Anyone done it? How well does it perform? Got any pics? I've always been a big fan of K&N but they don't carry a kit for our cars. Is there a way to modify one to fit?

Pictures please!

 

From what I've been told all it really does is let you hear your turbo a little better. The stock airbox already flows extremely well so there isn't much of a performance gain.

 

alot of people see a slight loss of power because the stock airbox flows so well and draws cold air from the front, the cone filter draws heated air from right above the turbo. without a heatshield you will loose a few HP.

if you want to get one, just find a filter with the same size connecter as your MAF housing, i think its 2.5", then get some sort of turbo inlet pipe and sandwich the maf between the two.

 

I've heard the same all across the forums. I'll admit, I want it more for sound and engine aesthetics than anything. I have heard claims of very slight hp increases, but I'm not holding my breath for it. I was going to make a heatshield either from general purpose materials or the heatshield material that ecs tuning carries. Do you think there would be much of a difference between the two? Maybe there's something even better out there. what do you think the best material would be for a heatshield?

 

yea i did that and took it off when i got chipped, i felt really slow, and my accelleration was horrible. i put the stock airbox back in and its alot better, im probly going to get a K&N drop in and put the K&N cone i have on my ATV LOL.. i think its the same inlet

 

as long as you get a good heatshield it should be fine. i made one out of a piece of sheet metal i had laying around and covered it in padded aluminum insulation. its not pretty but it works. theres a few people on here that have made some really nice looking shields, just look around a little.

 

Doesn't K&N supply an inlet pipe with a cutout for the MAF sensor in their kits? Could I just plug it into that without using the stock connector for the MAF?

 

my k&n intake kit came with a filter, clamps, zipties, and some stickers..

 

Did you ever put the kit back on? Did you use a heatshield? Did it help?

 

yea i did put it back on. it came with 2 zip ties for you to use the original heat shield. thats how i have it for now until i get a better heat shield or find the time to make one