ok so ive got a CAI on my car. it was already on here when i bought it and the first thing i did was clean the filter, well my air filter has been only half or even less of where my intake was coming from for the past week or so (long story short intake elbow was cut short and the tube wouldnt compoletely reach to seal with the filter) but anyway i got it back on today and noticed a HUGE drop in my gas mileage but a gain in performance!?... anyway i think im gonna put a new filter on instead of cleaning this one again because im not sure at all of what kind it is or anything about it. so whats the biggest/ best K&N thatll fit on a CAI on these cars? or just use the standard K&N that would come with a cai? going to the track tomorrow night so i need to know soon

 

Summit or Jegs can help you out on that one I am sure.

 

Don't think you would see a significant difference.

 

i know it wont be a significant difference, i just didnt feel like or have time to spend a cpl hours cleaning and waiting on the filter to dry (my only car) im just gonna clean the stock one tomorrow.. i got some VERY puzzled looks from the ppl at advanced and auto zone when i asked them which filter for the K&N CAI, and couldnt find anything online either... guess ill just spend all day tomorrow with it while i finish off my foglights =/ oh and on a sidenote my gas mileage drop wasnt what i thought, my gas gauge has been actin wierd lately... jumps around a lot (not really jumps but you know what i mean) seems it has a mind of its own *shrug*

also if anyone knows off the top of their head which filter it is even for standard CAI replacement ild greatly appreciate it.. my car has been down for months i dont feel like another day cleanin the filter lol

 

Got one new in the box at the shop. (for sale if you want it) I'll post ya a part number this evening if nobody else chimes in.

James

 

meh by the time it got shipped and everything itld be about the same as buying one but i still need the part number if you dont mind

 

Rf-1015

 

thanks very much, thatll save me a lot of trouble foolin with that other one... nothin i hate more than cleaning a K&N bleh wouldnt be so bad if not for the long wait times for it to dry in between each step

 

How often are you cleaning it? I just pull mine off at each oil change and clean it...

 

bout every 2 oil changes i clean mine... takes a lot longer than changing teh oil for me for some reason =/ this last time its been awhile cause it was just ON the car not being used even when it was running though and i think its ruined because the guy who painted my car left it on uncovered and the fender wells werent in either... since its got a very bright red tint to it.. i think its time for a new "lifetime" filter =/

 

Every 2 oil changes?!?!?! Holy bat armidillos Robbin, that is freeking often. They say every 50,000 miles. At 30,000 miles it is as restrictive as a new paper element with the same surface area. So for me I figure every 30k or so. 2 oil changes, wow!

 

I just pull mine off and clean it before every oil change, then let it sit in the sun while i change the oil, then it is dry and ready to be re-oiled, gotta love texas heat.