Thread: Stock Intake?
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Old 06-13-2006, 11:15 AM   #38 (permalink)
Pierre
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Originally Posted by New2saturn
I have stock intake and its going to stay that way until someone gives me a reason other than it looks or sounds cool. I have asked this question about a thousand times and never have I once heard any reasonable proof to change the factory stock out. I have a K&N drop in filter and that is all I am messing with until somebody gives me a better reason to buy one. $280 for something that doesn't increase performance doesn't sound like a deal to me. Maybe after I get a stage kit of some sort and some tuning, will that be a justified mod. JMO.
I can think of a couple of reasons not to use th K & N drop in....

Oil on the MAF sensor has been a reported problem.

I don't think the K & N does as good of a job filtering the air as the stock filter. As I see it the trade off is a few HP for more engine wear due to additional dirt getting in.

Pierre
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