Universal Fit Air Filters

I'm not too fond of the chrome end and the fit around the air intake requires a little more clamp tightening than the factory unit, but otherwise I really like the K&N filter. I did not do a before/after dyno so I can't say it gave me x horsepower, but I can hear the blower at a lower rpm and the filter looks better than the yellow stock filter. And it costs less than a Ford replacement filter. 4 of 5 stars.

I purchased this filter to use with a cold air intake that came with a poor quality filter (think wire mesh screen). The build quality of this filter is excellent. I have piece of mind knowing that dust and dirt have very little chance of making it into my engine. It looks great to boot!

I bought this filter because I didn't want to mess with an oiled air filter. Now, I don't really notice any difference in performance from the filter that came with the Volant CAI I bought off of eBay, but I can be confident that this filter will capture nearly everything and last 100,000 miles.In addition I bought a Filter Minder because I figured that for a filter designed to last up to 100,000 miles, I would buy it so that I wouldn't have to take the filter off occasionally to look for dirt because the filter is a very tight fit. I had to remove the intake tube so that I could get it on (I put my hand in the box tube to help get the filter on).

I bought this unit to actually rotate with the original that came with the Injen CAI. If you're unfamiliar with the Cobalt SS Turbo CAI filter placement, let's just say its involved (therefore the "poor" rating). In all fairness, slipping the filter onto the intake tube is the easiest part of the replacement process. I took the older one off & replaced it with new. I'll clean the older one later this week at my place of business but in the meantime, I can immediately drive the car. This filter unit is a little different than the original - slightly shorter & red filter element vs blue in the original. Happy motoring!

I'm a firm believer in K&N; any company that offers a reuseable part that outperforms its competition and is comparable in price is a company I will support any way I can. The filter itself flows more than my 750 cfm carburetor, so even dirty it is better than most new filters.