K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
#1
K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
[align=left]If i were to add a K&N Drop in Filter with a K&N Cone filter is a tune necessary for it to function properly... can i get this without the tune or will it damage the engine somehow? i do not have enough money for an intake system yet so i just want something minor
Im confused what the drop in filter is though is it the filter looking metal thing that is placed right behind the grill?
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Im confused what the drop in filter is though is it the filter looking metal thing that is placed right behind the grill?
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#2
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
the k&n drop in filter is literally just a replacement air filter for your car so the only way you could do a cone filter with the intake setup the way it is is to get a full intake system and the drop in air filter won't need a tune really
#3
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
^what he said. K&N makes a "drop in" filter...it looks just like the stock air filter and just replaces it in the stock airbox. Flows a little better than the stock filter, but not enough to require a retune, it's a direct replacement. The only way to use a cone filter is to get a complete intake. Most intakes require a computer retune, but I believe AEM's does not. MMR makes one that I don't think needs a tune either.
#4
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
ORIGINAL: TRMustang07
[align=left]If i were to add a K&N Drop in Filter with a K&N Cone filter is a tune necessary for it to function properly... can i get this without the tune or will it damage the engine somehow? i do not have enough money for an intake system yet so i just want something minor
Im confused what the drop in filter is though is it the filter looking metal thing that is placed right behind the grill?
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[align=left]If i were to add a K&N Drop in Filter with a K&N Cone filter is a tune necessary for it to function properly... can i get this without the tune or will it damage the engine somehow? i do not have enough money for an intake system yet so i just want something minor
Im confused what the drop in filter is though is it the filter looking metal thing that is placed right behind the grill?
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Open your hood, and look to the lower right side of the engine bay...You see that big black box, with a large diameter tube going into the top of the engine? That is the stock airbox/air intake. The K&N replaces that airbox, with a conical shaped filter, allowing air to flow much more freely into the engine.
The portion outlined in red is what the stock will be replaced with. (Although I did keep the stock tube, but larger MAF housing installed)
This is a radiator, I'm not sure if this is what you were first referring to, but that has nothing to do with the K&N filter:
#5
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
If you are planning on getting a C&L and tunes, DO NOT WASTE MONEY on the K&N. K&N makes the aircharger system that doesn't require a tune, but it's almost $300! If you're hell bent, get the drop in replacement filter. You can't see it when it's installed, but it is supposed to flow air better. I always put K&N filters in my motorcycles, they worked pretty good, sometimes so good, a rejet was necessary. In the car, as long as the MAF housing stays the same size, the PCM can accuratelycontrol the fuel/air ratio. The C&L MAF housing is huge compared to stock.
#6
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
i wouldnt get the K&N at all they are entirely too expesive if you want a CAI get on ebay you can get a cold air intake system for like $100 or less the K&N drop in filter is almost that i know i bought one a while back for my wifes car and it was like $70 so for not much more you could get the whole system
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#8
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
ORIGINAL: slingshot76
Okay, so I'm late; I've already put in a K&N CAI. Question is what should I do now. Tune or just live with it? Got it on ebay so I didn't pay the full price. Suggestions?
Okay, so I'm late; I've already put in a K&N CAI. Question is what should I do now. Tune or just live with it? Got it on ebay so I didn't pay the full price. Suggestions?
#10
RE: K&N Drop in Filter with Cone?
The K&N CAI (with a cone filter) that I bought was the first major mod I did and I was very happy with the investment. I feel it is a great first engine mod to do. The major difference it madewas not a power increase, but a much smoother performance from the engine. The V-6 with the stock intake gives the engine a bit of courseness.Youkind of purr along then have to nail it to really get the car moving. Adding the CAI smoothed out the acceleration of the car without a tune. I am not sure if simply a drop in filter will accomplish that. When I added duals and the tune later that really "woke" the car up and increased the pep and put both the CAI and the dual exhaust to work a bit better.