Re: I will post pics of my intake... (archive)

For what it's worth, the foam element in the link I posted increased the engine noise under the hood of my XK8, and I like the new sound very much. I can't compare it to K&N though, don't know if K&N is louder than the foam element or not.

Jeff

... once I get a hold of my brother0in-laws digicam. Mine was a custom modification adapting a universal K&N cone. It offers much more surface area than the intake shown in the prior link. ALthough I am a big fan of foam elements over paper, the K&N type is readily available and worked well in my track car.

Total cost: $25.
Total time to install: 30 minutes.

At first, I wasn't sure the increase was all that substantial. However, since then I have tested by swapping filters back and forth... now that the ECU is calibrated I can honestly say that there is a very noticeable difference in performance. The compromise is engine noise.

A foam element like the one shown in the link reduces such noise as compared to a K&N style element. However, as you might expect, this comes with less relative flow.

Not on my Xk, but on my Eclipse track car, the K&N intake dynoed an extra 11 wheel hp.

Justin

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Have you done an exhaust? Justin 07:03 1/16/2002 (1)
- Re: Have you done an exhaust? Nope Jeff Cline 12:40 1/21/2002 (0)

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