air filter.. - Page 2 - United Bimmer Community

craig · 11-17-2006, 01:18 AM

k&n is about the best your going to get i think. i dont know of a filter thats any better. the brand dosnt matter, as long as it fits its all good.

**Dr1ve4fun** · 11-17-2006, 01:18 AM

cool..thanks

**celsdogg** · 11-17-2006, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Numark318i

new air filter ftw. maybe u should replace that set up with a stock one. Might get less dirty..heh.

as for that wire..not sure.

i kinda agree since it intakes air from behind the headlight. if you get another cone/k&n filter like the one you have, it may be a waste with sucking up that dirt all the time.

altho you can easily clean out a k&n, but i think you would have to do that an awful lot.

**Dr1ve4fun** · 11-17-2006, 12:25 PM

At this point I'm kind of thinking of just getting a k&n and cleaning it every week..It isn't too big of a deal since I have alot of time to do tings with...

**celsdogg** · 11-17-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by drtye30

It isn't too big of a deal since I have alot of time to do tings with...

lucky. i wish i did. . .

**Dr1ve4fun** · 11-17-2006, 12:59 PM

lol..I always used to but now that I have it idk what to do with it..

**Dr1ve4fun** · 11-19-2006, 12:24 PM

damit..I knew I shouldn't go to autozone..The guy took the filter to the back and supposedly measured it..and told me what to get from one of the aisles..well..it fits on a 3'' thing..but the adapter for the old one is smaller..I think it's 2.5 idk though cus I can't find something to measure it with..so..now I need to order something off the internet because no store here even carries one under 3'' or the adapter..damit.

**celsdogg** · 11-19-2006, 03:30 PM

^^^ for reasons like that i typically order stuff on line mostly.

**RSF5** · 11-20-2006, 12:01 AM

yeah just get it from somewhere when you don't have to worry about the idiocy of others.

**Dr1ve4fun** · 01-09-2007, 02:04 AM

UPDATE: I forgot to let you guys know what happened...I ordered a filter and adapter off ebay a while ago..btw..engine bay is much cleaner now..I slowed down a little on the dirt..

**eljer** · 07-29-2007, 10:11 PM

Does anyone know how much the horsepower is increased with a regular K&N filter as well as a K&N cone filter over a regular filter?

**MTurboPower3** · 07-29-2007, 10:38 PM

If I were you, I would try to get an original filter from an e-30 not a K&N .

**celsdogg** · 07-30-2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by eljer

Does anyone know how much the horsepower is increased with a regular K&N filter as well as a K&N cone filter over a regular filter?

not a whole lot. it is so small, it may not be very noticeable.

nick_318is · 07-30-2007, 07:52 PM

An K&N replacement won't get you anything noticable. A K&N cone will make your intake make more noise but probably will not give you any results, maybe with a good exhaust you could get some gain but it would still be relatively small.

**jcjdavis1** · 11-15-2007, 03:20 PM

Hi I cannot see your pictures.If you are using a K&N filter I would bin it and go back to the original.The original filter is only bringing in air from the front of the car at the headlights (which is cool)where as the K&N is bringing in air from the engine bay(which is hot).