KN Cone/Circular Filter Protege5
 

2002 Protege5

Has Anyone pulled off the stock intake and put on a universal cone filter?
If so, which one? Or: what are other options for a better intake, I am not too interested in one of the cold air intake systems.

Also as a side note, the stock intake pulls air from the passenger side under the hood which looks like a really restricted area, does anyone else feel this way?

Thanks

the inner diameter hose of the universal cone filter would have to fit the MAF sensor housing. it can be done with some hose clamps but you might have to do some other modifications to have it secured in the engine bay.

you also run into the predicament of where to put the temperature (AIT) sensor. some people stick it between the filter and the MAF housing. others just leave it lying in the engine bay. this method is least reliable because of the skewed air temp readings this will cause.

the other issue you will have is the stock airbox serves as a heatsheild between the warm temps of the engine bay and the ram-air afforded by the OEM snorkel design. a cone filter might suck in more volume, but you also will get higher air temperatures. the cone filter ought to be positioned far enough away from the 1 major heatsource (your engine block).

there are several members who have modified the stock upper grill to allow more air into the air intake cowl. a few minutes with a dremel or some other cutting device, cutting in a strategic location, should allow more air to be directed into the intake opening.