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m3sport
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Posted: 27-April-2007 at 21:07 |
The K&N I put in my car 2months ago has made a difference.Its without a doubt, brought my lower end power up a notch. I dont notice any more horses at the high end of the revs, but as i said, it made a HUGE difference low down. I would say get one, ive had no poblems, and also a BMW troubleshooter I know told me it would do no harm to the car. There also is more of a grunty noise, and when she revs high it does draw attention, but when driving normal, its nice and discreet. I got mine on ebay, wannt cheal, think i paid about 70 inc post. best of luck min what ever you decide. |
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Kevin_E30_318iS
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I have a K&N in the iS at the moment and don't notice any difference between it and the paper filters. I had it in the garage so decided to use it, but will probably go back to paper filters at the next service. They seem to be a good idea, but in reality the hassle of cleaning and re-oiling isn't worth it.
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b318isp
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I have reverted back to normal paper filters. I had a jetex filter that was really difficult to clean so it was never fully freeflowing. I now change the paper one every six months and can't detect any change in power.
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Sporty1
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I have a K&N filter on my car, had it a few year, having read this I would not buy one, http://www.bolhuijo.com/airflowtest/ I doubt very much you will see any power gains, once it's gummed up you may see power loss. I'd save the money. |
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Don520
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I've read too many stories about these filters not offering the same quality of
filtering as standard filters. I'd sooner have the inside of my engine clean than a bit noisier! |
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Mick525i
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I have used K&N on almost all my cars. As above, 10bhp is not going to happen on a normally asperated engine. I find fuel consumtion abit better and the car revs freer (spell)
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denishogan
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As the guys say above, you'll need cold air to gain any advantage from a filter.
Have seen cone filters put on the older diesels (tds) to great effect... the sound is fantastic - great whistle off the turbo. People actually turn around to see what is making the noise. We were looking into putting one on 02 e39 530d - but would need an adapter pipe to go from a wierd oval shape (to fit that engine) to a suitable diameter circular pipe (to fit the filter)... no joy! Don't know if your's will have the same oval fitting or not - but be sure you can get the adapter pipe before you splash out and buy a good filter. Let us know how you get on. Denis |
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Rhys
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I used to have a Piper-X induction kit, made a nice noise also but not much else. Can also be an insurance problem - better check before fitting one as some companies won't touch them (Churchills wouldn't)
Need to be heat shielded as well as you can actually loose power through hot air entering the intake. Panel filters might make a little difference and shouldn't affect the insurance. |
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kbannon
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You may get a few horses but 10-11 is not going to happen. If yu use a cone filter/induction kit then make sure the air supply to it is separated from the main heated engine air.
I had a K&N panel finter in my E39 and gave no extra power but the extra bit of noise was nice. |
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uoi1772
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Anybody used a K&N Air Filter? Never used one myself but interested to hear what anybody has to say about them. Notice any significant gains in power? I've read pros and cons about them. One pro is supposed to be about an average of 10-11 mores horses. One of the cons is there is supposed to be a lag in power, lower down the rev range!
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