NO! - Not ANOTHER Darintake thread! Penny-Pinchers (like me) pay attention. 100K

[lotekinc]

I know this subject has been played over and over - however, I think I found a new twist for us penny-pinching S4 Owners. I'm NOT going to debate the HP value - I view this exercise as a "Reusable filter conversion" (i.e. the last air filter I'll ever have to buy).

I never intended to do the Darintake mod - until I went to Autozone yesterday to replace the OEM filter that was disintegrating. They wanted $19.99 for the FRAM OEM replacement and almost $50 for the K&N drop in. I just happened to be on the Ricer isle and saw the cones selling for $19.99. On the same isle was exhaust bits - including a 3" tailpipe section for $5. Turns out the bend is perfect for the Darintake mod. No visit to the muffler shop required.

The only hacking required is to cut the angled tip off of the tailpipe. It fits so snug into the MAF hole that I think it wouldn't even need to be glued - but to be safe, I used a bit of plastic epoxy to lubricate the pipe and it slid right in.

[highPSI-S4]

looks nice, that isn't a oil charge filter is it?, if so i would replace it with something like th AEM dryflow. The oil messes with the MAF , makes it faulty

[lotekinc]

looks nice, that isn't a oil charge filter is it?, if so i would replace it with something like th AEM dryflow. The oil messes with the MAF , makes it faulty

To be honest, I don't know. Thanks for the tip. I wonder - if it is oiled, can it be washed gently to remove any excess... That would probably effect the effectiveness, but maybe it would still perform as well as OEM (they advertise better performance than OEM for trapping particles).

[Overboostin]

I think only an excess of oil makes the maf faulty. I've had an oiled filter for awhile and I've been fine.

[ThePaintballGuy]

Same here. I ran my A4 with a K&N for over 5 months with no problems. You just have to wipe off all the extra oil BEFORE you put the filter in.

josh

[KompMan420]

Looks nice, but on a side note, I had a K&N drop-in filter for a while and recently replaced with OEM paper. I did MAF logs before and after. No difference what-so-ever. So don't believe everything that you read.

[The_Jerbel]

K&N is nothing but detrimental to the health of your car, as it allows much more particulate through than does the OEM filter...

[KompMan420]

^^ - Yep. The stock system just isn't a weak point in this car unless you go big dawg turbo. Dunno why so many people try to change it...

[lotekinc]

^^ - Yep. The stock system just isn't a weak point in this car unless you go big dawg turbo. Dunno why so many people try to change it...

Like I said, I consider it a "Reusable Filter Conversion". I don't expect any performance improvements. I just won't have to buy any more filters.

[onemoremile]

The oily filter myth is getting old. K&N say they've never had a claim and that they would have gladly honored their million mile warranty if they needed to.

I ran one of the K&N oiled gauze panel filters in a 94 Jetta from new until 299,900 miles. The car ran the original MAF the whole time. The filter was cleaned and recharged 4 or 5 times.