stock air filter or K & N ? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

larietrope · 11-29-2009, 08:07 PM

I don't plan on a CAI but wondering if a K&N would be any advantage over a stock air filter ? (LS3)

BackinBlackSS/RS · 11-29-2009, 08:08 PM

Don't waste your money.

JHart · 11-29-2009, 09:16 PM

i've got a K&N air filter currently, and i removed the piece of plastic going into the front grill for supposed "ram air" or w/e. didn't really notice a difference, but 60 bucks for a filter, and i'm doing the New Era Side pipe that deletes the resonators on the stock plastic lid and replaces it with aluminum piping to the stock air box, and i'll basically have an intake then, for only 160-170 bucks

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 11-29-2009, 09:49 PM

Get a CAI not a air filter.

drtwo · 11-29-2009, 10:10 PM

No benefit at all. But, it may muck up your air sensor if you oil it too much... all risk, no advantage... forget it...

14pilot · 11-29-2009, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drtwo

No benefit at all. But, it may muck up your air sensor if you oil it too much... all risk, no advantage... forget it...

9c1ny · 11-29-2009, 11:13 PM

go to the drag racing forum and read a few posts, people there seem to think it makes a difference

chappy48 · 11-29-2009, 11:31 PM

It's been dyno proven not to. Just save a little money and get one of the CAI's.

Scott@Bjorn3D · 11-30-2009, 05:20 AM

I have one, waste of money.

toehead93 · 11-30-2009, 07:03 AM

Some people in the drag race forum just like to pick bones but most actually don't know what there talking about. I think there jealous, like me, because they can't launch as well as some of the other guys but I'm man enough to attribute it to driver skills not my stock air filter. Or they fall into the category of those people who think if it cost $60 it must make a difference, I beg to differ. There is no evidence on the dyno that it makes a difference. There are different levels of paper filter too that flow better than K&N but in the grand scheme of it the filter isn't the choke point.

If you want to buy one filter and just wash it from time to time then go for the K&N, but I'd seriously consider an complete CAI which will come with a new filter and gain you real HP.

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 11-30-2009, 05:26 PM

Why don't you get the K&N CAI it is good for 18 HP.

patriotpa · 11-30-2009, 05:42 PM

I like mine. I have the K&N CAI on my Silverado, and the filter on my Camaro. Follow the directions (RTFM) and you'll be fine. They work. Naysayers are around for everything.

Apex Paul · 11-30-2009, 06:07 PM

I think the K&N offers an advantage over a stock filter in that you don't have to replace it. A typical paper filter change of just a few times and you're spending the $60 anyway. Of course, I could be biased since I sell 'em.

STRIKE ZONE · 11-30-2009, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

Why don't you get the K&N CAI it is good for 18 HP.

Is k&N CAI available yet?

11-29-2009, 08:07 PM	#1
larietrope Drives: 1970 Boss 302 Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 267	stock air filter or K & N ? I don't plan on a CAI but wondering if a K&N would be any advantage over a stock air filter ? (LS3)

11-29-2009, 09:16 PM	#3
JHart I haz camaro again :) Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Union, South Carolina Posts: 660	i've got a K&N air filter currently, and i removed the piece of plastic going into the front grill for supposed "ram air" or w/e. didn't really notice a difference, but 60 bucks for a filter, and i'm doing the New Era Side pipe that deletes the resonators on the stock plastic lid and replaces it with aluminum piping to the stock air box, and i'll basically have an intake then, for only 160-170 bucks __________________ 2010 Camaro 1SS(back in a camaro again, yessssss!) 2010 silverado z71 ccsb(sold, old dd) 2010 camaro1ss(sold, missed, will have another someday)

11-29-2009, 10:10 PM	#5
drtwo Drives: 2SS RS Yellow, Raptor, Vrod Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 599 View My Garage	No benefit at all. But, it may muck up your air sensor if you oil it too much... all risk, no advantage... forget it... __________________ 2SS RS Rally Yellow, LS3, M6, sunroof, extra on the fast!

11-29-2009, 11:13 PM	#7
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	go to the drag racing forum and read a few posts, people there seem to think it makes a difference __________________

11-30-2009, 07:03 AM	#10
toehead93 Drives: 2014 2SS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wpb fl Posts: 3,136 View My Garage	Some people in the drag race forum just like to pick bones but most actually don't know what there talking about. I think there jealous, like me, because they can't launch as well as some of the other guys but I'm man enough to attribute it to driver skills not my stock air filter. Or they fall into the category of those people who think if it cost $60 it must make a difference, I beg to differ. There is no evidence on the dyno that it makes a difference. There are different levels of paper filter too that flow better than K&N but in the grand scheme of it the filter isn't the choke point. If you want to buy one filter and just wash it from time to time then go for the K&N, but I'd seriously consider an complete CAI which will come with a new filter and gain you real HP. __________________ Used Racing Brake 2 Peice Rotors for sale: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344754 Summit White 2014 2SS 1LE Recaros, NPP exhaust, Nav 2010 2SS A6 - sold.

11-29-2009, 08:08 PM	#2
BackinBlackSS/RS Go Blue!!!!! Drives: 2012 Cruze LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,290	Don't waste your money.

11-29-2009, 09:49 PM	#4
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Get a CAI not a air filter.

11-29-2009, 11:31 PM	#8
chappy48 Drives: 2010 Camaro Auto 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 878	It's been dyno proven not to. Just save a little money and get one of the CAI's.

11-30-2009, 05:20 AM	#9
Scott@Bjorn3D Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eufaula, Alabama Posts: 6,427	I have one, waste of money.

11-30-2009, 05:26 PM	#11
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Why don't you get the K&N CAI it is good for 18 HP.

11-30-2009, 05:42 PM	#12
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,966 View My Garage	I like mine. I have the K&N CAI on my Silverado, and the filter on my Camaro. Follow the directions (RTFM) and you'll be fine. They work. Naysayers are around for everything.

11-30-2009, 06:07 PM	#13
Apex Paul Drives: Wagon Queen Family Truckster Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 1,476	I think the K&N offers an advantage over a stock filter in that you don't have to replace it. A typical paper filter change of just a few times and you're spending the $60 anyway. Of course, I could be biased since I sell 'em.

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