K&N Filter

Hi Guys (and Girls),


Today, a so called "K&N Expert" (he is really a dealer of filters) mounted a universal performance filter to my Stilo 1.6. I didn't pay anything, the filter was a gift from my friend, so I didn't ask questions, but I know, what kind of induction kits are available for my car. And this isn't one of them. The dealer doesn't had time and tools to get the original air intake system (I did it afterwards), so he fitted something that he could. That is not the problem at all, if the job is done well. But I am afraid, that this directly attached filter will suck in too much hot air, and not just raise fuel consumption, but will damage something. I can tell, when I check the filter after a drive (long or short), the filter is hot.

The positive side is, that it sounds really great at 3000rpm or higher (it takes a day to get used to it), and maybe there is a very little performance increase (but maybe it just seems because of the sound). I'll see if it affects the fuel consumption (it should be down).

I know the best way would be to return to dealer, and swap this filter for an "original" one for a Stilo, but I didn't want to disappoint my friend. So I am going to resolve the problem other way, like getting cold air to filter by pipe, or placing the filter somewhere else ...

If you guys have some ideas for help .... please post.

Thanks

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Please, somebody, if you could just report, if the original air intake pipes are hot too, after a ride, it would be a *information for me.

Thanks

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haha! what a stupid place to put the filter with no pipe at all!

I would buy some pipe and relocate the filter somewhere which isn't next to the engine or just buy a proper induction kit as that filter is probably only worth about £15 anyway.

you would probably be losing power over the standard induction anyway with that.

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the 1.2 is different but i can tell you when mine was taking air off the back radiator as apposed to infront/over the top i had issues with performance at slow speeds

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Big Black Stilo said:

the 1.2 is different but i can tell you when mine was taking air off the back radiator as apposed to infront/over the top i had issues with performance...

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They should market it as a back to front intercooler for those seeking BHP reductions

Heats the air instead of cooling it

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Thanks for the replies, guys! Now I have something to print, and put on the table of the K&N guy.

The funny thing is that I didn't notice any change in fuel consumption.

Now I try another scheme. It is like the original K&N intake kit, but the filter is different. And it is handmade... After a few miles of driving, the pipe is hot too, but the filter isn't. And the sound is not that loud anymore.

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is that the original intake piping off the car? if you're going to have the filter that low down then it needs moving to under the battery, further away from the engine.

but be warned that you will need an undertray and don't go speeding through any deep puddles.

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The standard intake is something of a ram effect, brings in air at atmospheric temperature and and is at a fairly safe height (as long as we're not talking of a large bow wave )

That's the really weird thing about car manufacturers - it turns out they're quite good at designing cars

Strikes me the only K&N filter worth considering is the oem like replacement for the air box.

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is the 1.2 the only model to take the air feed over the top of the radiator giving it ample swimming depths?

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Big Black Stilo said:

is the 1.2 the only model to take the air feed over the top of the radiator giving it ample swimming depths?

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As said, I think every model takes the air feed just at the lip of the bonnet which obviously won't be too clever if you push through a flood so hard that the wave goes over the bonnet

Theoretically speaking having the air-intake inside the bonnet but as high as possible would be better for floods but not so good for everyday motoring (since it's hotter)

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Well, I'll be getting the GSR at some point, which I know goes low down in the engine bay. However, I'm one of the lucky few to still possess a full undertray

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So, after all these replies, I refitted the original air box, and swapped the open filter to a K&N panel filter. Also resetted the ECU (left disconnected negative for 2 hours). The sound is back to normal, and I figured out, that I like it more than the airplane-like sound. The intake pipe has a normal temperature after a ride, not too hot anymore. Now I hope, the fuel consumption goes lower a bit, and that would be enough for a change. The 1.6 Stilo will never be a race car ...

Thanks for all of you.:wave:

hello i have a stilo 1.8

would like a performance air filter
i herd a GSR is a gd one
but i was thinking a pipercross viper kit?

i need help which one is better or if thers another good one out ther

i aint got a clue what to buy at the mo :bang:

please help me

gsr make induction kits, the air filter is only a small part of the induction system.
best is either gsr induction kit or if you cant afford it, just replace your standard filter with a bmc or k&n panel filter

don't waste money on pipercross