WTB: E28 M5 Cold air Intake (cone filter)

[EuroE28M5]

Does any one know where I can get one I keep searching but can't seem to find one...?

Any help would be much appreciated!


Thanks in advance!!

[wkohler]

What's wrong with your stock airbox?

[EuroE28M5]

What's wrong with your stock airbox?

I don't know what it's called but the hole in the airbox is detached from the panel.. so there is a big gap? Plus I want a cone filter.

[wkohler]

There's a piece of foam that bridges that gap. Still available new, though a while back a member found a longer-lasting solution. The stock airbox is far superior to a cone filter. If it wasn't, they wouldn't be in demand or short supply for those who have ended up with a car where a PO "wanted a cone filter."

[EuroE28M5]

There's a piece of foam that bridges that gap. Still available new, though a while back a member found a longer-lasting solution. The stock airbox is far superior to a cone filter. If it wasn't, they wouldn't be in demand or short supply for those who have ended up with a car where a PO "wanted a cone filter."

Are they actually that much better?

[87is]

First dont even question Kholer giving you advice. Take it and move on! Cold air intakes 99% give you a horsepower loss over the stock airbox. There are plenty of videos on youtube explaining this. A "cold air intake" has seen improvements when put in front of a fan and no where near the motor for dyno testing, not a set up you could ever realisticaly run. These gains were only 1 or 2 more horsepower for such extreme measurements.

[Kyle in NO]

There's a piece of foam that bridges that gap. Still available new, though a while back a member found a longer-lasting solution. The stock airbox is far superior to a cone filter. If it wasn't, they wouldn't be in demand or short supply for those who have ended up with a car where a PO "wanted a cone filter."

Are they actually that much better?

Yes. I'm sure several people will gladly trade you their cone filter setup for your factory S38 airbox.

[EuroE28M5]

thanks guys!

[Pavel]

To reiteriate the above, it took me about a year of searching and 150 bucks to get the car back to stock airbox, because someone before me wanted a cone filter. Same on my old M60.

P.S. OP i know you got the point from the previous posts, this is more for future reference.