Any air filter is only as good as its seal.
Most of the genuine, Australian made, FunnelWeb Filter seals are injection moulded urethane or a die cut, urethane / foam combination.
These seals will not shrink, stretch or tear and will maintain their shape, regardless of how they are treated ensuring any air entering your engine passes through the filter foam.
In some cases, air box design dictates the use of foam only seals which is where we use die cut polyurethane foam to do the job.