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K&N air filters
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:13 pm
by watermill
Hello !
I am thinking of buying K&N air filter for my 2002 SDI Polo. I would like to know has anyone of you tried their products ? I read a review about them and the information there was quite different, one was saying that he experienced increase of HP and lower fuel consumption, another post was saying; don't buy this air filter, it's expensive and not as good as ordinary paper filters as K&N filter was also pulling in some dust. Maybe some one has tried them ?
Thank you.
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:59 pm
by lolhoward
You mean filter or induction kit mate?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:50 am
by watermill
Air filter.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:15 am
by lolhoward
I bought two to replace my standard panel filters. Just better as they last forever. Might make the car a tiny tiny bit more responsive but you wont really get any gains from them. Better than standard though and wont cause any problems as there just a different design to standard filters and work in the same way. Hope this helps.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:08 pm
by Tim_GTi
They were used in the 6N2 rally so they've got to do something right!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:00 pm
by lolhoward
Tim_GTi wrote:They were used in the 6N2 rally so they've got to do something right!
2 things I never knew.....
A 6N2 rally
and that they used K&F filters
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:18 pm
by Tim_GTi
you learn something new everyday
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:01 pm
by drewbar
All the guys on SeatCupraNet reckomended the green panel filter, no one said anything bad about the k&n though, they reckon that you can heard the turbo a bit more on the pd100 and pd130 engines
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:52 pm
by polospeed
I want one also going to drill my air box but just need to pluck up the courage lol
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:05 pm
by fivetones
My K&N panel and the pd160 inlet have just gone on my tdi sport (1.9/100pd).
Noticeable improvement to pickup and it revs out better. Not that is revs out well still but it's a TDI, what you gonna do
.
Measured economy looking to be a touch better but not much.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:14 pm
by smithysmoo
Where did you get the pd160 inlet from mate and is it a straight swap.
Cheers
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:28 pm
by fivetones
smithysmoo wrote:Where did you get the pd160 inlet from mate and is it a straight swap.
Cheers
Yeah, straight swap. You can get the inlet pipe from Seat. I got mine second hand. Maybe ask on the seat cupra forum?
I also modified the inlet flap at the front (it's obvious which bits to remove when you take it off to fit the inlet).
I'm very pleased with the results. The car is much much nippier now.
I still get up to 65 mpg too.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:03 pm
by pip_polo
polospeed wrote:I want one also going to drill my air box but just need to pluck up the courage lol
drill it.. pfft.. do what i did, cut the whole bottom of the box off
my car sounds beefy but like a tractor when cold.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:08 pm
by fivetones
The troube with butchering the air box is the drawing in of hot engine bay air. Esp. on modern cars with undertrays.
Modded cold air inlet is a better approach if you ask me.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:53 pm
by pip_polo
my undertray got ripped off on some A road