-20 Sedona; SATURN: 2008-10 Vue"
But then I saw the video for my car, and essentially you have to remove however many interior panels and it looks like the car was destroyed.
Maybe still not worth having the dealer do, as they might screw it up, but it may not necessarily be a quick install job.
But then I saw the video for my car, and essentially you have to remove however many interior panels and it looks like the car was destroyed.
Maybe still not worth having the dealer do, as they might screw it up, but it may not necessarily be a quick install job.
Also, I've changed the filters in a Chevy Traverse, and they are also behind the glove box. Most brands make them easy to change.
I'm in for one. This one fits my Santa Fe and I'm due for a change before spring allergies arrive.
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Also, I've changed the filters in a Chevy Traverse, and they are also behind the glove box. Most brands make them easy to change.
I'm in for one. This one fits my Santa Fe and I'm due for a change before spring allergies arrive.
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