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Originally Posted by viewska
I got mine installed over the weekend:
Install was quick and simple could easily be done in 30-45min. I took my time and it was installed over the course of one beer (approx. an hour or so).
Pretty happy with the initial results. Moderate increase in power and throttle response, and got exactly what I was expecting. Good deep intake roar under load that adds to the rumble of the exhaust note. Unfortunately, I can also clearly hear that 2500rpm whistle clear as day, sooo I guess I'm going to need to look up porting tb/im.
For anybody who's worried about CEL or anything like that, there isn't anything like that happening in the first 150miles or so that its been driven.
For the advertised 21+ whp gain it really can't be beat for the $300 it cost considering drivetrain loss you're talking about a ~360hp v6. I would certainly consider this a "must have mod"
For me the choice was between this or the GMPP. The GMPP is attractive because of the tune and its a GMPP. Ultimately it was my selfish need of not waiting and my wallet that made the choice since I knew I wouldn't get the GMPP without the tune/install so total was $500+ vs the $300 for K&N for similar power gains... In the end I decided that I would probably get some sort of tune (trifecta, or diablosport whenever they come around) and bit the bullet on the K&N.
My experience with this purchase/part would be that if you're planning on getting a tune somewhere just pull the trigger on this massively cost effective mod. If you're reluctant because you want the piece of mind that comes with GMPP and probably wont be tuning anytime soon because of warranty etc. just spend the extra $$ and do the GMPP....
Its a great mod and I'm happy I did it.
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See now I'm going to have to pay more attention as I have not heard the 2500 rpm whistle....