I‘m considering a KN cold air intake system for about $320. Is it worth my money. I also wonder why they call them COLD AIR filters when they are exposed to the open air from under the hood.
Wow, talk about some long winded answers, look, KN cold air intakes are JUNK! Do not waste your hard earned money on this scam. It will not result in any increased HP or Torque (none, zero, nada), anyone that says it will doesn't know what they are talking about. Do not be sucked in by KN marketing claims. There is no independent data from 1/4 mile results or Dyno tests that back up their silly claims.
The best air intake for your car is the one that was designed for your car by the manufacturer. After market cold air intakes are nothing but a scam. They do absolutely nothing positive for your car except make it sound different. Cold air intakes don't work because your fuel and air mixture is controlled by the car computer and any change to the stock intake will result in problems with your engine sensors. The computer will see any change to the intake as a problem to correct by attempting to adjust the fuel / air mixture to the original factory settings that it was programmed to maintain.
