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Went K&N for now. Waiting to see thier new product coming out in the Q3.
 

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i ordered a aFe air filter about a week and a half ago. I emailed them Tuesday asking if it had shipped. they replied on Thursday that the estimated ship date is MAY 2!
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Slow boat from China?
 

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prob. stuck in suez canal! :)
 

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Well I just received an email from Advance Auto Parts that my aFe Power Magnum Air filter has been shipped. The lasted I heard from them they were cancelling my order,WTF? Well I guess I will compare this filter against the K&N I purchased. Extra parts sometimes are a plus.
 

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Question I have is has anyone noticed any difference since installing any of these performance filters? I am looking for any mpg change or throttle response. Also when I had the K&N in my crown vics I noticed louder engine noise is this true in these?
 

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I am getting about .5 mpg increase over the past 1000 miles since I added aFe filter. The K&N filter was about the same but I did notice that the oil from the K&N was creeping up the sides of the air box.
Yes it is slightly louder with the K&N or aFe filters.
 

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finally rec'd and installed the aFe MAGNUM FLOW PRO DRY S AIR FILTER SKU: 31-10215 earlier this week. I haven't driven much but this weekend I should get a few miles on it.
 

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Update - there's a noticeable difference in smooth throttle application, esp at low speeds. It seems like the car had to adjust to the increased air flow b/c initially it was laggy, but after a few miles this went away. I like it. I need to do a new dragy to see if there is any performance improvement; currently 0-60 at 4.36 BEFORE aFe filter is my best time thus far.
 

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sadeen said:
Update - there's a noticeable difference in smooth throttle application, esp at low speeds. It seems like the car had to adjust to the increased air flow b/c initially it was laggy, but after a few miles this went away. I like it. I need to do a new dragy to see if there is any performance improvement; currently 0-60 at 4.36 BEFORE aFe filter is my best time thus far.
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Definitely felt the lower throttle being a lot smoother as well. Curious to see any diff in MPG efficiency though.
 

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I actually felt the opposite,

Complete loss of low end torque and rough shifting off the line with the aftermarket Dryflow filter. Switched back to paper filter and the car is running so much smoother and better throttle response in low rpm range.
 

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nzaf985 said:
I actually felt the opposite,

Complete loss of low end torque and rough shifting off the line with the aftermarket Dryflow filter. Switched back to paper filter and the car is running so much smoother and better throttle response in low rpm range.
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I went with the oiled Afe filter. Maybe the oiled particulate made the difference???? I just know with the my oiled filter it’s smoother on acceleration from stops.
 

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nzaf985 said:
I actually felt the opposite,

Complete loss of low end torque and rough shifting off the line with the aftermarket Dryflow filter. Switched back to paper filter and the car is running so much smoother and better throttle response in low rpm range.
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I had a similar experience initially with my Dryflow. I actually switched back to OEM paper after a couple days. I then read somewhere that with newer Ford vehicles, after changing the filter, just start the engine, don't rev or touch the throttle. Don't do anything. Just let the car breathe for at least 5 minutes. Apparently there is a calibration process that will try to optimize airflow, and some other factors, based on current conditions. But you need to give the systems a few minutes to do all the math.

I did this after reinstalling the Dryflow, and have not looked back. Might want to give that a try. Maybe it's a myth. But it don't cost nothin'. And it seems to have worked in my case.
 

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I had a similar experience initially with my Dryflow. I actually switched back to OEM paper after a couple days. I then read somewhere that with newer Ford vehicles, after changing the filter, just start the engine, don't rev or touch the throttle. Don't do anything. Just let the car breathe for at least 5 minutes. Apparently there is a calibration process that will try to optimize airflow, and some other factors, based on current conditions. But you need to give the systems a few minutes to do all the math.

I did this after reinstalling the Dryflow, and have not looked back. Might want to give that a try. Maybe it's a myth. But it don't cost nothin'. And it seems to have worked in my case.
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Or you could burn incense and chant. Guys, I'm seeing posts talking about the ECU somehow adapting to airflow at idle, requiring 5 minutes to "do the math" and magically "calibrating" some sort of airflow optimization etc. It's not happening. For the ECU to do that sort of thing, there would have to be some type of sensor right? So where is the sensor for pressure differentials between the air filter and the speed density measurement system? There isn't any. I'm not trying to flame anyone, but posting about some kind of huge difference in idle quality, transmission shifting, and throttle smoothness, isn't supported by anything other than your subjective butt dynos.
 

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now thats more like it, 19.2 mpg. trying to get to 20 mpg. only switch to sport mode and open it up on highway once every 1 or 2 weeks just to keep the twin turbos active.
 

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Symetry said:
As most of you know by now, I'm the forum tightwad.

I have three problems.
1 I'ma tightwad
2 I don't have deep pockets
3 that budget thing

I'm slowly doing some accessories and updates to the White Knight. Just got the windows tinted this week.:love:

Yeah , Borla exhaust and a tune is in my future.

But I have a question.....
Is there any gain from getting a good high flow , drop in air filter.
And.

Which one do you recommend?

I'm not that tight.:geek::giggle:

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Jim
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I try many drop in filters ..didn’t like K&N …because it does not filter much of particles .. now I have AEM .. and very pleased with it .first of all several tests showed it’s better filtration ability ( in some cases even better than paper filters of some brands ! )also it gives much deep roaring sound that I like .also noticed better low RPM throttle response . It’s noticeable that engine is breathing better when it’s hot weather and I am in stop and go traffic in NYC . Transmission is shifting smoother when I am going up hill bellow 25 mile per hour . Didn’t really get much better mileage may be a less than a mile per gallon or so.. but overall driving impressions are much better.. Now I am waiting for AFE to come .. hope it will do even better .. reason is it has more pleats .It means it should catch even more particles but has a very good flow .. will see .. ( i try also Spectra drop in , morotcraft ,wix and high flow .. motorcraft is the best with smooth idling but I think wix is flowing better ... ) hope it helps .. the only problem here is that I have St line with 2.3 .. but may be same situation could be projected to 3.0 I am trying to find best flowing paper filter so I ordered Hengst ..to compare with wix and motorcraft ..and when I will try AFE ..picture will be full..I mean what is best paper filter and what is the best performance filter based on my driving impressions..))
 

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