Anybody installed a K&N drop-in filter in their 2.2L yet? I was just wondering if it threw the CEL light. Going to replace my factory filter with a K&N drop-in soon.

05" Black LS Sedan
16" wheels
Fully loaded

 

I've had my drop-in K&N in for about three weeks. No CEL or other problems as of yet. On the downside, the filter made hardly any difference in the car. Right as I'm letting out the clutch it feels more torquey but nothing above that and no MPG improvement. This is the fourth car I've bought one of these filters for and I never had one that gave so LITTLE improvement.

 

WOW.... I am buying the filter to help with fuel mileage too. I have K&N drop-in's in two of my other vehicles and noticed alittle HP gain. Fuel mileage in both of my other vehicles improved 4 to 5 mpg.


05" Blk LS Sedan
16" Wheels
Fully loaded

 

Well, if you get it, please post your results here. I'd be very interested in what yours gets.

In the five months I've had the car I usually get 34-35.5 MPG in mostly highway, relaxed driving. I was hoping to gain at least 2 MPG with the K&N but no such luck. I don't know if you've looked at the factory filter yet. It's not your normal OEM filter. Sort of like one of those 3M electro-static furnace filters. Maybe it's already low-restriction.

 

i got the K&N filter and i did the airbox mod. those two things together have alowed me to get 40 mpg on the highway and around 27 in the city if i grany it. I have noticed a bit increase in throttle response and a entire change in the sound of the car! I recomend this for anybody who dosent have 200 dollars for an intake or somebody who needs to keep the car relitivly stock!

 

where do you buy it and if you have an intake do you need it?

 

u can order it direct through k and n web site. or one of the sites they list. if you have an aftermarket intake it will not work for you buti plan on keeping my intake stock for a year or two.

 

They sells this at autozone or anything like that ? I dont want to Get an Intake quite yet so going to toss on in.. spending cash elese where before I get a CAI at least that is my plan for now

Thanks !

Yaldain

 

Where did you get your K&N? I've been to Advance Auto, AutoZone, Bond Auto, Napa... Um, we don't carry a K&N for that car... Starting to **** me off.

Scott

 

drop in filter isn't meant to really improve on anything. The main purpose of it is to allow the car to breath a touch easier and not have to replace the filter nearly as often.

I've installed it on 2 cars and didn't make a lick of difference on either the MPG or any performance gains. The only thing it saved me was $30 on air filters throughout the life of the car. Big Whoop.

Save your money for something that will benefit the car.

 

Not to be rude, but so far I have had to replace the filter on the car (yes, it has that many miles on it) and $9 for a filter was a little much, that and I had to get it through a dealer. No one even had the stock filter for the stupid thing. As for MPG, my Cavaliers all responded very well to the K&N and i did show at least a 5mpg increase, and this was all on high miliage engines (in excess of 120,000 miles).

I want one.

Scott