WTK...K & N air filter

mugenracer · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject: WTK...K & N air filter

Wanna knw what difference in horsepower gains can i get from a drop in K &N panel filter with the OE a/f housing as compared to a short ram induction with a cone type filter...or is there any difference?

thanks

SMc · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:53 pm Post subject:

Drop in K&N will give you better HP vs stock cardbard crap

but a badly built/thought out short air ram can decrease HP even if it looks and sounds like the sheit.

at most 2-3 HP if you lucky with a good set-up...

NY4PD · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

Go with Foam filtering,

this is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThmW2SW1I-k

But I do agree with SMc on what he said:

but a badly built/thought out short air ram can decrease HP even if it looks and sounds like the sheit.

good luck. Very Happy

mugenracer · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:24 pm Post subject:

where are foam filters sold...never heard of those..interesting video though

NY4PD · Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject:

Samiir_Tuner · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:16 am Post subject:

the gains are minimal but the k&n will last longer than oem

NY4PD · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:43 am Post subject:

praise · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:10 am Post subject:

Lets look objectively at the video and analysed the results carefully and not be confused by what we saw in the video. This is a marketing hype used by advertisers and not scientific evidence. Always be skepctical whenever a product is tested by the manufacturer and especially when tested against other products, even if they say it was an independent test without stating who conducted such test.
The test was flawed. Now you may be wondering , I saw the video, what are you speaking about. Well firstly, no one was invited to represent the the makers of the other products, which is standard for any comparison product test. Secondly they say a leading brand without naming the brand. Why? Because they want you to believe that is was a K&N air filter. Thirdly, when they put the paper airfilter to test, they did not say OEM filter, but wants you to believe that it is an OEM filter. We all know that a K&N filter needs oiling, however whatever filter was used was taken straight from the box and tested without being oiled. Fourthly, the dust that was sprinkled on top the filter would have also gotten in the atmosphere as well, and because the filter that was choosen is pleeted, dust would pass between the filter and the surface it rested upon and show the filter as being ineffective. Fiftly, the faom filter would have form a proper seal over the surface it was tested upon and being new, would collect the dust for that short period of time of the test being carried out. Finally, they said that with the complete pipe system you get gains in horsepower, on the dynmo howerver they did not show us that test. On the other hand all other high flow system has showed gains on the dynmo test so this is not exclusive to foam.

NY4PD · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:59 am Post subject:

NY4PD · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:15 am Post subject:

here is picture of the foam filter that's in my car:

Click for full-size.

praise · Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

I am really happy to know that someone actually did the test themself and got similar results. My piont however, is that most advertisements are hypes and that we must be careful not to take their word for Gospel, without putting it to the acid test. Thanks again for your interested in the subject and clearing up this matter. Please continue to share you knowledge with us and update us with your other test results which you have conducted over the past twelve years.

dreadman · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:41 am Post subject:

wtf....and jus recently i bought a k+n for my sis car...steups

bluesteel29 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

NY4PD, that setup u have there lookin bess....how much psi ya pushin??