Hi Quys,

I am a newbie here, though I have followed this forum for about one
year. Well, I have a 2000 Maxima SE Auto. I just did my first performance Mod--a K&N Drop In Filter. After the installation, I had a test drive and felt noticable improvement on the throttle response. Also the car seemed to pull stronger.

So I was wondering if your fellows who have done the K&N Mod, was the performance improvement noticable on your car? The manufacture claims
4-10hp increase. Is it true?

Thanks.

 

I've got one on my 2001 SE/AE. Maybe you could get 10hp from a drop in if you had a free flow exhaust too. I cannot remember who it was, but they dynoed one and it gave like 1-2hp. So maybe it adds 4 to the engine only 1-2 hit the road. With an auto, you and I will lose even more power just cause sticks can put more power to the road. I really got it cause I'm not to the intake route cause I want to keep all the torque I can and you do not have to replace, just clean it every 25k miles.

 

the k&n alone will improve throttle repsonse a bit.... as for 10 hp.. i doubt it... maybe a few?

 

Not sure on the 10 hp gains, but I would say about 2-4 is more realistic. Manufacturers claim a lot of things, like 500watt car amps that cost only $100! Anyways, welcome to the org., but, be warned, the more you're in here, the bigger the mod bug....

 

I put mine in about 1 month ago. Didn't notice ANY difference.

Even if there were a 2-5hp gain, with 222hp originally on tap, would you really notice that small an addition of hp?

 

It could be the "placebo" effect?

 

Oh it's true, its damn true.

 

Uhhh, to make a point, I too started out with the,uhmmm, cough, cough...KnL*drop*in*filter*thing and gosh dorn it, look at my grocery list now....I totally blame it all on the mighty ORG!!
Whephhhh! thank you board!!

 

2kseman
I am guessing since you had the drop-in first that you got the Y pipe afterwards. What have been your experiences with it? Many of said to get the intake with the y pipe, but im not a big fan of them, because of the loss of torque and all the crap I know that I will have to deal with over at nissan. I am just curious about your impressions, because I am ready to get one. Thanks for any advice.

 

I hear ya. My first mod was a sticker , then I just kept adding new things after coming here. I think I'm done for a while after I get my HD grille. But who knows.

 

check your PM.