Since I'm gonna have the money I'm gonna go get some K&N air filters this friday. For around $70 I better feel at least a little bit of difference. I'm gonna make an interstate trip Friday night and I'll see how it feels, then I'll probably drill the air box over the weekend. If I find the time in the next month or so I think I"m gonna go w/ ram air. Finally getting to do some mods on my car after a year and a half. Starting small, but ya gotta start somewhere! So to anyone w/ K&N's are they worth the money?

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1986 Berlinetta, 2.8L, newly rebuilt 700R4, 3.42 Posi. 129,000 miles and counting.
Wins:
1996 Mustang
1994ish Olds Acheiva

Losses:
1999 Grand Am SE
1996ish Honda Accord (twice)
1990ish Vette (never should have been dumb enough to race a vette in the V6)

 

Are you sure those K&N's are 70 for two? My drop-in K&N was $25, and my super-large conical K&N was $40.

Hey I just looked it up at Summit Racing for ya- Yup, $25.95 each. Here's the part #:

KNN-33-2008

Chevy: 1985-92 Camaro 2.8L MPI, 5.0L TPI, 5.7L TPI with two air filters, Filterc

$25.95 each


So with Summit's free shipping, and $6.95 handling fee, that gets ya to $58.85.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards

 

No you probably wont feel ANY difference. Its only worth the money cause it will last forever.

 

Yes, they are!! I like them a lot. K&N's combined with some airbox mods, should be better.

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Looking For:

87 IROC-Z 350 TPI
84 TRANS AM 305 H.O.

 

Airbox mods???? Take the damn thing off!

 

Well, its already getting cold here in MA, and between that and the fact that my mom gets nasty every time I move her new car ('01 Grand Prix GT) outside to work on the Camaro, I have a feeling the ram air is gonna wait 'til spring for my car (along with the Accel 300+ box)

But I DID notice a small difference when I put the K&Ns in mine back in April. Also Jason, when you change the filters take a (7mm?) socket and remove the baffles inside the airbox...you'll see what I mean when you take the old filters out. Removing the baffles will allow extra airflow for now at least.

Keep in mind that if you drill the boxes, you'll get water in the filters. If you wait and just do the ram air, at least the intakes will protect the filters from water.

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Jason E
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Hypertech chip/2 K&N filters/Accel 8.8 wires/RapidFires
Eclipse CD and 100x4 amp/Boston 746 4x6 plates and RX 6x9 3 ways/ALL Monster's goodies
Alpine Alarm w/ Keyless entry
IROC tailights/tinted windows

 

I had K&N drop in's and it was okay.. Once I cut open my air box so the filters were exposed directly it was a lot nicer. I loved the fact I could clean them too. Now I have a K&N conical setup and love it. I would get them cause in the long run it is cheaper and you might have a 1HP gain, but in the end it all counts and adds up...

 

Well I went to Auto Zone today to get the K&Ns. They only had one so I got it and they said they'd have the other Monday so I'll run by and get it b4 my front end allignment monday afternoon. I can't wait to drop them in though. Never gonna have to buy air filters again! And I got out under $60 too! I thought I remembered seeing $32.99 on the screen for K&Ns last year when I got my old filters. Must have looked wrong! Glad I did though. Well I'll let everyone know on monday if I can tell any difference.