K&N SRI- any experiences?

[jonismyname]

hello all. last night i drilled about 8 1/2" holes strategically placed in the bottom of my airbox, and discarded my tuner tube, and currently have a kn drop in. i like it. but as is expected, small positive improvements lead me to want the real thing.

i would love a TRD CAI, but am not willing to pay $$ for new...
the simota appears to be a very excellent deal from kargoboy right now (if anyones hasn't seen the sale yet, look http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13354 )

but i am a fan of kn filters, and wonder if anyone is familiar with the build quality of the SRI? kn claims 4.5hp gain, and backs up with a dyno...
http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...rod=69-8612TFK

that gain seems pretty fantastic, more than i've seen from other products, yet after my hours of research (constantly protested by my girlfriend... i should be doing chores instead of educating myself... GOSH) i find very little information about the kn SRI on here...

the price is a bit high at 300+, but i am an employee for a kn distributor (napa) and pay close to cost... id expect ~200

not to throw another line into the pond, but we also carry a shiny modular system that seems pretty well regarded... please feel free to reflect on these when you kindly respond...

sum it up: simota, KN, or build a fancy one.
simota-price is right. support vendor. others have tried it.
kn- build quality?! dyno backed. cost comes out of my paycheck... GF won't know.
build one- shiny. i call it my own. name it. put a "jon made this" sticker on it.
probably least expensive.

thank you for all your feedback

[andries]

K&N expensive?

I payed for my K&N 57i CAI € 99 on E-bay. Thats about $ 126.

This is the one for the 1.8 engine. The 1.5 stock air box is the same, as far as I now, so I think this one you can mounting on your car and is much cheaper. (K&N number is 57-0666) This one use the stock place for the air sensor.

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by jonismyname

i would love a TRD CAI, but am not willing to pay $$ for new...

Jon - you just missed the TRD CAI that thewifesyaris had listed in the For Sale sub-forum. Sold on Jan 29th after being up for what feels like close to forever.

[jonismyname]

i saw it. offered 150 before it was posted for 150. someone else snagged it. good deal on a nice intake. the person that did get it offered it to me if they weren't happy with it, but who wouldn't be happy with a trd cai?! :)

[kou]

expensive but very good the pipe is cast aluminium very stong.has a support bracket under the pipe connected to engine instead of a chassis point just wish it had a lid that came with it. i made one.

[2006fronty]

Originally Posted by andries

K&N expensive?

I payed for my K&N 57i CAI € 99 on E-bay. Thats about $ 126.

This is the one for the 1.8 engine. The 1.5 stock air box is the same, as far as I now, so I think this one you can mounting on your car and is much cheaper. (K&N number is 57-0666) This one use the stock place for the air sensor.

Last night I was going to start a thread about the K&N 57i, but you just answered my question: are the 1.8 and 1.5 airboxes the same? K&N's main headquarters are 5 miles away from my house so I might have to go down there an get a little more info.

[kou]

the 1.5 has a different air box than the 1.8,you can't use the K&N 57i on the 1.5

[1NZYaris1]

There's also the AFE intake for which one can buy 2nd hand at the moment for $125.00 then just put a k&n filter on it if you prefer.
just another thought for you

[andries]

Originally Posted by kou

the 1.5 has a different air box than the 1.8,you can't use the K&N 57i on the 1.5

Strange because the replacement filter from K&N for the 1.8 is the same like the 1.5 (33-2360)

[kou]

with your K&N57i you used the factory maf housing this does not seperate on the 1.5 plus your maf is attached different.

[JapRulezz]

yes of course its different , it says so on the K&N website
log on and see
the 1.8 L airbox is different plus , the MAF sensor in the 1.5 is mounted onto the airbox itself not on the tube


but that brings us to my Question .... could the K&N SRI be installed on my 1.3 L
( 2NZ-FE ) ?
i think they have the same engine bay , these are specs from my local dealership:


http://toyotaegypt.com.eg/cars/new_c...edan/specs.asp

[ricepower]

Originally Posted by JapRulezz

yes of course its different , it says so on the K&N website
log on and see
the 1.8 L airbox is different plus , the MAF sensor in the 1.5 is mounted onto the airbox itself not on the tube


but that brings us to my Question .... could the K&N SRI be installed on my 1.3 L
( 2NZ-FE ) ?
i think they have the same engine bay , these are specs from my local dealership:


http://toyotaegypt.com.eg/cars/new_c...edan/specs.asp

Hi,

It should works like plug n play or bolt-on. I installed a AFE CAI intake for my Yaris 1.3l(2nz-fe) GCC version here in KSA without any hazzles or problem.


Good luck!

du2erfs

[JapRulezz]

Originally Posted by du2efs

Hi,

It should works like plug n play or bolt-on. I installed a AFE CAI intake for my Yaris 1.3l(2nz-fe) GCC version here in KSA without any hazzles or problem.


Good luck!

du2erfs

Niceeee....
but since your the only one i know with an intake on his 1.3 sedan

tell me whats different now after u installed it in Preformance & Fuel consumption ?

btw, did u get it from a local dealer or online?

[1NZYaris1]

Originally Posted by JapRulezz

Niceeee....
but since your the only one i know with an intake on his 1.3 sedan

tell me whats different now after u installed it in Preformance & Fuel consumption ?

btw, did u get it from a local dealer or online?

Depends on how you drive it in both case's
slight gain in HP which gives better fuel economy,
and it sounds bloody great ,when you boot it
ops there goes fuel economy

[JapRulezz]

Originally Posted by 1NZYaris1

Depends on how you drive it in both case's
slight gain in HP which gives better fuel economy,
and it sounds bloody great ,when you boot it
ops there goes fuel economy

ok .... thats gr8 but u still didnt get my question , i meant that on a 1.5 1NZ-Fe the dyno says 4.6 HP

but how about a 1.3 2NZ-FE ? how much power would it yield
and would it make a big difference between the panel KNN and the SRI in the 1.3 ?

[Never Enough]

Pricing is posted high on most websites for the K&N 57-0666. PM me for a better price.

[33OH]

Originally Posted by jonismyname

i saw it. offered 150 before it was posted for 150. someone else snagged it. good deal on a nice intake. the person that did get it offered it to me if they weren't happy with it, but who wouldn't be happy with a trd cai?! :)

Yeah, I'm very happy with it. Sorry man!

[JapRulezz]

is the Short ram intake always loud through out the whole RPM range or just at high revving?

I normally cruise at 3000 RPM and don't need any distractions while im asleep on the highway !