Comments on: K&N 63 Series Air Intake Kit Review http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/ Toyota Tundra News, Reviews, Accessories, and Information Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:13:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12863 Jason Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:48:01 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12863 Dan - Very cool. Sounds like a good day. Thanks for sharing...don't forget to check the clamps for tightness! Dan – Very cool. Sounds like a good day. Thanks for sharing…don’t forget to check the clamps for tightness!

]]> By: Dan http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12862 Dan Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:30:20 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12862 Jason --- Last night my son invited me to his house for installation. All I did was stand around. He was finished with the instal in less than an hour. ## I thought it sounded nice while parked, but nothing to really speak of. ## We quietly made our way through the city streets. It all seemed very stock to me... with a wee bit of base. ## Then we got on the highway and at about 20 MPH, I hit the throttle. OMG did she come alive!!! She has power, she has soul, she has an attitude and she shouts all of this to all that can hear.... kinda like me. LOL ## I was pleased that while cruising the sound was almost stock, when she's opened up, it's dancing like with the wind in a thunder storm. It can quickly change your mood. ## I was quite impressed with the changes in this truck considering that this was only a simple intake modification. ## Of course, it's like anything, now I want even more. It's an addiction. LOL I'm 61 years old so I should know better... ;>) ## We spent about an hour trying to waste as much gas as I could. It was all good. ## I got home about 9:30 last night and was met by my wife, already dressed in her robe. She jumped into the truck and said, "show me". I cruised around quietly for about 5 minutes, then I hit it and brought her up to 80. My bride loved it and suggested that I likely felt 19 again. By that comment, I'm not sure what all she expects LOL, but it's very clear that she likes the new heart this truck now has. Hmmm maybe I can get her to buy me a Super Charger. ;>) ## My plan is to drive it for a week and then evaluate how I feel about it. We will make a 300 or 400 mile trip this weekend just to get used to it. I will have to check the gas mileage at some other time, as I am having way too much fun with the throttle right now. ;>) ## I may keep this K&N, but if I don't, I will buy an aFe... it looks very clean. One thing is certain...I will never own another truck without a performance intake system, period. ## There you go... a happy ending. ## ~Life is good~ Cheers... Jason — Last night my son invited me to his house for installation. All I did was stand around. He was finished with the instal in less than an hour.

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I thought it sounded nice while parked, but nothing to really speak of.

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We quietly made our way through the city streets. It all seemed very stock to me… with a wee bit of base.

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Then we got on the highway and at about 20 MPH, I hit the throttle. OMG did she come alive!!! She has power, she has soul, she has an attitude and she shouts all of this to all that can hear…. kinda like me. LOL

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I was pleased that while cruising the sound was almost stock, when she’s opened up, it’s dancing like with the wind in a thunder storm. It can quickly change your mood.

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I was quite impressed with the changes in this truck considering that this was only a simple intake modification.

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Of course, it’s like anything, now I want even more. It’s an addiction. LOL I’m 61 years old so I should know better… ;>)

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We spent about an hour trying to waste as much gas as I could. It was all good.

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I got home about 9:30 last night and was met by my wife, already dressed in her robe. She jumped into the truck and said, “show me”. I cruised around quietly for about 5 minutes, then I hit it and brought her up to 80. My bride loved it and suggested that I likely felt 19 again. By that comment, I’m not sure what all she expects LOL, but it’s very clear that she likes the new heart this truck now has. Hmmm maybe I can get her to buy me a Super Charger. ;>)

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My plan is to drive it for a week and then evaluate how I feel about it. We will make a 300 or 400 mile trip this weekend just to get used to it. I will have to check the gas mileage at some other time, as I am having way too much fun with the throttle right now. ;>)

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I may keep this K&N, but if I don’t, I will buy an aFe… it looks very clean. One thing is certain…I will never own another truck without a performance intake system, period.

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There you go… a happy ending.

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~Life is good~

Cheers…

]]> By: Jason http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12832 Jason Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:54:21 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12832 Dan - You're too nice man - that's a tremendous present! My old man would have given me the old airbox and told me to buy the rest of the car! :-) Dan – You’re too nice man – that’s a tremendous present! My old man would have given me the old airbox and told me to buy the rest of the car! :-)

]]> By: Dan http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12825 Dan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:50:05 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12825 Jason -- Will do. It's in town now, so I should see it within a couple of hours. My son thinks he want's this instead of his TRD, so if I don't like it, I might make it his birthday present for the next 10 years. ;>) Jason — Will do. It’s in town now, so I should see it within a couple of hours.

My son thinks he want’s this instead of his TRD, so if I don’t like it, I might make it his birthday present for the next 10 years. ;>)

]]> By: Jason http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12823 Jason Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:35:55 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12823 Dan - For sure. The loctite is a good idea - I think it might help to clean the clamping surface too before install (it's a very slick rubber coating). Let me know how it goes! Dan – For sure. The loctite is a good idea – I think it might help to clean the clamping surface too before install (it’s a very slick rubber coating). Let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Dan http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12803 Dan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:06:31 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12803 Jason -- You are being very helpful. With regard to the clamp screws coming loose, I wonder if a very small bit of blue Loctite would remedy that or might it be overkill? I'm going to try this thing just to see if I like it. K&N told me that if I hated it, even after using it, they would refund my money. UPS tracking has it arriving tomorrow, so I should get some miles on it this weekend... If it doesn't knock my socks off, I'll order an aFe on Monday. Here is the insanity of all of this. It took me about an hour to decide to buy a $46K truck, yet I have been fretting for over a week on what air filter to buy. LOL Cheers Jason — You are being very helpful.

With regard to the clamp screws coming loose, I wonder if a very small bit of blue Loctite would remedy that or might it be overkill?

I’m going to try this thing just to see if I like it. K&N told me that if I hated it, even after using it, they would refund my money.

UPS tracking has it arriving tomorrow, so I should get some miles on it this weekend… If it doesn’t knock my socks off, I’ll order an aFe on Monday.

Here is the insanity of all of this. It took me about an hour to decide to buy a $46K truck, yet I have been fretting for over a week on what air filter to buy. LOL

Cheers

]]> By: Jason http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12795 Jason Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:46:33 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12795 Dan - Thanks for the thanks! :-) I think the Volant is the loudest kit - K&N's kit is "average." Not really obvious at normal throttles, but very fun when you stomp on it. ## If you take the time to really "build" K&N's kit carefully - and it's like building a model or something - you'll have success. The other thing to do with the K&N kit is to get under the hood a few times during the first month to make sure all the clamps are still tight. The trouble with this kit is that the filter falls off quite a bit on new installs. It's either because it wasn't tight enough (install error) or it somehow worked itself loose (being new parts and all). Either way, I think it's a bad way to design a kit. Why make the end user do so much assembly? Seems cheap. ## Still, lots of guys have em' and love em', and I'm a big fan of their filters, so the K&N kit is definitely not a bad choice...just not my favorite. Dan – Thanks for the thanks! :-) I think the Volant is the loudest kit – K&N’s kit is “average.” Not really obvious at normal throttles, but very fun when you stomp on it.
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If you take the time to really “build” K&N’s kit carefully – and it’s like building a model or something – you’ll have success. The other thing to do with the K&N kit is to get under the hood a few times during the first month to make sure all the clamps are still tight. The trouble with this kit is that the filter falls off quite a bit on new installs. It’s either because it wasn’t tight enough (install error) or it somehow worked itself loose (being new parts and all). Either way, I think it’s a bad way to design a kit. Why make the end user do so much assembly? Seems cheap.
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Still, lots of guys have em’ and love em’, and I’m a big fan of their filters, so the K&N kit is definitely not a bad choice…just not my favorite.

]]> By: Dan http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12787 Dan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:43:22 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12787 Jason -- Thank you for your response. I didn't mean to indicate that you said it was junk, rather, that based on what I am learning, it looks like junk to me. I should have pressed the tech for details regarding his position on aFe's. ... I will. This is what I think that I will do now. The K&N should be here by Friday. It was too late for me to cancel the order. I will install it and try it out, but if it so much as looks at me wrong, I pull it from my truck, send it back and order then an aFe. Here is what is important to me: Performance, sound and overall quality. I couldn't care less of the cost. If it's tough to instal, oh well, I'm retired, so time is no big deal... perfection is. As for sound... I want a system that sounds stock or near stock at idle and cruising down the freeway, BUT, when I stomp on it, I would enjoy hearing that motor coming alive. I don't require loud pipes, just a strong sounding motor with a bit more hp and throttle response. I am not certain from the videos I've heard on the internet (I live in the sticks, so I can't hear it in real life), but I am getting the impression that K&N may be a bit loud for me-- while simply cruising. My Harley's just rumble along, they're not obnoxious, yet when I hit the throttle hard---even the angels get out of my way. ;>) Thanks for all that you do.... Jason — Thank you for your response. I didn’t mean to indicate that you said it was junk, rather, that based on what I am learning, it looks like junk to me.

I should have pressed the tech for details regarding his position on aFe’s. … I will.

This is what I think that I will do now.

The K&N should be here by Friday. It was too late for me to cancel the order. I will install it and try it out, but if it so much as looks at me wrong, I pull it from my truck, send it back and order then an aFe.

Here is what is important to me: Performance, sound and overall quality. I couldn’t care less of the cost. If it’s tough to instal, oh well, I’m retired, so time is no big deal… perfection is.

As for sound… I want a system that sounds stock or near stock at idle and cruising down the freeway, BUT, when I stomp on it, I would enjoy hearing that motor coming alive. I don’t require loud pipes, just a strong sounding motor with a bit more hp and throttle response.

I am not certain from the videos I’ve heard on the internet (I live in the sticks, so I can’t hear it in real life), but I am getting the impression that K&N may be a bit loud for me– while simply cruising. My Harley’s just rumble along, they’re not obnoxious, yet when I hit the throttle hard—even the angels get out of my way. ;>)

Thanks for all that you do….

]]> By: Jason http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12727 Jason Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:03:37 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12727 Dan - I don't think it's a piece of junk, but it's not my first choice. Not sure why a tech would tell you aFe's kit is junk - the quality of the kit was second to none, the filters are excellent, and the performance numbers were comparable. Did you see our review? http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/04/22/product-review-afes-tundra-57l-v8-air-intake/ Dan – I don’t think it’s a piece of junk, but it’s not my first choice. Not sure why a tech would tell you aFe’s kit is junk – the quality of the kit was second to none, the filters are excellent, and the performance numbers were comparable. Did you see our review? http://www.tundraheadquarters......ir-intake/

]]> By: Dan http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/2008/08/08/kn-63-series-air-intake-kit-review/#comment-12702 Dan Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:04:57 +0000 http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/?p=353#comment-12702 Jason, Thanks for your effort on this. I have K&N filters on both of my Harley's and have really enjoyed them. Just last week I traded in my 2007 Tundra Double cab for a 2010 Crew Max Limited and I decided to add a cold air intake. I have had a tough week in trying to determine the best to buy. I'm very new at this sort of stuff. On this, money is not an object. I ordered a 63 K&N this morning, but not for the price.... then I discovered your review! Now I get the impression that the K&N 63 is a piece of crap. I would buy a TRD Super Charger, exhaust and intake, but my wife would kill me and if she didn't, I'd be eating dog food for the rest of my life. A Toyota tech told me that the aFe is a piece of junk. I wanted a slight bit more sound than what I have seen the TRD to have, so I decided on ordering the K&N.... until now. Well, I guess I will cancel the order and either start over again or give up the intake upgrade altogether. Cheers..... Jason,

Thanks for your effort on this.

I have K&N filters on both of my Harley’s and have really enjoyed them.

Just last week I traded in my 2007 Tundra Double cab for a 2010 Crew Max Limited and I decided to add a cold air intake.

I have had a tough week in trying to determine the best to buy. I’m very new at this sort of stuff. On this, money is not an object. I ordered a 63 K&N this morning, but not for the price…. then I discovered your review!

Now I get the impression that the K&N 63 is a piece of crap. I would buy a TRD Super Charger, exhaust and intake, but my wife would kill me and if she didn’t, I’d be eating dog food for the rest of my life.

A Toyota tech told me that the aFe is a piece of junk. I wanted a slight bit more sound than what I have seen the TRD to have, so I decided on ordering the K&N…. until now.

Well, I guess I will cancel the order and either start over again or give up the intake upgrade altogether.

Cheers…..

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