I finally installed my new K&N air filter drop in with the restrictor ring and the longer screws that come with it. Pretty easy but i didnt take the gas tank off, just removed two screws and propped it up enough to get a shorty philips head screwdriver in there....its always the last screw thats a pain in the ass....why is this? Murphy's Freekin' Law ..? I hate that Murphy guy...anyway....It sounds pretty good, a drop louder i think....and i could swear there's like 1-2 more HP..or is this
in my brain like a "placebo" affect...you know like adding a sticker adds 5 HP or something like that....anyone ever notice this? I am correct that no re-jetting is necessary, yes? It seemed to run fine afterwards.
Cars are supposed to have 3% HP gain from these filters, why not a bike right?
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Glad to hear!! You should be fine with the restrictor installed...though the GS is a bit lean from the factory so it never hurts to rejet a bit
I run hare scrambles on a 450R and I can tell the difference in HP when the filter gets dirty. So I wouldn't doubt it if you do notice a bit extra oomph.
But as for the sticker thing, cmon man, stickers suck. Even if I had the baddest car / bike / atv around, I wouldn't advertise it.
Quote from: Hawk996 on April 03, 2009, 01:51:53 AM
I run hare scrambles on a 450R and I can tell the difference in HP when the filter gets dirty. So I wouldn't doubt it if you do notice a bit extra oomph.
But as for the sticker thing, cmon man, stickers suck. Even if I had the baddest car / bike / atv around, I wouldn't advertise it.
Dude stickers make it go faster! I mean a NOS sticker on a Civic will take at least 1 sec off of your 0-60, and as an added benefit you will suddenly become attractive to women... :wink:
Anyway, Flynlo how old was the paper filter? You might be getting getting an hp boost, as Hawk996 suggested, because of a cleaner filter. I would think it wouldn't just be the filter because that would mean you would have more airflow which the point of the restrictor is to prevent. I cars probably get a small boost straight away because with fuel injection they can tweak the fuel for the amount of air and carbs don't until you rejet.
I did the same thing, propped the tank up and took the filter out with a shorty screwdriver. None of my screws were obstructed or hard to remove. I didn't have a wiring anchor on one of the screws like the manual says. What a stupid place to anchor wiring.
I have a K&N filter in my Neon. Didn't change the mileage or increase power. I think it's an economy move more than anything else. You can wash it, spray it, and put it back in rather than buying filters.