performance

zzzfred · Post by **zzzfred** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:31 am

I seen the thread on performance options for older subarus is there one on options for newer ones ej25s,muffler mods ,cold intake,etc

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:05 am

there sure is....i just did the rear exhuast on a gen3 2.5....got more torque and about 100ks better fuel economy on trips...best thing for a subaru is to open them up as they are very restricted....pod or really good K&N filter...open rear muffler up with sports or small cannon

shuffbag · Post by **shuffbag** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:46 pm

be carefull with the k&n, a brand new pre-oiled one killed my afm within a 1 month. i would advise on a dry pod or replacement panel filter in the air box.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:10 pm

Agreed abt the oiled filters - lucky I was able to clean mine up. Never went back to K&N or performance filters. Went back to standard ones.
Cheers
AP

zzzfred · Post by **zzzfred** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:58 am

ok would have done the k&n filter,would a cold air intake be better have seen them fitted

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:18 pm

of course K&N strongly disagree with this...
http://www.knfilters.com/faq.htm#27
as they would

The problem is usually people putting way too much oil on.

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:45 pm

hmm the k&n site seems to deny very strongly that their oiled filters bugger up afm's. im still gonna put one on my 22 very soon- ive seen flow tests between the k&n's vs standard filters and they do work very well.

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:03 pm

hey, used a k&n on my past ea92t, brilliant! yeah but no AFM:p

It is so so easy to over oil them when it comes to cleaning.
I mean how do you really know is too much or too little. put too little oil
and you risk it not stopping particles, so it takes practice, better to over oil then? if you got AFM your buggered.

But i'm rather impressed by the way k&n document there position

AndrewT wrote:of course K&N strongly disagree with this...
http://www.knfilters.com/faq.htm#27
as they would

The problem is usually people putting way too much oil on.

However you can only trust that they weren't selective of the ones they tested......after all over oiling must surely be a typical customer error!

chubby37 · Post by **chubby37** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:04 pm

could look at airhog too...like K&N but i have not had any problems with them at all

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:10 pm

fredsub wrote: I mean how do you really know is too much or too little.

You read the instructions...
http://www.knfilters.com/faq.htm#17

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:28 pm

Do you ever read instructions ?

Oh, 12months after usage, time to clean, where are those f arking instructions anyway???:D:D:D