Air Intake

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

Be careful with the K&N's. The PO on my car was running one and did a really shoddy job when he went to "re-oil" the air filter, aka just dump a crap ton of oil on the element. This caused the AFM (barn door) to become damaged and I had to replace it.

[Danny]

Drill holes in stock box. Free and it'll sound better.

[Eecen]

Sounds all fancy like..thats about it. w/o a heat shield you'll lose some.

Theres gotta be like 50 or so CAI threads on r3v alone.. search the m20 forum for some good insight into them.

Whatever you're spending on a "kit" would be better spent on something else.
Like beers, or Bourbon an sweet Vermouth.
or maintenance...have you dropped your oil pan lately?

[freeride53]

Hah, no guys, wasn't looking for numbers, more for a difference in sound & *maybe* response. So at that, any thing special?

[mr.vang]

you beat me to it..lol

[mr.vang]

a better response and louder..don't expect any numbers. i say stick with the stock and drop in a KN or AFE panel.

[bmw325csi]

performance air intake, LOL

Im gonna say what has been said a million times:
Your not gonna get anymore performance than the stock box no matter what you do. Your best bet is a K&N panel filter in you airbox

[freeride53]

Anyone?

[freeride53]

Who here is actually running a performance air intake?
What changes have you noticed in your 318i/s?
Also, what kind are you running?

Thanks!