K&N Air Filter
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EVOX_SPEED3
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I have been looking into it for the past 2 weeks. Even sent K&N an email asking them if the drop in filter for the Cruze will fit the Sonic - no answer thus far. There are people on here though that do have the zzp SRI (intake) on the Sonic, so you could go that route.
They're good filters... some people absolutely swear by them. They come oiled, but you must clean and re-oil the filter every so often. It's supposed to be a 1,000,000 mile filter (YES! I said a "Million Mile Filter!").
Or rather, they have a Million Mile Warranty. That's pretty bold!Personally, I don't know about having to clean and re-oil every so often... my life already so busy I barely have time to do other things I need to do. Good thing I'm a fairly fast poster or I wouldn't have time for this forum. I mainly post while I'm working anyway.
Seriously though, I'm thinking of giving one a try. If I like them I will possibly give their CAI a try. They claim more boost in hp. But I've spoken with no one who could actually "feel" any real noticeable difference. They're supposed to be good for your car.
Links:
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K&N Air Filter Cleaning Instructions
3rd Party Auto Detail Site:
K&N Air Filter Cleaning and re-oiling tips
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Suzuki Phil
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I'd stay away from K&N. There's a reason they flow more then stock filters is they don't filter.
In 02 I bought a Suzuki Grand Vitara with the v6, stuck in a K&N and thought all was happy until I decided to clean it one day and found a thin film of dust inside the intact tract. Threw it in the trash and put the stock filter back in.
This coming from a guy who has three motorcycles, two quads, dune buggy and a diesel truck. Most of my riding is in the desert so I know about dust. I use stock filters for all my vehicles and have no troubles.
Don't waste your money. If you want performance lose twenty pounds.
SP
In 02 I bought a Suzuki Grand Vitara with the v6, stuck in a K&N and thought all was happy until I decided to clean it one day and found a thin film of dust inside the intact tract. Threw it in the trash and put the stock filter back in.
This coming from a guy who has three motorcycles, two quads, dune buggy and a diesel truck. Most of my riding is in the desert so I know about dust. I use stock filters for all my vehicles and have no troubles.
Don't waste your money. If you want performance lose twenty pounds.
SP
I think you may have just had a bad experience with that. My current car (99 BMW M3) came with a K&N cold air intake on it, and I drive 100 miles day in pretty dusty area, in the 2yrs I've had the car I've put 46,000 miles on it. My point is I've cleaned my filter twice (cause it was black instead of the freshly oiled red color) and I've never had anything on the inside of my tube, no dust, nothing.
I've used the drop-ins in past cars (08 BMW M3, 05 Ford Mustang) as well and never had any problems with them letting in unwanted particles. And with them all you definitely notice a difference right away, sometimes can hear it.
The cleaning is pretty easy though I am WAY overly cautious with them, I usually plan not to drive the car for day when I clean them. I spray them with the special cleaner, hose them out really well, repeat if needed, then let them dry all day. Then the next day I spray on the oil and let it dry for about an hour or two (says 20mins), THEN I finally put them in the car and drive. My current car I only cleaned it so much cause I drive a LOT and in pretty dusty area so it does get a lot dirty a lot faster than normal. Also it's a cone so it's more exposed to outside dusty/debris.
I highly recommend them, and if I get a Sonic I will definitely be looking to get one as the first thing I do.
dvn
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+1. I ride MX and K&N filters are NOT the way to go in a dusty environment. They just don't filter as well as a stock filter. You also have to worry about the filter oil fouling up your MAF sensor in a car. Just not worth the hassle for me.
Gimpster
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To Suzuki Phil's point, it's widely documented that pretty much all mesh performance air filters allow significantly more particulate into the engine. There are a number of good studies out there on this.
If you ever do much oil analysis you'll see the silicon content rise (aka dirt).
All that said, I have a ZZP intake
If you ever do much oil analysis you'll see the silicon content rise (aka dirt).
All that said, I have a ZZP intake
To Suzuki Phil's point, it's widely documented that pretty much all mesh performance air filters allow significantly more particulate into the engine. There are a number of good studies out there on this.
If you ever do much oil analysis you'll see the silicon content rise (aka dirt).
All that said, I have a ZZP intake
is the turbo much louder with your zzp intake and did your gas mileage change?
