Fitting a K & N Filtercharger

[molineux1980]

Anyone here done this?

I know it'll give me little or no extra power increase, but I want the induction noise!

Any tips? I have a heatshield, but the routing of the cold air feed looks like an unsolvable problem.

NA 1.6 btw....

[Riknos]

Filtercharger? Or is that meant to say Filter?

[Richyvrlimited]

molineux1980 said:

Anyone here done this?

I know it'll give me little or no extra power increase, but I want the induction noise!

Any tips? I have a heatshield, but the routing of the cold air feed looks like an unsolvable problem.

NA 1.6 btw....

Umm it's an OEM sized/shape panel filter. You literally remove the old paper panel filter and fit the K&N cotton&Gauze combo filter.

You won't get much/any change in induction noise from it either.

[furtive]

I assume he means one of these



There is a thread about fitting one here:

http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/forums/t/15010.aspx

[Richyvrlimited]

furtive said:

I assume he means one of these



There is a thread about fitting one here:

http://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/forums/t/15010.aspx

Well that's a 57i kit not a filtercharger...

http://www.knfilterchargers.com/

[molineux1980]

I'm not sure it is that one, it's the cheaper one, not the Typhoon kit.. ^ Cheers, i'm mechanically inept, so expect an 'I need help' thread shortly......

See below

Thats where I got the 'Filtercharger' moniker from =

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/filtercharger-mazda-p-33...

Edited by molineux1980 on Friday 20th January 11:34

Edited by molineux1980 on Friday 20th January 11:37

[Richyvrlimited]

molineux1980 said:

I'm not sure it is that one, it's the cheaper one, not the Typhoon kit.. ^ Cheers, i'm mechanically inept, so expect an 'I need help' thread shortly......

See below

Thats where I got the 'Filtercharger' moniker from =

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/filtercharger-mazda-p-33...

Edited by molineux1980 on Friday 20th January 11:34

Edited by molineux1980 on Friday 20th January 11:37

Buy a 180deg bend and fit the thing behind the headlamp rather than over the exhaust.

You won't need to route the 'cold air feed' then and neither will the heatshield be required.

Alternatively box the filter in and use the 'cold air feed' to route the intake to the bulkhead/wiper motor area, it's cold air AND high pressure at speed, win win.

[Eighteeteewhy]

A little bit of modding OP and a MK2 K+N Typhoon kit fits nice and snug

[JFReturns]

If you need to remove the AFM plug be careful - I managed to pull the wires out of the circuit.

[CaptainSlow]

Just drill the airbox. Nice induction noise and much cheaper!

[molineux1980]

Well, I've managed to fit it, and feed the the cold air pipe to it. Sounds great, and throttle response does, I think, seem a little sharper. New wheels next.....

[mneame]

Eighteeteewhy said:

A little bit of modding OP and a MK2 K+N Typhoon kit fits nice and snug

Looks like it was made for the mk1. Nice tidy job that.

[Eighteeteewhy]

mneame said:

Eighteeteewhy said:

A little bit of modding OP and a MK2 K+N Typhoon kit fits nice and snug

Looks like it was made for the mk1. Nice tidy job that.

Cheers fella

[MaxMX5]

I have got one on my Mk 2.5 1.8. I think it makes it sound better, more smooth. Also seems more responsive when accelerating in 5/6th gear.

[Reed Hitchcock]

See here: http://totallythatstupid.com/2011/12/03/garage-cor...

I used a Racing Beat intake kit withthe filtercharger. LOVE the sound it makes - really a nice growl under load. I think there's a little quicker throttle response, but I could just be making that up because of the good noise...

For what it's worth.

-Reed
www.totallythatstupid.com