Bolt-ons: Light weight stock sized pulleys, Cams, Headers, HFC/TP's, cat back exhaust, plenum spacer or different plenum, z-tube.

Admittedly most would say cams are not simple bolt-ons :P

 

After installing the MD Plenum Spacer and the Z-Tube. Would I need to get the car professionally tuned or just do the ECU Reset foot pedal trick?

 

What's your idea behind this theory?

 

well, since you want bolt ons, why stop there? how about you get a light weight pulley and a CF driveshaft?

 

Tony (Hydrazine) has found that the OEM stock paper filter does a very good job at not only flowing but filtering. BUT the performance goes down pretty fast as the dirt accumulates. So oem style filters are great as long as you remember to change them often

 

K&N has spent millions of dollars in research and development to make a superior air filter that outlasts and outperforms common paper filters. The amount of money you'd save over "keeping it clean" is worth it alone. Not to mention the reduced environmental waste. So, regardless of the paper filter doing a "very good job" there is no reason to not get a K&N or reusable cotton filter of similar quality on any car.

Less waste
Less money spent over time
Less time maintaining
And better flow to boot

 

K&N is okay but don't believe the hype. Hydrazine has done some very good testing as well as independents. K&N filters flow great. BUT they don't FILTER the best. They filter OKAY but not as well as OEM.

Nice cut and paste of their website. I ran the Stillen unit and I was very happy with it. But it's not the only way to go.

 

I've done an independent test too. I've used them in every car ive ever owned and have never had abnormally dirty oil or intake parts.

Workin for me.

 

haha. You DO understand that the filtration rates we are talking about can't ever be measured like you describe?

I suggest you search Hydrazine here and read every post he makes. It's worth it.

 

Yes, I very much do understand. In fact you just proved my point. Its immeasurable without special tools because the unfiltered microns are next to harmless.

 

got em

 

But you have not used any "special tools". And how do you know at what micron level, a particle becomes "harmless" and that K&N actually filters down to that level?

An OEM manufacture spends probably 10x what K&N spends on making specifications of allowable dirt size acceptance and makes sure it's OEM filters meet that specification.

A particle that still damaging to the engine is still much smaller than you can see with the eye and determine by looking at the engine

 

not to mention that k&n uses oil on there filters which could damage your maf over time. one of the main reasons I stopped using k&n.

boy did k&n do a good job advertising in your area or what?

 

Refill kits for K&N are not cheap either, and you have to buy plenty of those over the life of the filter.

 

Personal I believe the pop charger would have the best flow. It's designed to reduce turbulence in the intake tube, by adding a rifling (twisting) affect to the air flow. An as far as the oil in the filter missing up the MAF, yes it can happen but read the DAMN instructions! I cleanly states to let the oil dry before reinstalling the filter and driving the vehicle.