Hi! all,
I have installed a K&N air filter in my 2000 DLE Tata Indica , diesel .This was done in Feb 2006. Immediate difference was in the AC efficiency.Somehow the AC seemed to cool more and we are currently in peak of summer in Mumbai. Yes, accelerating quickly thru the gears the air intake roar is more pronounced but only if you give it the stick ....can't remember if it had the same effect with the stock paper filter. Fuel efficiency and torque increase cannot be accurately verified without proper equipment and honestly cannot claim an increase, driving in Mumbai where you hardly go over 30kmpl also does not help. Possibly on the highway to Goa or Pune it may be discernable. Would also like to state here that the K&N filter just sits in the standard plastic stock compartment for the Indica. It is also not a tight fit as compared to the stock paper filter. My question here is IS IT OK? The Indica has currently clocked 66400kms of moderately rough use in city and about 14--16 trips upcountry within a radius of not more than 800 kms |