First off, I am new to this forum. I have been doing extensive research for my 98 Mark since I am also new to the car. My air filter was a fram and it was pretty dirty. Instead of replacing it with another I decided to go with a k&n with the maf adapter. This meant the whole plastic box had to go. Anyway, I had done a lot of reading on here regarding whether or not this setup was the way to go. After swapping everything out last night, I took it for a drive and I did notice (or seem to at least) that it had a loss of low end torque. It just didnt feel like it had the same 'get off the line' acceleration. I do have 150lbs in the trunk because of the snow. This may be somewhat of a hinder. However, it did pull a lot harder at higher rpm's. I did not notice the exhaust being any louder like others seem to say. Overall I think it was worth while. I do not have a shield on it at the moment because I am in Michigan and its 20 degrees out. I will have pics to upload later.
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