This must be stupidest post in this section...I cant for the life of me get the Perrin panel air filter installed correctly, as a matter of fact I cant even put the stock one back in correctly....the stupid clip on the bottom of the box on the left side just would not lock in.

As a result I'm getting a wooosh sound like a blow off valve when I drive(or maybe thats what the perrin is suppose to sound like?). Either way I just cant get the bottom clips to lock in place. Any ideas?

 

wow! I just installed a K&N panel and had a bit of a time getting it in. Beacause it was at night with no light.

I don't remember there being any clips on the bottom. You just unclip the top one and slide out the old filter and install the new filter and clip the top back up. As far as the sound, you can hear the turbo spool up, and kinda hear the BOV.

 

then i really dont think you got it in right...there are 2 clips on the bottom that locks...you should double check in the morning

 

bump
planning on getting the hks filter soon

 

if you have issues; there are 2 plastic screw rivets, 1 10mm bolt and 1 philips screw clamp to take off to be able to pop the whole intake box out. It would take less than 5 minutes to get it out and would give you very easy access to the bottom clips

 

Just to comfirm with one of the posts.....you need to wiggle the thing intake box for the bottom to lock in then you snap the top metal clips back.

I have the HKS drop in btw

 

Just did it... that was easy.

 

I installed my perrin drop in filter in under one minute no issues. haha.

 

is it neccessary to reset the ECU after drop in filter install? i'll be puting my HKS in soon.

 

My AFE drop-in will not install/remove without unbolting the box, assembling the box in the air, and then working the whole assembly back in place. This may partially be due to my aftermarket turbo inlet but I think the AFE is simply thicker than the stock filter...

I assume you guys know to avoid oiled filters? Many people have gone through multiple MAF sensors since the oil comes off the filter and ruins it.

As far as the tune goes, nothing needs to be done. The gains are very modest when compared to a conical filter on a stock tune. If you get a custom tune then the drop-ins will flow well enough until you get to very big power levels.

 

It will take 16 min of idle and 16 min of cruise at a constant speed for the car readjust the ltft

 

30 sec .. mod lol sorry btw that is how it is supposed to sound

 

would it be bad for the car if i iinstalled an aftermarket panel filter when the car is pretty new? i only have around 600KM on the car right now.

 

No it would not be bad. If that's what you want go for it.

 

Pull both sides of the airbox out, assemble it with the air filter outside of the car, throw the upper clamps on, and put the whole mess back in as one piece. That's the easiest way. It's one extra 10mm and the two plastic philips head screws that hold the air scoop to the radiator cowl and the whole front of the box comes out.