Air Intake Box

dp · Post by dp » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:50 am

I bought a K&N filter to replace my regular filter and I was wondering how well it would work out to leave the air box without the cover. The one thing worrying me is the oxygen sensor that goes on the tube that goes down the fender. What would I do with it? Without the cover, that tube stays too loose to leave it there...

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:56 am

First, its ok to leave the lid off... Second, thats not an oxygen sensor, its an intake air temperature sensor. Third, i dont know what to tell if the pipe is loose. It shouldnt move to much, if it does, it wont hurt anything.

WiTeOuT · Post by **WiTeOuT** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:06 am

CA180 wrote:First, its ok to leave the lid off... Second, thats not an oxygen sensor, its an intake air temperature sensor. Third, i dont know what to tell if the pipe is loose. It shouldnt move to much, if it does, it wont hurt anything.

My buddy left his lid off all the time and it does just fine.

EmersonHart13 · Post by **EmersonHart13** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:16 am

But the question is, is there a gain by leaving it off?

Thanks,

John

blue demon02 · Post by **blue demon02** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:24 am

EmersonHart13 wrote:But the question is, is there a gain by leaving it off?

Thanks,

John

NO there isn't in fact the opposite. Yea it sounds cool but you will be sucking hot air from the engine bay rather then cool air from the fender. And yes it might cause some issues. If the iAT sensor is reading the cool air coming from your fender and the car is realy getting the hot air from inside the engine bay then the reading from the IAT will be wrong. Will it be enough to cause an issue probely not but it's possible that it might.

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:28 am

What you should do is, drop in your new filter, leave the lid on, remove the resonater from inside the fender well. I did that for a while until I got my CAI. Works pretty nicely, and was a little louder

EmersonHart13 · Post by **EmersonHart13** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:34 am

I have K and N, stock box (top included) with the resonator removed. Sounds good and performs good.

John

dp · Post by dp » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:26 am

CA180 wrote:What you should do is, drop in your new filter, leave the lid on, remove the resonater from inside the fender well. I did that for a while until I got my CAI. Works pretty nicely, and was a little louder

It's how I have it. Resonator really pissed me off, I never put it back after I took out the CAI.