Cold Air Intake - K&N or MAC??

[Chris Kulbaba]

My next purchase after the chrome grille is going to be a Cold Air Intake...



Which outperforms which? Mac or K&N?



Thanks!

 

[TrainTrac]

I had a K&N at one time, now I have a MAC. I'd say they're about the same. I only switched because I wanted the chrome pipe.

 

[EddieS'04]

IMO..performance would be the same..Mac is a nicer looking unit and cheaper...I have a Mac on my stang for the chrome..I had K&N before that..no performance difference..

 

[Brian Teitell]

what's the difference in price?

 

[Andrew Tollison 3]

I found the mac system on exlorerexpress.com for $149.95. Thinking about ordering it for my 02 Explorer and 04 ST.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

I went with a Airaid CAI because of it using less oil. Less oil = a lower insidense of oil on the Mass Air Flow Sensor. If I had it to do over I would choose the AEM dry flow filter because they have found a way of eliminating the use of an oiled filter altogether, therefore eliminating any possibility of any oil getting on to the MAFS.

 

[tony brizag]

i wish i had a k&n intake.

 

[TomT]

Look around. I paid less then $130 for my MAC. Forgot who I got it from.

 

[Johnny O]

I don't think either one will make a difference in performance, so get whichever one is prettier.

 

[Gary Cotton]

Hi! Chris. I went with the AirAid cold air intake due to the fact that it has, besides the gauze layers, a synthetic layer, which filters down to 0.3 microns. The K&N and other full gauze filters do not do a very good job of filtering the small, highly damaging dirt particles. Oil analysis using K&N and similar filters, usually show a high silicon content, which comes from unfiltered dirt entering the intake system. (Think wear).



I agree with Roger and would go with the AEM dry filter system, which is also a fully synthetic material filter. They cost more, but the filtering quality can't be beaten, and they flow air as good as the K&N types.



Gary