K&N Intake - $400 noise-maker

I got bored waiting for my exhaust to ship from HKS, so I decided to do this so that you don’t have to. Install was fairly easy and looks clean enough if you take your time.

Sound: At full throttle, this thing by itself sounds angry, but it’ll still go unnoticed with normal driving. Car go “whomp”, and it’s admittedly pretty satisfying.

Mo’powa?: Probably not. I was only able to do pulls to 70mph because the highway has a S/L of 55. The car got there just as quick.

Why should I care?: I’m not your mother. Opinions are mixed on aftermarket intakes, and for good reason. 8 horses on a dyno might be possible, but it doesn’t necessarily translate to real-world performance. I’ll probably hack the intake up to supplement a forced-induction kit down the line because it would really make sense for that application. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy my whooshy noises at the cost of some top-end speed maybe that I don’t use anyway.