Thanks and so does your AFE intake!

How do you like it so far? :dunno:

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.

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

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....

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. :thumbup:

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.

Very Kewl :thumbup:

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

Thanks Jeff! My very first article for X5World!! :woot: :excited:


Now everyone go :rtfa: :rofl:

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 :rofl:

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

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. :dh:

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. :D

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. :tsk:

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