[V8] Driving with Air Filter Cover Off?

[Jeremy Ward]

I agree with Ingo on this one.  My car came with a K&N and it cause so
much filth to enter the intake, that the butterfly valves on the TB
wouldn't close all the way.  This caused the throttle switch to not
work and threw the tranny in to limp-home-mode.  Not worth it in my
opinion for the 5(?)hp gain.  Some swear by the K&N so if you do use
it, make sure you follow the cleaning / oiling instructions to a T.

Side note - the air intake horns are double walled from the factory to
reduce intake noise (remember this car was marketed as a luxury
performance car with the emphasis on the luxury).  Not sure if anyone
has replaced the factory setup to eliminate the double wall, but
remember this car LOVES cold air, as you will notice performance is in
the toilet on a hot day...  If you do go the cold air intake route,
make sure it's not a hot air intake instead ;-)

Cheers,

- Jeremy

On 8/30/05, Ingo Rautenberg <i.rautenberg at waratap.com> wrote:
> I haven't seen any detrimental effects on any V8's (yet).  Remember, the
> filter is still in place, so the only "problem" would be that you wouldn't
> get the benefit of cooler ram air from the front of the car.  Most aren't to
> enamoured with K&N -- aside from letting more air flow through the element,
> larger and potentially more damaging particles can also get through...  A
> clean OEM filter element is still best IMO.
> 
> Ingo
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Klein, Nathan P" <nathan.p.klein at lmco.com>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:21 AM
> Subject: [V8] Driving with Air Filter Cover Off?
> 
> 
> > I've read in a couple of posts that some have driven around with the air
> > filter cover off!
> >
> > Improved engine sound and responsiveness are good -- but --
> >
> > Is this safe?  Surely one can't do this for an extended period of time.
> >
> > Also, has anyone tried a K&N or cold air setup?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathan
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