AFE Intake installed in X5 3.0i

[Kewl X5]

Thanks and so does your AFE intake!

How do you like it so far?

Originally Posted by breytonX5

Very nice Charles! Looks great.

[Kewl X5]

Not much louder, but at WOT and higher RPM these is a slight more agressive tone with the intake but I've only drive 10 miles with it so far.

Will keep everyone updated....

You should get it.

Originally Posted by calvinx5

how does it sound??

very KOOL!! we have been waiting for CAI for X5 3.0 for a while!

great write up

[JV]

Originally Posted by Kewl X5

Putting on the rubber coupler to attach the AFE intake system to the air mass sensor and clamping it together.

Then add AFE blue cone filter and clamp it on...

Add rubber strip on the top edges of AFE intake heat shield.

Then, the top of the hood acts as the top of the AFE airbox.

Voila, AFE intake installed!

Nice job, now clean that engine, dawg!

How's the seal with that weatherstripping and the top of the hood as the top of the box?

JV

[Kewl X5]

Yeah, I know, the engine comparment is dirty but that's after 119K miles.

Anyhow, it seems to seal well....It is a tight fit....the hood definitely is on top of the box....

Originally Posted by JVZ104

Nice job, now clean that engine, dawg!

How's the seal with that weatherstripping and the top of the hood as the top of the box?

JV

[breytonX5]

Originally Posted by Kewl X5

Thanks and so does your AFE intake!

How do you like it so far?

I think they really did a great job of shielding the filter from the engine heat and also getting cold air from the grille. So far so good and will see how it performs over the next little while.

Thanks for the writeup.

[Kewl X5]

Agreed. I checked ZoomTT's white X5 4.4 at Bimmerfest and the heat shield for the 4.4i and 3.0i are made of the same material.

Thanks for the first pics of the AFE intake this past weekend.

The only thing I think the Valvetronic engine needs is a quicker throttle response at the lower RPM speed.....but your mid-range torque is nice and meater and I like how you can cruise at 65 mph with even lower revs vs. the 3.0i automatic.

Originally Posted by breytonX5

I think they really did a great job of shielding the filter from the engine heat and also getting cold air from the grille. So far so good and will see how it performs over the next little while.

Thanks for the writeup.

[UCrewX5]

Very Kewl

Now in "Article" form - http://www.xoutpost.com/articles.php?...icle&artid=207

[Kewl X5]

Thanks Jeff! My very first article for X5World!!


Now everyone go

P.S. I think my first contribution to X5 World was the famous Art 4.6is Dinan Exhaust vs. SuperGreg's 3.0i Remus exhaust video. PNG's famous quote, "My cat purrs louder than that...." has been immortalized

Originally Posted by UCrewX5

Very Kewl

Now in "Article" form - http://www.xoutpost.com/articles.php?...icle&artid=207

[Chris F.]

Very nice Doc! Now I gotta ask, are those pictures from the office? Were patients waiting while you were taking these pictures??

How about getting oil on the MAF sensors, are you concerned about that? I know, I know, I'm beating a dead horse, but hey, after hearing about all the hassles the M5 owners went through I gotta ask! I guess we'll see what happens.

[Kewl X5]

Naw, did it during my lunch hour (I get 1.5 hours) and it only took 0.5 hours to complete the task. Too bad I couldn't bill for it.

Well, I used to have 1989 325is with a K&N filter and put it on car when I had 80K miles on it. Granted, the M20 engine had a air flow sensor instead of a mass air sensor, but the engine was running fine at 290K miles before I sold it.

Only time will tell. In the future, I may be lazy and just order another cone filter instead of re-oiling the original one. I think the problem is putting too much oil on the filter.

Oh well, if you can afford a X5, you can afford a MAS. Right?

Originally Posted by Chris F.

Very nice Doc! Now I gotta ask, are those pictures from the office? Were patients waiting while you were taking these pictures??

How about getting oil on the MAF sensors, are you concerned about that? I know, I know, I'm beating a dead horse, but hey, after hearing about all the hassles the M5 owners went through I gotta ask! I guess we'll see what happens.