in terms of real, i mean quantifiable...... I was looking to do the set-up like brett-q did using the RU2820 filter.

I need afilter anyway, but is it worthwile or waste of cash?

 

it give gains

 

it's not worth it unless you get one used for cheap (got mine for $10). $35-70 for 0 hp is just ridiculous

 

Flows better, but gains are next to none.

However it is cheaper in the long run because you can re-use/clean it.

Plus the material is better flowing than the stock paper filter.

 

1-2 HP.

It's worth it because it lasts a lifetime provided you clean it at the right intervals.

 

i have the drop in by k&n....no gains..maybe lil better throttle response...

 

most definitely, my RU-2820 was $30 brand new from AutoZone. New OEM replacement paper filters are about $20 (because of the plastic neck and end cap which most filters don't have), so yeah it's definitely worth it. You can clean it, and you can also go longer between cleanings than a normal filter. I just cleaned mine for the first time a few weeks ago. It had been on there almost a year and almost 25K miles. Try that with a normal paper filter, not gonna happen.

 

I get the K&N not because of power. Just because I don't want to spend more money on paper filter in the future. But I believe paper filter does a better job filtering than K&N

 

Why get a K&N panel filter when you could save the loot and get a tubular intake with a cone filter? The K&N panel is only as good as your stock airbox is......

 

FYI, DC Integras come w/ a cylindrical filter, which has more area than a cone filter of the same length. Used inside the stock airbox w/ a tube to the fenderwell area makes it better than any short-ram hot-air intake.

 

what does this k&n filter look like? anyone have pics of the drop-in? DAsicks, the stock airfilter is already a cone(cylindrical) filter. i assume the k&n is the same design. right now im running the stock intake and filter with the top of the airbox off.. im thinking about buying a k&n to replace the stock one (its time for a new one anyway)

 

get the k&n drop in and put the top to ya airbox back on..

 

well I wouldn't get the K&N drop-in for the Integra, it's like $70 and doesn't include the end piece that secures to the airbox, or the rubber seal that goes between the filter neck and airbox

Running w/o the top of the airbox will make you lose power.

The best bet IMHO is to get the RU-2820 universal filter, cut up a stock filter, and attach the neck and end piece to the K&N, it will fit in your airbox EXACTLY like stock, AND you retain the rubber seal and end piece.

 

I got a K&N drop in and I hacked apart the bottom half of my airbox so in essense it is a shirt air. I felt gains and it pulled better and sounded better Then last summer I picked up an AEM CAI. The throttle response got alot worse and I didn't really feel **** as far as performance. Maybe if you had a vtec motor that revs higher it would help more but on my LS with exhaust and header it really didn't do ****. Soo, i sold the AEM and threw my drop in filter back in. I got better throttle response, I don't have to worry about sucking up water, and there is really no diff in power. The stock intale tube is roughly the same size as the AEM so thats not really a bottleneck. I'd save your dough and pickup a used (clean it with recharge kit like i did) or new filter for not too much.

 

The only time I acually noticed a difference is last july. I removed my k&n to clean it and stuck a stock paper filter in its place for a day. Driving around town with the a/c on, the car ran stronger withthe k&n.

 

The best bet IMHO is to get the RU-2820 universal filter, cut up a stock filter, and attach the neck and end piece to the K&N, it will fit in your airbox EXACTLY like stock, AND you retain the rubber seal and end piece.

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That was the plan... thanks...

 

I have the K&N drop-in filter for the integra. . .model# E-2427 I believe. Noticed better throttle response after installing it, but any power gained is probably very minimal. Check out below for a picture of this filter.

Also, there are no fitment problems with this filter as someone mentioned. . .there is a complete seal when you put the lid on the airbox.

 

just buy a short ram air intake from ebay. its only $40 with shipping and handling.

 

i dont want any visable intake modification... police are cracking down on everyone.... the less mods, the better off you are. guys are getting 4-500 tickets for mods now.. bullshit..

 

yea you know how K&N filters let you do great burn outs like in the commercials

 

does anyone have the hacked filter?

 

K&N imo

 

well would you like to explain to the group why???

 

i got it and didn't really notice ne difference.. just got it to let the car breath better

 

Seriously, even if it was a 2-3 whp gain, I doubt you'd be able to feel it. But it does help over stock crappy paper filters.