K&N?
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K&N?
Hi, this is my first of probably many posts. YOu have a great forum here.
I bought an '89 B2 EB a few weeks ago from a friend of the family for $500. It has 135k on it. It needed a muffler and a gas tank. Those now having been replaced, I am looking to spend my money in other places, maybe fixing the rust? I have replaced the stereo system completely already. I was thinking of purchasing a K&N filter. Is this filter worth the $50 from my local Pep Boys? I am a poor college student and need to make sure it is worth the money. What kind of improvements will I see in the 2.9? Is $50 a good price, or do you know of other places [websites?] where it is more affordable? I'm looking forward to owning this truck, it being my personal first Ford. I have always bled blue, just never could find a Ford in my price range. [My last car [read first] was my Great grandmother's old Buick]. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Anything else I should be looking for?
Thanks,
Matt
I bought an '89 B2 EB a few weeks ago from a friend of the family for $500. It has 135k on it. It needed a muffler and a gas tank. Those now having been replaced, I am looking to spend my money in other places, maybe fixing the rust? I have replaced the stereo system completely already. I was thinking of purchasing a K&N filter. Is this filter worth the $50 from my local Pep Boys? I am a poor college student and need to make sure it is worth the money. What kind of improvements will I see in the 2.9? Is $50 a good price, or do you know of other places [websites?] where it is more affordable? I'm looking forward to owning this truck, it being my personal first Ford. I have always bled blue, just never could find a Ford in my price range. [My last car [read first] was my Great grandmother's old Buick]. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Anything else I should be looking for?
Thanks,
Matt
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No, it is not worth the money. What is worth the money is replacing it with a conical K&N tube type air filter. If you search YAHOO on Bronco II you will eventually pull up the BII board that has the post about swapping out the Ford air box.
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What kind of performance increase do you get w/ this upgrade? I realize it is a truck and it isn't designed to go fast but I'd like it to be just a tad quicker, you all have that bug, right?
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If you're looking for speed, B II's are not the way to go. I put a K&N filter, hi-po Accel coil, hot Bosch plugs, and a 2 1/2 inch exhaust to a Flowmaster muffler and saw very little, if any, performance gain. $500 bucks down the drain and then the tranny let go. Better go get an 80's 5.0 Mustang if you need some speed cheap...
