aftermarket air filer SUCK so dont spend your money

[mischief]

im back i havent been on this site in a long time
i come to see and find out what poeple are doing to gain HP
alot of you guys are wasting money on aftermarket parts that wount gain you much
im in a automotive school and i have done the mods allready and didnt see much gain
im a big fan of 318ti i own 2 95 and 97 ob1 and ob2
heres a good tip for you guys
check the link
http://www.mz3.net/articles/149.html

[mischief]

Originally Posted by mischief

im back i havent been on this site in a long time
i come to see and find out what poeple are doing to gain HP
alot of you guys are wasting money on aftermarket parts that wount gain you much
im in a automotive school and i have done the mods allready and didnt see much gain
im a big fan of 318ti i own 2 95 and 97 ob1 and ob2
heres a good tip for you guys
check the link
http://www.mz3.net/articles/149.html

this intake system is good for the race track
but for street use i dont think so
when it rains you suck up water this could hurt your engine
and rocks and other stuff that u will find in your air box
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/diy_ram_air.htm

[CirrusSR22]

I fogged my old Escort. It made a noticeable improvement at high RPMs. Nothing huge, but a pleasant surprise.

K&N's are a joke. Why would anyone risk their engine to gain MINIMAL power?

Track car.... great, do it, get all the power you can

[GDB]

Well in our defense alot of us are poor college students (atleast I know I am). And the more I look at it, for the cost of making this car very fast I could just buy an M3 or build a nasty Isuzu (my dream). It's a discouraging thought, but that's the impression I've been getting. I will still tool around with the M44 a see if I can get a bit of power out of it but as for high horsepower, is just seems like too much effort compared to the possible gain.

Oh, and IMO K&N are great filters is you just keep them maintained. I have run them on several cars with no problems. It's just like any other part of your car, if you take care of it then you will be fine (you wouldnt' not change the oil in your motor would you?). Just my $.02