Was I punked?

[Craigswardmtb]

So I bought a new 15 SHO two months ago and I'm lovin the car. I went to put a K&N drop in filter in today, which btw did not fit properly in the air box so I returned it, and the picture below is what I found in the air box. Wtf??? I can't see how a squirrel would have gotten into that small air dam. Plus I keep the car in the garage 75% of the time. There are a lot of acorns and squirrels in CT though... What do you think, did it affect performance...

 

[Orguss]

I can easily see a squirrel getting into the air box through the fender. There are no grates or screens between the outside air and the air box in the fender.

 

[mknittel]

could be a mouse or rat too....I just found a bunch in the valley of my Ranger today when I pulled the plenum to replace the Thermostat/Housing...

 

[SHO311]

stock cheep filters work just as well as K&N drop in. from what I've read some one correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[SHOdded]

Stock filters work great. But a K&N dropin filter will improve performance, shaving off up to 0.1 in the 1/4 at the track.

 

[rubydist]

Stock filters work great. But a K&N dropin filter will improve performance, shaving off up to 0.1 in the 1/4 at the track.

?? really? how can there possibly be that much pressure drop across the stock filter? is there data to support that claim?

 

[SHOdded]

This is based purely on track data from end users in Canada & the U.S. on the Gen 4.1 & Gen 4.2 SHOs.

Also, though I don't have the flow info to verify, the flow curves may be different for stock vs K&N although the max flow may not be significantly so. Thus the airflow may be more available/better demand-matched with K&N than the stock filter.

 

[OmaHahn]

Wonder how many rides that animal went on while inside the air box?!

 

[itwonder]

I have that critter problem with every single car we own. I fashion mesh wire caps for the air intakes; held in place with tie wraps.

 

[Off Road SHO]

Wow, your air filter trapped a LOT of huge particles!