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The plus side of the K & N cool air intake:
• Definitely more power. It is not dramatic but it feels as if someone released the parking brake. And it is more responsive.
• It also gave me better MPG. I have check this for over several months. Before the K & N cool air intake I was averaging 26.5 MPG after the installation I was averaging 28 MPG.
• Without the air intake cover, it is a lot easier to access everything (ex: Spark Plugs,...).
• You could see when you need to clean the air filter.
The minus side to the K & N cool air intake:
• Noise -- it is a lot louder. You could actually hear the air passing thru the air filter. And as a point it actually could whistle. So is goes from a hissing sound to a whistle, to silences. Some people actually like that sound but I do prefer the sound of the original air intake which is complete silences. It also seem like it changed the sound of the exhaust. On the other hand if you are listening to music, you really don't hear the cool air intake much. The only time you can really hear is if you don't have your radio on or you are listening to take radio.
Conclusion:
• As you can see the pluses far more than the minuses , so needless to say I highly recommend this K & N cool air intake.
As for the damage parts on my GLI done by the dealership (Cardinale Way VW, Corona CA). The service manager Terry Guinn denies they have anything to do with the damages because he claims the work they had done my car did not needed the removal of the air filter cover. However, thanks to Oscar Medina (Service Consultant at Riverside Volkswagen, Riverside CA) who helped me researched what was worked on and found online they did replace parts under the air filter cover. I had informed Terry Guinn at Cardinale Way VW, but he did not even bother to respond. I have since purchase the hose that carries coolant to the heater for $24 and just move on.
This is what I call penny wise and dollar foolish. Had they just gave me the replacement parts that would cost them no more than $50, I would be still doing business with them, like future services, like the purchase of my next car,... I just can't understand how a multimillion dollar business could be so short sited. Oh since this is on Youtube which is viewed by millions of people, the word could get around very quickly.
Recorded and edited by Pristine and Evelyn.
*All items shown were bought on our own. This video is not sponsored. All opinions are our own.
