K&N Apollo Universal Closed Intake Systems

[samuel_cruz11b]

Has any one tried one of these yet or know anything about them?

K&N Apollo Universal Closed Air Intake Systems

[paulsaveo]

thats a pretty good idea. being from k&n I bet its pretty expensive

[samuel_cruz11b]

$127.48 plus shipping from k&n's online store.

[daug1502]

I want to see one installed.

[tidus10]

looks like an oddly shaped air box with a vacuum vent hose attached to it

[petrified.rabbit]

i agree, even though it is probably "better" than a vent hose, it costs a lot more, and would "lay" instead of mount..

i dont like the air box too much either, maybe its a heat shielded design or something.. but it looks big and bulky to mount.

[samuel_cruz11b]

Youtube has some video of it installed on different cars and it actually dosent look too bulky. I just ordered an SRI from chromeintakes but if something dosent work out with that i think im going to give this a shot.

[daug1502]

Hmm, something I might look into.

[paulsaveo]

my biggest concern with it is that the two biggest restrictions to a stock intake system are the baffles (boxes before the actual oem filter) and the tubes from the filter housing to throttle body. the K&N apollo does require removing the baffle but it still uses the stock tube. in general it would still be better than nothing but, the appolo would be best utilized with an sri.

[petrified.rabbit]

am i looking at it backwards? (i only looked at the picture) isnt the super long flexible tube what goes to the throttle body?

the biggest restriction i found is the pipe in the fender well it has a Y at the resonator where the air goes past itself (how sound is eliminated) and it is only like 1 3/4" diameter. That diameter with the air flux for sound control would be the most restrictive spot in the system.