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[fattail95]

Hi there guys,

Looking to tidy up the engine bay a bit and am going to replace the rover cover and remove that hideous air box that swallows up so much space. Is a K&N air filter a good idea to get? Just wondering if it will be any louder than what it is now and if so will it be too loud?

Thanks.

[RawlinsGTR]

You will notice a difference, but it's nothing ear drum burstingly loud lol.

It'll just sound a bit sucky and when the engine's working harder you'll notice a lower growling sound. May as well try it and see to be honest, it's well easy to put on and if you don't like it you can just sell it again :)

[bcjames]

It will be louder, and I can't say as I'm a fan. I think the standard air box looks neater in the bay as it covers a lot of the inlet bits that are otherwise exposed. I went for a K&N element in the standard box.

[fattail95]

Ok, Ill stick with the standard one then. Does the K&N element make a lot of difference?

[mini-luke]

According to a few experts, a K&N in the standard box with a few extra holes is the best for noise and performance.

[bcjames]

I don't think so. It replaced a very full up paper one, but I'm not sure it does much more beyond being reusable.

I toyed with the idea of a K&N but all the neat MPi bays I see seem to retain it and dress it up with paint or smiffy bits. It looks quite smart then and covers all the cables and pipes for the efi, and without it theres big gaps in an otherwise busy engine bay.

[RawlinsGTR]

K&N tends to look a bit chav and a bit too chromey...

[TfcIan]

Like mini-luke said, a lot of experts say the standard airbox with K&N filter is the best way to go. I've mad the swap, although I did it when I switched from standard exhaust to RC40, so I can't comment on if it made any noticeable performance difference on it's own. I highly doubt that an air filter is going to make much of a difference when you're driving it on the road in terms of performance. If you're standard air filter needs replacing, I'd recommend going for the K&N replacement filter, you can wash it so you won't need to buy new air filters, which makes it worth the extra cost over time.

[fattail95]

K&N air box element ordered!

[racingbob]

yes good one , i have one in my carby airbox

with some holes drilled