FWI vs. K&N

[Kitt99]

I have a 99 Bonnie SE, and idk what i should do. Because my engine is N/A am I better off by just throwing in a K&N filter? or will i see a little better performance with an Intense FWI? I don't mind the extra work with the FWI.

P.S. with the location of the FWI will I risk water locking my motor? This car is my DD and i drive it through everything.

Thanks!

[Bing]

The accordion tube that connects the filter box to the throttle body is the restriction/turbulence in the stock set up (down stream of a gutted air box).

Heres what I did with my car. It is also a DD, so the filter has seen rain and snow, and I have not had one problem with it. As long as you don't drive through puddles that are 1 1/2' deep there is no risk of hydro locking your motor.
You will notice the difference in sound (especially at start up) and it will seem a little more lively.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=23155


This picture shows the filters placement in the fender well.





If you're not sure about doing a FWI, I have a gutted air box I'll sell you for the cost of shipping just PM me.

[WhiteArrow3800]

Ditto with above. Pretty much if water makes it to the filter, you shouldn't have been driving in it to begin with. I've got an Intense FWI on both the '93 and '01. Both cars are DD's and as pictured above, the filter is exposed and keeps relatively clean...and the '93 currently commutes out to northern West Virginia every week (6 hours from here) and it's seen a lot of rain, snow, salt and mud in the last few weeks.

[willwren]

Nobody here (at least hundreds running the FWI) has ever had a water issue. The 92-99 run it lower than the 2k it was designed for, and I've never had an issue, nor has anyone else. You have bigger problems if you're that deep. You'd have to be in 18" or more of water and moving very slow for it to happen, and the motor would likely stall for lack of air before it sucked any water in.

[BonneMe]

Physical damage is more of a concern than water damage.

[00Beast]

Water isn't an issue unless you drive through 2' of open water, and submerge the filter.

[nos4blood70]

Even if this mod did nothing for performance, I'd do it just for the sound of the engine.

[SSEiMan01]

Even if this mod did nothing for performance, I'd do it just for the sound of the engine.

I get the vacuum cleaner reaction a lot, even more now that it's cold out. It's cool to hear it go from Shop-Vac to Whine...lol

[nos4blood70]

Not a fan of the vacuum cleaner sound..
But the way she roars past 3k RPM.