.. still wondering what's up with that nice CF intake tube on your KN Matthew?

 

i wrapped mine for 24 hours in a newspaper and had no sings of excess oil. Then i had it installed.

 

Had the dealer order me a new oil cap. It came in yellow. Just going to paint it.

 

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I also had the K&N filter, but didn't want to replace the MAF, so I removed the K&N filter. The CEL cleared. I had the CEL a few different times, and after I removed the K&N filter, and cleaned the MAF, it has stayed off. Cleaning the MAF may have been enough, but I don't want to chance it by putting the K&N back on.

 

i have had K&N CAI on my car for 5 years, no MAF problems, the issure is OVER Oiling...if the excess is not cleaned off then it will destroy the MAF

 

I had the problem with mine for the first 1000 miles, (of course didn't find this thread until after), cleaned the filter without oiling and cleaned the MAF and the CEL has been gone.

 

Excuse my ignorance, but exactly does the k&n do? Is it a good upgrade for a newb like met at is just looking for a little more power?

 

Mostly sound improvement

 

Not going to give much power, especially if you have stock exhaust- but it gives a *really* nice sound when you floor it

About the most you can expect to do with "reasonably priced" HP upgrades are:

Exhaust (my fav is the afterhoursautomotive.com pipes)
software flash
intake (KN, EVOMS)

all three of the above will give you the most improvement, you can continue on with headers, 200 cell cats and RSS intake plenum but that's about it

also depends on how loud you want your pcar to be-

The "sprint booster" module makes for a very perky egas pedal, that is a fun mod.

 

You'll have to use oil on that filter or switch to a real "dry" filter- the KN filter will not properly keep dirt out of your engine without oil on it.

what year is your pcar?

 

that is very cool- what did it cost for the pipe?

 

just installed mine this morning. Took about an hour to swap them out. Fairly straightforwd really. the only issue I had was lining up the air intake tube with the baffle on the lid. With all the bracing in place to hold sheild steady just the two small bolts doesn't ensure that it meets correctly. With a bit of fidgiting it finally fit. Went out for a ride and can definately 'hear' the difference, sounds nice, and I think I can feel the extra punch above 4,000 RPM. Worth it to me

 

MIne is on the way....

 

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