Anyone know of a way to rig a K&N system on a 97 crown vic?

Instead of getting a stock replacement K&N, you should order a F.I.P.K. (Fuel Injection Performance Kit) It gives you an extra 15-20 HP. You can find it at SummitRacing.com where I bought mine for about $110, retail is anywhere up to $175 It's totally worth the CA$H, estra gutty sound and nice Air-Fuel Ratio, meaning less gas used.

Don't bother with a K&N panel filter, the small difference it will make isn't worth the money. Also, there's no way a FIPK is going to give you a 15-20 horsepower increase. K&N says it will give UP TO 15-20hp. That means 15-20hp is possible on a 600hp engine. An 8-10 horsepower increase at best is more accurate for a thunderbird. <br><br>I would recommend getting a conical air filter and removing your intake silencer. This should give you about 10 horsepower and will only cost you the price of the filter. Check out www.autophysics.com; they have a good conical filter and you can order one with the 2.75" flange size so you can attach it directly to your maf sensor. <br><br>You'll need to remove the air filter box completely and attach the cone filter directly to the maf sensor. The intake silencer is a piece of bent tubing bolted to the underside of the fender using the same 3 bolts that held the air filter box down. If you reach through the air hole in the fender, the tube you feel is the intake silencer. For more detailed instructions on how to remove this, go here: <br><br><a href=http://www.mn12performance.com/mn12how-to/airbox/airbox.htm target=new>http://www.mn12performance.com/mn12how-to/airbox/airbox.htm</a> <br><br>If you still just want to use a K&N panel filter, check ebay, you can probably find one there pretty cheap. Hope this helped<br><br>Kenny

the k&n is well worthe the money everyone thinks in performance well a dirty k&n as well as a clean paper filter so you will have better performance and realisticall it is like 2-3 hp at 5500 rpm the shere cost of replacing paper filters is well worth the money. My paper filter at the local auto parts store is almost $10 and they should be changes every 6-10k miles or every other oil change. I have had my car for 60k and if you figure it out my $42 dollar k&n has saved me in teh long run I just purchased a recharge kit for its 50K reoil about three months ago it was $12 from summit and it will reoil two times.<br><br>conical filters will suck heat from the engine compartment without a shield and wveryone know cold air is denser air. my set up is a true ram air like the ws6 firebirds so I am more than happy with my panel filter.<br><br>LAter<br>Dwayne

The conical filter can be cleaned as well and will give a better performance gain than the panel filter, even with the hot air from the engine compartment. And, a heat shield is relatively easy to make. Either way, you WILL save money in the long run.<br><br>Kenny

I had a K&N filter on my '89 GMC S-15. At that time it cost about $45.00 + the oil you need to use on it for, I guess, traction (can't remember how much that was, probably around $15.00). Hard to really tell if there is a major improvement in performance, but I do remember an episode of Motoring?, Bill Gardner, saying that he doesn't recommend them because people don't maintain them properly. They do have to be washed and re-oiled periodically. The other problem it that if you get your vehicle serviced at a dealership, they often throw out the filter during service not realizing it's a K&N (there is a sticker you place on the air filter housing to remind them).<br><br>5hp may make a difference, but without dyno testing, who can really tell if it's true.<br><br>Anne-Marie

Hhmmmm, maybe the KISS principle applies here, especially since I am more than satisfied with the power.<br><br>Gary

I have a K&N filter. It takes about 15 minutes to install. (I think I did in 12 minutes my first time). I purchased it at 4wheel drive accesories on 111 Ave just west of 156 St and if memory serves me right it was around $70 dollars.<br><br>I have to be honest. I do not notice a difference. I think if you add a performance exhaust it is worth it, but otherwise I'm not sure if it is worth it. I rationalized at the time that it was better for my engine and that it would give me a little more performance and gas mileage, but the difference is very minimal. Dennis noticed an improvement in gas mileage, but I never noticed it.<br><br>I will give you mine, with the cleaning kit if you want it. (You might need a new gasket that comes with it.) As you can see, I don't think that it offers much value. I will likely take mine out permanently the next time that it is due for cleaning.<br><br>K&N disappointed Gary<br><br>(Other members might give it much more praise than I did.)

I really do think I seen a slight increase in mileage. But that was so long ago I had forgotten about it. In the warmer months I still get 23 to 24 mpg (US), but in the colder months I drop down to around 20. Must be the mixture they use for sure. I would have to agree with Gary though, to get full potential from them one would probably have to install a performance exhaust.<br><br>I will keep mine though Dennis

The car should be a little more responsive. My '89 was. But you are probably looking for dyno numbers, and I can't help you there. Are you still running the stock air box? Or a cold air/ ram air set-up?

I put an extreme setup on my carburated 351 and all I noticed. Was my car got a tiny bit louder. And better throttle responce do to more air flow.

The car should be a little more responsive. My '89 was. But you are probably looking for dyno numbers, and I can't help you there. Are you still running the stock air box? Or a cold air/ ram air set-up?

I put an extreme setup on my carburated 351 and all I noticed. Was my car got a tiny bit louder. And better throttle responce do to more air flow.

The car should be a little more responsive. My '89 was. But you are probably looking for dyno numbers, and I can't help you there. Are you still running the stock air box? Or a cold air/ ram air set-up?

I put an extreme setup on my carburated 351 and all I noticed. Was my car got a tiny bit louder. And better throttle responce do to more air flow.