K&N filter worth the $120

[blaze]

Is a K&N filter worth the $120 ??? how many kw do they add? n is it noticable?

[Jon Z]

nah from everyone i have spoken to its def not worth the money, with very very very minimal gains in power i cant see y it would be, depends on the condition of the car too id say.

[Cane_It]

all marketing crap, the only advantage is theyre reusable so over 5 or so years it would pay for itself assuming you replace the paper filter every 6 months...

[NORTI]

wait for them to be on sale, thats what I do lol, or just go ya local motoquipe, if ya regular they will usually do them for around $100. They did the panel filter for the VN for $99 for me.



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[blaze]

yer i think i might go the cheaper brand apparentky ders a brand called Redline half the price and pretty much the same as K&N without the name.. dunno if coventrys sell em tho

[Jamie_87]

$120 for a k&n panel filter is a rought, look around and u should find cheaper, i got mine not on sale from american autos/rare spares in parramatta for $80. I didnt notice much power difference, but definetly difference in engine response, but i mainly bought it because its reusable.

[NVE_069]

i have a k&n in my car which was $140 i seen it but it was in there b4 i got it. new tho thats for ya stock airbox ones in the vt's

a mate put a pod on his vx just a cheap 30 onw he thinks it made a big dif wot u think, i didnt think thay would but he seems to think so, if so ill think on getting one lol

[veclubby]

k & N filters have basically zero air restriction but really its not good unless your ecu has been modified to suck in more air. it will however help a little bit on a stock engine with a bit more response. but nothing big in the gains however all the small things do add up.

cheers
ryan

[lieos]

they are worth it not for the pwer gain but for the fact they are reuseable it saves u buyin numerous standard ones and generally help air flow a bit better

[Bradg83]

I bought one for my VN and it did sweet stuff all.. But, combined with a cold air intake and better airbox it's a tiny bit more responsive.. I think its one of those "shit everyones got a K&N I better get one" type things...

They are re-useable, but you don't get the cleaning stuff when you buy the filter, you have to buy it all seperate which is crap...

K&N also have an oil filter, supposed to do all this whiz bang crap for like 5 times the price of a normal ryco filter that does the same shit.

[vywgn]

ive got a k&n panel filter in my, i didnt change the setting on the ecu 2 say more air was goin through cause it does it automaticlly with my car i seem 2 go through a bit more fuel wonce i got it but u get that when u wanna have a lil fun lol

[totq]

if your motor is just a stocko, or good exhaust you're wasting your money.

[tr3nt]

As totq said, K&N is good for people who have spent decent amounts of money on thier engines.

I got a K&N from Shounak though, partly cause I installed neons to his car. I certainly wouldn't spend $120 on one though.. Bit beneficial factor is re-usable etc. I wouldn't mind testing out a K&N Pod though, with Heat Shield.. looooooove the induction noise!

[coolvxss]

I remember once i read a street machine mag and they tested all types of filters including K&N panel and pod, Paper panel and pod. and they were all the same acording to them. Not enough power gain worth bragging about.

[blaze]

i think ill settle for this one.. pretty much the same thing as a k&n without the 3 digit price tag http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PERFORMANCE-A...QQcmdZViewItem the fat idiot at the autoshop quoted me 150 i told him to stick it

[veclubby]

yeh i din't pay $120 for my panel filter any way paid like $60 wid discount from work but off the shelf at supercheap they should be only $80 anyway. thats for the vt-vz v6 and v8 im pretty sure, part no: 33-2116

[calais_cruzin]

I found i had no real gain when i had it it me VN.....

But when i swapped it to the VP it was just gettin 2b 1yr old, i could feel more difference than when i put it in the VN.....
Maybe coz i had a yr of use it was pickin up more crap than new, but this would only restrict it more as it would be dirty, but this would make it suck less air....

Im not sure but i can say that i noticed more diff with a Yr old one in the VP than wen it was new in the VN....gain was not much,maily throttle response...

[semi]

Id say that the difference most people are noticing when they put them in is because the old one was dirty. Id rather pay $10 for a paper filter several times than 120 at once anyway

[calais_cruzin]

Yeah but they are rated to last 1,000,000kms so im not goin to buyin another one for a few yrs now.....
I just take it out of the car im sellin n put in the new car.....

[samvlcal]

what do you mean by they're 'reusable'... i thought when they filled up with that black crud you binned them. can you wash them or something. i heard air and oil filters needed to be changed every 12 months...

[calais_cruzin]

Yep u can get K&N flilter cleaning pack that makes em like brand new...

[coolvxss]

Yeah but how much is the cleaning pack?? Ive heard thats its more then a normal paper filter so i think you better off just buying paper ones.

[calais_cruzin]

HAHA yer there a bit exy around $60 (i fink) for the pack but the pack will clean the filter about 10-15 times so it does kinda work out cheaper in a way....

[Jamie_87]

K & N filter cleaning pack is $22 from Super cheap auto, auto barn, repco etc.. and will last about 20 or so washes if u adhere to the directions

[calais_cruzin]

$22 damm im goin to get sum tomorrow.....
Last time i saw em they were round the 60 mark.....