K&N Air Filters

[Blackbeard55]

Hi,

I guess the thing is that I have searched the Forum and I have not seen any mention on K & N Air Filters or cold air induction and I was wondering whether anyone had any experience with them. I have been kind of surfing and came up with this one called a K & N Universal Apollo Cold Air Induction System that looks pretty nifty but wonder if anyone ever tried it or anyother products.

I know it looks pretty ... well I can't say the word cause it sounds a bit inappropriate and I am not the most appropriate but I guess it looks like it would be under a Honda or a Mitsubishi hood.

Anyway what do you guys think. I like color, its a good excuse to keep things clean.

Does the flashy color really give you more hp? I heard that it does!

By the way my car was recently megasquirted and I am now broke but really just wondering. these things are pretty pricey.

[Blackbeard55]

I am really finding this interesting. There have been alot of views but zero comments. I don't know whether its just no experience with this stuff, or an aversion to K & N Stuff. I am surprised because their product is really touted as giving performance boost but I don't think I have seen any mention of any of their stuff on this site. I am pretty new here though so what do I know.

[DennisR]

Hey, I'm one of those viewers that interested in others experience too. I'm considering converting over to the late-model 320i injection system and would love any information regarding what K&N style filter system would work. I know folks have done it. . . K&N makes a ton of products there must be someone with an opinion/experience that can simplify the search. . .

anyone???

[M3M3]

a lot of folks have k&n's on top of their down draft webers or on the front of their sidedrafts, or jammed on the intake of their Tii in place of the can. nothing special about them. several companies make reusble element filters.

you didn't attach a pic to your post, so no reference to what k&n you are talking about....

[jgerock]

Here is one example I found installed in Lawrence C's beautiful car from NY.

Picture taken at the V@V 2009 Hampton Inn parking lot

[ray_]

I prefer ITG.

http://www.itgairfilters.com/

Cheers,

Ray

[ray_]

I prefer ITG.

http://www.itgairfilters.com/

Cheers,

Ray

[Blackbeard55]

I think someone asked for a picture of the filter. It is actually called the K&N Apollo Universal Closed Intake System. The hose side is the cold air intake side and the other side is attached to an adaptor.

Anyway, very colorful, just wondering what people think. K&N doesn't seem to make the HP claims that they do with other filters with this one.

Here is the link:

http://www.knfilters.com/universal/apollo.htm

[Blackbeard55]

Ray,

Which ITG filter are you using and what is your setup. thanks,

[ray_]

My setup may differ from yours ;-)

I'm running a 2.5 S14 with a cf airbox and a custom "Maxogen" ITG filter spec'd for a 300hp 4 cylinder that Coastfab put together for me.

http://www.coastfab.com/itgairfilters.html?cat=26

Sorry, no pic right now.

Cheers,

Ray

Ray,

Which ITG filter are you using and what is your setup. thanks,

[Blackbeard55]

Ray,

Your set up is way different from mine but I could call those guys and see what they think. I have a pretty much stock engine except its got a 294 cam, mech. distributor, elect. ig., and megasquirt. Very Interesting stuff. Are you also using one of their plenums?

[ray_]

JC,

My plenum came from John in Germany. Coastfab can put together what you need. Some measurements from you may be required.

Cheers,

Ray

Ray,

Your set up is way different from mine but I could call those guys and see what they think. I have a pretty much stock engine except its got a 294 cam, mech. distributor, elect. ig., and megasquirt. Very Interesting stuff. Are you also using one of their plenums?

[TobyB]

cold air induction will not give a 2002 any more power.

Certainly nothing you'd notice, because the stock system

ALREADY has cold air induction.

K&N have recently gotten a bad rap because they

have been said to

let in more particulate.

I still use them.

But what do I know...

t

[Blackbeard55]

Toby,

I don't have a stock air induction system in my '02. No carbs, MS. So right now the air system is pulling straight from the engine compartment right around where the battery used to be (moved it to the trunk to creat space). Also, I don't get why the stock system is cold air when the stock system just sits right on top of the engine??? But then I really don't know that much.

[zane]

My stock carby setup has a hose that pulls air from the front of the car just above and to the right of the passenger side headlamp.

Why don't you just save your money and build your own? You were creative enough to do a MS setup. Just move the filter from the location it's in now to next to the headlamp. Or route some hosing from that location to where the filter currently sits. But again, I agree with most others that a cold air won't do much. The area where the battery sits is a pretty breezy location and about as far away from the exhaust as you can get.