Okay, i finaly pulled the trigger on buying an FIPK system for my 2000 996 C2. I found a place that is selling the for 339.99 "but will beat any internet price by 10 dollars" so i found it for 256.68 w/ free shipping and then they beat it by 10bucks. Just thought i'de share this with any of ya'll guys or girls that are planning on buying one.

autoanything.com is where i bought it and had them price match autopartsdealer.com where it is 256.68 w/ free shipping.

**im not affiliated with any of these sites just wanted to lets others know of a good deal...

 

Make sure you wipe off all the excess oil. Oiled filters have been known to cause CEL light when they coat the MAF.

 

thanks for the heads up function.... that is what i have read, im still contemplating buying a dry cone filter, but i guess if theres is just a very very light amout of oil on the k&n i should be fine.

 

I went with the AEM dry filter after damage to my MAF.

 

I have sold over 300 of these units and helped with the initial launch. Great intake.

 

OK, so $258 is a good price. But I still have to ask why spend $258 on an intake that really does nothing (except maybe sound good) and is known to cause problems with MAF's and CEL's? No real power increase and is susceptible to water intake in heavy rains.

 

Actually the intake does good for what you pay for it. Having sold 300 of these, there have been in our case maybe 10-15 reported cases and K&N customer service paid for new MAFs. Many times customers over oil their own filter or have bad mafs on the fritz to begin with. Here are independent tests done by us years ago -

http://www.vividracing.com/forums/ca...ntake-did.html

 

best thing to do is just wipe down excess oil from the k&n filter. my cousin has been running the same system in his 996 c4 for about a year with out any issues, and he DID NOT remove excess oil. So I'm pretty sure i'll be okay.

 

by the way, here is our own independent review and dyno test of the K&N years ago - http://www.vividracing.com/forums/ca...ntake-did.html

 

^----- that right there is the reason i went with the K&N FIPK

 

Please dont shop on just price... We offer a long term relationship and products that will save you more money then this 1 buy. If you need a K&N intake, come to us!

 

Vivid - Were the dyno results you show for just the intake, or for an intake and exhaust?

 

Our variable was the intake. The before was done with a 3.4L 996 that had an exhaust installed. The only thing added or changed was the intake.

 

Dharn, make sure you're thinking of the FIPK and not just the filter itself. The filter itself can help cars with more restrictive filters and intakes, the FIPK's benefit is much more pronounced, but it depends on the vehicle. Some cars that were tested only showed a 6hp or so benefit, while on a Corvette it jumped some 60hp... But it looked like they were trying to design 'not just another cold-air intake'.

BiteEm, it'll be interesting to see what happens vs your cousin's C4 once you get everything on and set. I'll be surprised if it makes all the difference, but you never know...

 

Different cars all act, well, different. I put the K&N FIPK kit on my M5. Lost power and went to standard K&N panel filters. This has also happened in the past on the E46 M3. The 996 is a way different story however. Some cars like intakes, some dont.