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K&N Intake - $400 noise-maker

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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.
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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.
Can i check if the stock snorkel fits this intake? I have a Greddy intake snorkel (photo of it from internet attached) which apparently fits the stock intake box (direct replacement of the stock snorkel), so wanted to know if the stock snorkel fits this K&N intake (and by extension my Greddy intake snorkel).

Thanks!

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There’s a whole in the front of the air box that kind of mates up with the stock snorkel. It’s not the greatest fit in that the snorkel just kind of points at the whole more than actually fitting inside, but it is there.
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I love the K&N intake having the MAF placed far down stream from the (maybe) turbulent area after the filter element. I see many other aftermarket options having them say merely 2in from the filter element. Does that make a diff? Will that cause some drivability issues (which some intakes for the 1st gen have, although to be fair i havent heard any issues with this gen) I dunno. But the anal engineer in me wonders...

HKS just joined the fray....https://youtu.be/V-p0T9QFPKs 8min in

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Does anyone know if the jackson racing dual rad oil cooler will fit with the K&N? Didn't see anyone with this combi in forums nor YT.
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