Airbox or pod filter? noob question beware!

[Grantis1976]

Sorry about the confusion there, it was a statment I spose !:drink:

 

[samvlcal]

hi all

who sells K&N filters in Adelaide, does super cheap and repco etc sell them? and how much would a K&N panel filter cost for my VL calais. how significant are the gains? in other words is this worth doing?

cheers

 

[VL Berlina 5speed]

yah sprint, super cheap etc, will sell them. i think i payed 100 bucks for mine (panel type) and as for is it worth it cant say, throtal was more responsive but power gains cant say

 

[snake_VL]

hi all

who sells K&N filters in Adelaide, does super cheap and repco etc sell them? and how much would a K&N panel filter cost for my VL calais. how significant are the gains? in other words is this worth doing?

cheers

yeah any of the major chain stores will have them. $99 is about as low as they get but usually about $130 or so. then you need a cleaning kit which is about another $30. i got mine for free (21st present) and i reckon if it wasn't free i wouldn't have bothered, i don't reckon the gains are worth the money. i can get a silverline branded paper panel from work (repco) for about $6 and they flow better than ryco ones and not that far off the k&n (tested on the ping pong ball flow thing they have in the stores and from personal experience) so yeah i reckon just get a good paper one and spend the money you saved on something that will give you better gains (advance the timing, better fuel, chip, cam, give it a good service or whatever takes your fancy)

 

[J_D]

My car had a K&N panel in it when I got it and I had a K&N pod sitting around so I put it on and it sounds heaps better. I cant hear the induction noise that much but the exhaust note is deeper. So I dont really care if I lose 1 or 2 kws, I wouldnt miss them anyway.