Lil advice for air induction

[xplod55]

hey guys,
I am planning to give my engine a lil bit more O2 through a K&N air filter, plus adding some sweet noise to the engine.
When I went to K&N dealer in sharjah, he told me that he never installed a filter on a BMW, but he told me that we will add a small connection after the MAF to the new filter, and remove the big box entertaining the stock filter.
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My question, would this affect the MAF and its other sensors friends all the way to the engine, in a negative way?
And also, is what I described is the right way to install the K&N filter??

I know it is a simple mod, but I usually freak out when it comes to the sensors.

[mahmoud_bedewi]

i searched for K&N for your car and I found this
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...?Prod=57i-1001
read carefully or redo the search to make sure (i donot know your exact MY)
as for the shop, I suggest you go to EFFECT-A-VATION it is an official dealer and i dealt with them before, they use part no my friend
the exact location is
P.O. BOX 79041, INTERNATIONAL CITY, N 11 SHOP #2, DUBAI 79041 United Arab Emirates

[xplod55]

Thanks Mahmoud for the fast reply,
if you have the contact number for them, would be very helpful, as I dont know much in international city, plus that etisalat will never know what is this..

i did the search again, and I found another model shown in the link below, plus the model you sent me,
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...x?Prod=57-1000

Is the black part suurounding the whole kit decreases heat in this are or does it have another role.

[SSense]

EFFECT-A-VATION
P.O. Box 79041
Dubai, UAE
Tel/Fax: +9714 - 420 9695
Mob: +971 50 455 6321
Contact: Nedhal Saeed
E-mail: info@eav-online.com
Website: www.eav-online.com

[xplod55]

thanks ali for your help
I just got it from google too

[mahmoud_bedewi]

now u know the part no, u r safe coz if the shop tells u any bullshit u won't accept it, the shop i told u about uses catalog so i guess they r fine also they r official dealer as i said and they r listed on the K&N site, good luck

[Ayham]

I suggest you get yourself a spare MAF sensor because chances are you will destroy the one you've got on right now...Also, low-end torque lag is a likely possibility :)

[xplod55]

This is serious information..
If there are chances of destroying my MAF, then I would rather not enjoy a sweet intake sound.. But why would this happen?

Low-end torque lag, I used to experience this when I was driving small 1.3 L engines... But is it possible with a 2.8 L engine too??!!

[Ayham]

Our weather is not CAI friendly....And yes, I've seen 3.0L and 3.5L cars suffer from such lag.

[mahmoud_bedewi]

i respect wat Ayham said, as i reckon it comes from previous experience but u can also ask Fouad as he has K&N intake as well and his brother Adel is the K&N dealer in Egypt so I am sure fofo (he will b angry now :P :rofl:) can say his word as well

[Ayham]

Yea I drove Fouad's car and it is different from what I experienced earlier. However, in return there are other bad examples of such installment. :dunno:

[xplod55]

I did ask fouad.. he installed his kit himself
Infact I may get it from Adel in Egypt..!! "Shagga3 baladak":grouphug:

[eoudeh]

good to hear that......post some pic as soon as u done :)

[hamoodi_7]

About K&N air filter, i installed one recently in my car. The sound is SWEET, performance has been bumped by JUST ABIT. but i ran into a problem recently, the car began having rough idles when warming up. Also, the SES light comes on and off depending on how rough the idle is. Ideas? should i just revert back to the stock one and use the intake in winters only? Help please!! :D

[RAFiK]

Air filters will damage your MAF sensor especially during summer. Go ahead and use it during winter but summer requires stock air filter to be used..