K&N on standard car???

[Bomber Denton]

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

[neil_cardiff]

Bomber Denton said:

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

On my Golf (which I thing is the same engine - ABF 2.0lt 16v - as yours?) it made it a little more torquey - not much, but enough to make it pick up from about 500 revs earlier.

I'd get a pipercross as I've been told they are less noisy, and more free flowing...

[Fat Audi 80]

Bomber Denton said:

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

Have to be a little careful with oiled panel filters on car with a MAF. It can coat the wire in crap and cause running problems. I have stuck with the dry paper filter in my S2 for those very reasons. Not worth the possible trouble IMO...

Cheers,

Steve

[Bomber Denton]

Fat Audi 80 said:

Bomber Denton said:

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

Have to be a little careful with oiled panel filters on car with a MAF. It can coat the wire in crap and cause running problems. I have stuck with the dry paper filter in my S2 for those very reasons. Not worth the possible trouble IMO...

Cheers,

Steve

Thanks fellas, a friend of mine had problems with his S3, sounds like the same thing. Hmmm

[SuPaSpArK]

Bit off topic but did you get the "M" running?

[Bomber Denton]

Not yet mate, been working on one og the Mk1s this week, gonna go for Sat evening for that one me old mucker!

[SuPaSpArK]

Bomber Denton said:

Not yet mate, been working on one og the Mk1s this week, gonna go for Sat evening for that one me old mucker!

Been thinking about it...maybe fuel line has swelled! (Old fuel pipes do this) give it a good suck and make sure fuels getting through. Have spare carb fuel pump and all bits if you need them.
Good luck me old dingly dangly!

[A10ARF]

neil_cardiff said:

Bomber Denton said:

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

On my Golf (which I thing is the same engine - ABF 2.0lt 16v - as yours?) it made it a little more torquey - not much, but enough to make it pick up from about 500 revs earlier.

I'd get a pipercross as I've been told they are less noisy, and more free flowing...

I've had a K&N Panel filter on my Golf VR6 for 3 years, with no problems whatsoever. Also is a 'bit green' as will never need replacing!

[DennisTheMenace]

Fitted one to the everso lovely vectra turbo tractor , its a bit more keen to go now , no flat spot low down anymore .

[Deltafox]

Fat Audi 80 said:

Bomber Denton said:

Is it worth spending the extra on a K&N for my standard Audi Coupe 4 cyl 16V as opposed to just a normal new filter?

I'm not looking at anything chavvy like an induction kit as it is just my daily hack but I quite fancy a panel filter.

I have K&Ns on a couple of other cars so have the cleaner and oil already so is it worth the extra £25??

Have to be a little careful with oiled panel filters on car with a MAF. It can coat the wire in crap and cause running problems. I have stuck with the dry paper filter in my S2 for those very reasons. Not worth the possible trouble IMO...

Cheers,

Steve

Think youll find that the wire in the MAF will glow red hot for a few seconds to burn off any deposits,its designed to do this by the ecu, as such i dont see any problems arising as a result of using an oiled filter, as long as its not soaked of course!