4th Gen K&N Intake

Anybody installed one of these yet? I just wanna install one for the turbo noises haha.

https://www.knfilters.com/77-9043kp...ter-aluminum-tube-toyota-tacoma-l4-2-4l-turbo

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/knn-77-9043kp

 

Looks pretty cool! 15hp and 25 torques

The "estimated" ship date is sketchy coming from Summit Racing, I'd try to find it somewhere else. I've had to drive to their Georgia store every time I've ordered from them because they mess up the order (3 times)

Once I had to drive there twice because they f'd it up twice in a row.

Super stupid people there

 

Why do business with idiots?

 

I'm a glutton for punishment!

These experiences were years apart and I had hoped they learned to do better.

They never did

 

Even K&N isn't shipping yet
https://www.knfilters.com/77-9043kp...ter-aluminum-tube-toyota-tacoma-l4-2-4l-turbo

Install Instructions
https://kandn.com/instructions/77-9043_inst.pdf

Interesting that they leave the factory grille intake duct in place. Might not suck in as much hot air if you added more foam / rubber under the hood to isolate the entire filter surround to only pull in from the grille.

I'll let one of you guys try it out first and report back your findings.

The last time I installed one of these in a 2001 Corolla, it did provide a noticeable increase in pep, but it also placed the intake low into the wheel well. Got stuck at work one afternoon when the roads flooded after a heavy rain. Eventually got brave and followed my fellow sedans through the high water. Sucked water into the intake and flooded the engine. Had I stuck with the stock intake, would have never happened.

 

I got one on backorder from Summit so will report back when it shows up.

 

It will suck warmer air vs the factory setup. I’m waiting for STILLEN or may just get the TRD box.

 

I am waiting for afe to come out with one I have their panel filter now

 

I believe that's what is referred to as a hot air intake...

 

Cant wait for all the " my turbo has failed" posts from ingesting dirt/dust.....And then the warranty denials from it...

 

So is 3rd gear the 1:1 gear on the new Tacomas?
Dynos show in 3rd gear.....

 

Yep less HP and less Torque when it’s sucking hot air..why do you think they put cold air intercoolers on turbo engines

 

Cuz Compressed air? What do I win?

 

You can easily balance the hot air compression issue with a slow drip of NOS. Not a big deal.

 

I have a big box of Cold air shipped from Greenlands ice sheet once a month.

 

That's a great idea. I'm assuming you keep the big box in the bed, and have a hose running from the box to the intake, yes?

 

Your are absolutely correct... Nothing cold air about them. You will be sucking hot air from your engine compartment. K&N filters are great for external engine application. Sure, you can use them on standard vehicles, but I wouldn't, imho. If you run the pluming outside - say behind the grill, then go for it. Also, cleaning and re-oiling the filter should be done with care. Too much oil on the filter and you will compromise the mass air sensor. I've seen it happened. Not sure why Toyo would even recommend them for the TRD, just because of the cleaning process.

 

And the MAF getting oiled, and that the intake air is already sent through the inter-cooler, and a little dust never hurt anything but I digress...

 

For the love of god stop buying these idiotic and utterly pointless air filters.

 

I thought people had finally learned their lessons regarding the hype from this crap.