I just put in the K&N drop in air filter and I notice surprisingly large throttle response. It almost makes the ascent feel like a lighter vehicle.
Pros: better throttle response
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I did a oil change, fuel and air filter at this point.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Fitted k&n drop in last night, mk7GTI, 100% feel a difference, very subtle but it’s there. I suppose time will tell if there’s a downside. Ever so slight difference in response, coasts slightly further in gear without foot on gas. Drove it a lot today and felt the fuel economy might be a tiny bit better too, but I’ve no solid proof whatsoever, but I drive it a lot so I know it very well. All of which would make sense from a less restrictive filter.
Pros: subtle difference, better fuel economy
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I CLEANED and oiled the K&N filter my truck had when I bought it. It went from 14 mpg regularly, to almost 18 regularly.
Pros: improved MPG
I used a K&N oil free washable filter for years without any issues. I only recently took it out when I moved to a CAI. I washed it about every 10K miles. Takes about ten minutes and I would just do it in the evening so it had all night to dry.
Pros: easy to wash, long lasting
Mileage: 10000 km
I just cleaned mine at 45k. Wasn’t very dirty, but followed instructions to a tee. Just used the cleaner, let it sit for a couple hours, rinsed with water, low pressure. Then I let it dry completely (like 3 days - I put in the original filter I still had as a temp). Once dried, oiled it enough to let it soak in as directed. Made sure nothing dripped. Popped it in and good to go for another 2 years.
Pros: easy cleaning, long lasting
Mileage: 45000 km
last night everything was all normal, K&N filter in the stock airbox with one side cut out. sounded pretty nice. ive had this setup for a little over 6 Months .. Today i start my car and head off to work as normal. and i notice its being very very quiet (almost stock sounding)
Pros: sounded pretty nice
Cons: being very very quiet
In my passator, I had a KnN right on the maf, it felt awesome but when the engine gets hot, the hood thermo liner didn't let any heat escape, to the car felt like an 8v
Pros: felt awesome
Cons: sluggish when hot
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I had one in mine for a little while before reading around and watching videos on these. I noticed my engine made a louder ticking noise with it and I saw absolutely no gain let alone one that would offset the cost.
Cons: louder ticking noise, no gain
I've been an OE filter fan since about 1999. Then I had an '87 Carrera and built a killer NA motor, Euro pistons, SC cams, ARP bolts everywhere, Ti bits, SSI headers, custom muffler, a custom Autothority chip, and a big fat K&N air filter. I was detailing the car for a concourse and removed the K&N. The intake runner was covered in gritty dust/dirt.
Cons: gritty dust/dirt
Vehicle:
Porsche 911
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