First time MB owner!!
10-15-2015, 02:59 PM
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First time MB owner!!
Finding lots of great info here so far! Just bought a 2011 E550 4Matic...loving it so far.. How do you guys feel about the K&N filters.. or should I just leave it alone?
I'm very happy with my E550.
Thx!!
I'm very happy with my E550.
Thx!!
10-15-2015, 05:02 PM
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Welcome to MBWorld and grats on the new MB!
From my experience... K&N are pretty oily. There have been people who've had their MAF sensor clogged due to those filters. You're not going to really see any performance boost with just filters alone anyways, but if you were going to get serious about performance, more free flowing filters will be a component in that chain. I had BMC filters in mine which are what MB uses in their DTM race cars so I figured good enough for that, good enough for me
Let us know if we can help you out with any lighting upgrades. We can give her a more modern look with crisp white LEDs and HIDs
From my experience... K&N are pretty oily. There have been people who've had their MAF sensor clogged due to those filters. You're not going to really see any performance boost with just filters alone anyways, but if you were going to get serious about performance, more free flowing filters will be a component in that chain. I had BMC filters in mine which are what MB uses in their DTM race cars so I figured good enough for that, good enough for me
Let us know if we can help you out with any lighting upgrades. We can give her a more modern look with crisp white LEDs and HIDs
10-19-2015, 04:15 PM
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Welcome if you want the noise from that type of filter then go for it It is your ride customize it any way you want and enjoy it.
