Air Filter

[mattstheone]

Just a quick question

Ref the K&N Life time Filter, replacement for std stock air filter

Is it worth Buying one before i shell out £40.00 on one

and if so will i notice any difference to acceleration or not or is it just a sales ploy

Cheers Matt

[Continunity]

I have just put one in mine. Seems to respond a little quicker, wont make a massive ammount of extra BHP. Although after fitting some new spark plugs and resetting the ECU i have noticed an increase in fuel efficency

[aztecbandit1]

I've had the k+n on mine for a while now and quite happy with it and being a lifetime filter all you do is wash and re-oil so you never have to replace it like you do with the standard one so in the long run its cheeper :)

[PiratePete]

with the filter and an ECU reset I get 50 miles more per tank, thats only the results after one tank of fuel, but it does seem to make a difference to the fuel economy. Worth £40 imo.

[stuie]

I ordered one end of last week just waiting for it to arrive try http://www.fasterfilters.co.uk/airfilterlexus.html a smidgen over 36 quid delivered

[mattstheone]

Thanks all so if i am getting around 400 miles per tank now

who knows i might get 420-30 would be nice :D

i will order one Today :D

[mattstheone]

I ordered one end of last week just waiting for it to arrive try http://www.fasterfilters.co.uk/airfilterlexus.html a smidgen over 36 quid delivered

Cheers Stuie i have just ordered

one from them as it was cheaper than on Flea bay :winky:

[1972pixie]

with the filter and an ECU reset I get 50 miles more per tank, thats only the results after one tank of fuel, but it does seem to make a difference to the fuel economy. Worth £40 imo.

Pirate Pete, just out of curisity what MPG are you getting ? and are you Manual or Auto please ?

[boddamloon]

I just did 1007 mile trip and i was only getting around 25MPG i have just ordered 2 sets of plugs from the guy in USA so i will have a set for sale if your interested PM me

[PiratePete]

with the filter and an ECU reset I get 50 miles more per tank, thats only the results after one tank of fuel, but it does seem to make a difference to the fuel economy. Worth £40 imo.

Pirate Pete, just out of curisity what MPG are you getting ? and are you Manual or Auto please ?

When last run I got 320 miles before the light came on, mainly town driving. I changed the filter halfway though and reset the ECU. So I'll see what I get this time round. Mind you I have been using the Lexus to get to work this week as the old Rover (my vehicle to get to work), has started to rebel cos it sits on the drive all weekend while the lexus gets my attention, the clutch cable went in a spectacular fashion on Monday within 5 minute of the front exhaust box starting to blow. It knows its days are numbered I suspect.

I'm toying with the idea of getting Denso iridium sparkplugs to see if that can improve the fuel economy, mind you they were only changed 12k miles ago, and I don't know whether that would make any real difference.

BTW i'm driving a manual sport version

[1972pixie]

I would be intrested in the results.

Thanks

Chris

[PiratePete]

I would be intrested in the results.

Thanks

Chris

I'll let you know. But I have the Rover back (pah) so it might be a few days until I run this tank down