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YOUR RESEARCHK&N Air Intake

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Install by the previous owner

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My 996 had one installed by the previous owner when I bought it.
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K&N Air Intake

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Clean agent (oil) in the k&n go downstream

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So no one really told OP that while the K&N in some peoples mind may sound slightly different (better) but the cleaning agent (oil) in the K&N go downstream to the Mass Air Flow (MAF) and gums it up causing it to fail and gives bad readings to the fuel management system.
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Clean agent (oil) in the k&n go downstream

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So no one really told OP that while the K&N in some peoples mind may sound slightly different (better) but the cleaning agent (oil) in the K&N go downstream to the Mass Air Flow (MAF) and gums it up causing it to fail and gives bad readings to the fuel management system.
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Clean agent (oil) in the k&n go downstream

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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So no one really told OP that while the K&N in some peoples mind may sound slightly different (better) but the cleaning agent (oil) in the K&N go downstream to the Mass Air Flow (MAF) and gums it up causing it to fail and gives bad readings to the fuel management system.
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K&N Air Intake

Install by the previous owner

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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My 996 had one installed by the previous owner when I bought it.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Here are a sound clip of my Air Intake upgrade, completed today (3h) Porsche 911 - 996 K&N - YouTube

POST 2Original post

http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?...shot&play=true

POST 3Original post

Great! And??

POST 4Original post

that was literally one of the worst videos ever. over a minute of pointless revving a cold motor with no load, meaning it will always sound like ****. congratulations

POST 5Original post

How true!

POST 6Original post

Spend some money,do the headers,cats ,and mufflers and then make a video of the car driving around thru the rpm range(under load) and then post it here....P.S hope the k and n CAI works out for ya havent heard many great about them concerning our porsches.

POST 7Original post

that's a lot of smoke, AOS going bad?

POST 8Original post

dyno results ?or did you waste money to sound powerful ?

POST 9 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Much appreciated and your welcome

POST 10Original post

Next video: MAF replacement :-)

POST 11Original post

Quotes source post: 11218925

Very true. My 996 had one installed by the previous owner when I bought it. I pulled it off my car last summer after I finally got tired of it chewing through very expensive MAFs. Waste of time and money, makes zero difference to performance and very marginal difference to sound.

POST 12Original post

Honestly i think the stock clip sounds better. Anyone else?

POST 13Original post

NO, no one else thinks so.

POST 14Original post

Quotes source post: 11233931

Bad for car.. Good for sound... Your choice.

POST 15Original post

Cheap hose kit FTW. Good for sound... Good for car...

POST 16Original post

Go easy, guys. OP just joined RL in December and presumably acquired his 911 recently. You were there once too ... no need to be d*cks.

POST 17Original post

So no one really told OP that while the K&N in some peoples mind may sound slightly different (better) but the cleaning agent (oil) in the K&N go downstream to the Mass Air Flow (MAF) and gums it up causing it to fail and gives bad readings to the fuel management system. Welcome aboard to Rennlist.

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