K&N air filter...

[Rob182]

does anyone have a k & n air filter fitted to there 182?

i know a lot of people on here choose itg filters, but i have had K & N before on my MG ZR!?

Does it make the car feel smoother, and is there any noise differents?

If not does the ITG one make any differents?

Rob

 

[Jamesstone]

Itg is the only one that improves performance so i have heard, the rest are either to restrictive or have to much heat soak

 

[ChrisR]

It's a replacement filter, heatsoak isn't an issue. tbh pretty much any drop in filter will do, some prefer ITG, some K+N, some green, etc etc

 

[scott7912]

I got a K&N on the Trophy + removal of acoustic valve, no noticable gains but sounds a litle bit louder than the standard.

 

[kenny172]

ive just fitted an ITG panel filter in mine and tbh ive yet to notice a difference :S

 

[sam_mcn]

Cotton filters are proven to be the least restrictive...but maybe they're not so good at stopping impurities from entering the engine. The K&N is cotton whilst the ITG is foam.

These are a couple of experiments:

http://www.bolhuijo.com/airflowtest/index.html
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm

There was another one somewhere with graphs, but I can't find it now.

Having said that, I've currently got a K&N and removal of acoustic valve and there's no noticeable power gains. However, on my previous 182 I did notice the engine was a bit livlier with an ITG filter...

I think there's very little in it but seems on this site most prefer ITG, maybe because of the company's racing pedigree??