Upgrade to kn air filter - worth it?

[captainchaos him]

Hi, I am thinking of changing my air filter to a kn replacement for my octy vrs 2.0 turbo. Is it worth it, I need to change it anyway just wondered if it would be worth spending a bit more?

Cheers

[Great Pretender]

As with any modern car, just be wary of damaging the MAF with these oiled filters.

Personally, I'd put a bit more cash together and get the car remapped. You'll see a far greater gain with that.

[istoo]

The OEM filters arent that bad to be honest, but the Pretender person does have a valid point, i cleaned a mountain of oil off my MAF last month couresty of a K&N filter, which is now lobbed for an OEM one. Besides the gains are goign to be nominal, talking 1-2bhp sort of territory and perhaps a slightly sharper throttle but i doubt you would notice any difference personally for all the cost. However if you have uprated turbos, etc etc then an air filter upgrade can be worth it to get the most from the improved fuelling.

Agree a good remap will really transform your car, just make sure the car is in very good health as remaps will hightlight any problem areas.

edit:
GP, nice to see you showing a healthy interest in VAGs

Edited by istoo on Wednesday 12th May 09:44

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Ive put K&N's on the last three cars I have owned and noticed next to no difference, better off spending the cash on regular oem filter changes IMO!

[liner33]

I noticed a massive difference fitting a k&n to my PD 170 VRS Octy , the car felt livelier off boost and improved the mpg according to the mfd by 2-3mpg at least and the oem filter had only be changed a few months before

no doubt a remap would give better gains but a filter is £30 not £300

As for not making big gains on the dyno i dont know but here is my dyno chart with JUST the k&n fitted but i didnt dyno it before

Edited by liner33 on Sunday 20th June 22:20