The fabled BMW M3 was originally sold only overseas. At first, BMW said it was
sure the car could break the 8-minute sound barrier on the Northern Circuit of
Nurburgring, which some say is the ultimate in driving dynamics.
Fuel Injection Performance Kit for the BMW M3
In America, the 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 BMW M3
3.2L engine unleashes 333 to 360 horsepower. K&N Engineering developed a
57-Series Fuel Injection Performance Kit (57-1003)
that will add 18 + horsepower at the rear wheels. K&N's dynamometer chart shows 18.63 horsepower
increase at 7400 RMP on the 2003 BMW M3.
"Getting it to fit was a challenge for our engineers," said Bert Heck, K&N's
Performance Kit Manager. "This filter takes a mass air adaptor, and getting it
into tight quarters was the hard part. We did it and made it very easy to
install with simple tools in 90 minutes or less."
By replacing your factory air intake assembly with K&N's 57-Series FIPK, your
engine will get more air with less restriction. More air means more usable power
and acceleration throughout the engines RPM range.
FIPK's come with a Million Mile Limited Warranty. "This kit is one of our
first walks down the BMW highway," said Heck. "We're also looking at doing the
later models."
Nathan Hersey is a huge NASCAR, but that did not deter him from going to
the Indy 500, as one of 5 winners in 2006 K&N Engineering’s Indy or Bust
Contest.
L to R: Joe Raffensburger, Nathan Hersey, and other K&N winners
“I was wowed by how fast the Indy cars are,” said the 28-year-old
Pennsylvania resident. “I’d always been there for NASCAR, but there is no
comparison to what I saw and heard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Now, I
have a new appreciation for the Indy 500.”
Hersey won a 4-day, 3-night trip, roundtrip coach air transportation, hotel
accommodations, garage access and grandstand seating at the Indy 500 from K&N
Engineering.
“It was just an awesome trip from start to finish,” Hersey said. “I had the
experience of a lifetime when I rode around the track in an Indy Lap Car with Al
Unser Sr. I was on the passenger side of the rear seat, and we were going up to
120 mph. It felt like the car was going to spin out, it was very cool.”
Hersey brought his former co-worker Joe Raffensburger, from Wilson Service
Center as his guest. “My wife is due to have twins in about 6 weeks and she could
not go,” said Hersey. The K&N contest began on May 12, 2005 and ended December
31, 2005. Owners or managers of an Authorized K&N Service Center, (installer of
K&N product) sent in photos of a sign attached to their repair facility that
read, “K&N Installed Here.” Winners received a trip for 2 to the 2006
Indianapolis 500 and were selected in a random drawing at the NHRA
Winternationals in Pomona, California.
“Joe and I were sitting at the entrance to Pit Road on the front stretch,” said
Hersey. “I was so excited I could not believe the finish.” In a last-second move
Sam Hornish Jr. whipped around 19-year-old rookie Marco Andretti on the final
straightaway and won the second closet Indy in history, by .0635 seconds.
L to R: Nathan Hersey, Joe Raffensburger, Joy Levens
“This was something I could never imagine, and would never be able to
experience without K&N,” said Hersey. “I would not trade my experience at the
Indy 500 for anything.”
“It was one of the most extraordinary experiences I’ve had in my lifetime,” said
Dirk Levens. The 51-year-old Thousand Oaks, California resident was one of 5
winners in the K&N Engineering contest, 2006 Indy or Bust. “My wife, Joy and I
had special access to amazing places. It was our first time at the Indy 500 and
we explored!”
K&N Contest Winner Dirk Levens
The couple won a 4-day, 3-night trip, roundtrip coach air transportation,
hotel accommodations, garage access and grandstand seating at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, courtesy of K&N Engineering.
Part of the prize package was on Carb Day. “Joy and I were able to go under the
tunnel and into the infield. I heard the sound of power, it wasn’t anything like
I’d ever heard before,” he said. “My skin started to tingle in a cool way. I’d
never been that close to that kind of sound.”
Levens said he also really enjoyed the history of Gasoline Alley. “We shopped so
much and walked miles,” he said. “The other really cool astounding event was
going for a ride in an Indy Lap Car. It was a Chevy Monte Carlo SS, and the
professional driver got us up to speeds of 120 mph. It is an awesome track, and
that is something I will never forget.”
The weather at the Indy 500 was around 87 degrees with 90 percent humidity.
Levens and his wife had seats in the shade. “It was perfect, because we were
comfortable despite the heat,” he said.
“My wife and I were in the grandstand on the front stretch about a thousand
yards north of the start and finish,” said Levens. “The crash on Sunday happened
right in front of us. We saw the debris fly in the stands directly across from
us.”
Just after Tomas Scheckter crashed coming off turn four and slid into the padded
end of the wall separating the track from the pits, Jacques Lazier drove over a
piece of Scheckter’s rear wing, sending it airborne over the grandstand
fence and near the back of the stands. Five fans were injured, from the debris,
none seriously.
The track’s safety crew was immediately on the scene. “Earlier, we were able to
go on a safety tour with the guys who work the track,” said Levens. “They
explained how they respond to accidents. We saw first hand how efficient they
are. It was a trip to watch them at work.”
K&N Contest Winner Dirk Levens Waiting for a Hot Lap
There was an invocation before the race. “It sticks out in my mind,” said
Levens. “The pastor said, Lord, protect all the drivers, the pit crew and
everyone involved with the race. It touched my heart.”
The K&N contest started on May 12, 2005 and ended December 31, 2005. Owners of
managers of an Authorized K&N Service Center, (installer of K&N product) sent in
photos of a sign attached to their repair facility that read, “K&N Installed
Here.” Photos, along with a completed entry form were entered in a drawing.
Levens, of American Muffler, Brake and Radiator, told K&N he never won anything
before in his life.
K&N selected the winners in a random drawing at the NHRA Winternationals at
Pomona, California. “Did I say it was the trip of a lifetime,” said Levens.
Call it Dodge's flagship, or its super truck, either way the 2005 Dodge Ram
SRT-10 is targeted for the truck enthusiast. It provides SRT performance in a
pickup with room for the family and a lot of towing capacity.
Fuel Injection Performance Kit for the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10
The SRT's 8.3 liter Dodge Viper V-10 engine, unleashes 500 horsepower and 525
lb.-ft. of torque. K&N Engineering has developed a 57- Series Fuel Injection
Performance Kit (57-1541)
that will add 19.12 horsepower at 4867 RPM .
"We put the biggest filter and the biggest tube we could on the Dodge Ram
SRT-10 and it
accepted the additional horsepower easily," said Bert Heck, K&N's Performance
Kit Manager. "The hardest part for our engineers was the throttle. We had to
come up with another hose to keep the tube out of the radiator. Our biggest
challenge was to take an oval opening and fit it in straight up and over to the
right. We did it and made a lot of power."
By replacing your factory air intake assembly with K&N's 57-Series FIPK your
2004, 2005 and 2006 Dodge Ram SRT -10 8.L V10 engine gets more air with less
restriction.
"The SRT-10 was a hard one to get for our testing purposes because it was made
in limited quantities," said Heck. "But, Chrysler made this super truck and we
just had to make an Intake Kit for it. We managed to get the vehicles to test on
our K&N dynamometer and the horsepower gain is great."
The Generation II (57-1641)
57- Series FIPK Kit is easy to install and comes with the famous K&N Million
Mile Limited Warranty.
K&N Engineering, Inc. has been the world leader in performance filter technology
for more than 35 years. K&N prides itself as being the innovator of the unique
cotton air filtration system and creating the World’s Best High-Flow Air Filter.
The company serves the needs of the powersports, automotive, marine, and
industrial markets the world over. Creating a high-flow, washable, reusable air
filter put K&N on the map.
Left to Right: K&N's David Shushereba and SAE's Norm Porter
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has more than 90,000 members. It
shares information and exchanges ideas for the advancement of engineering and
mobility systems. It is essentially a one stop resource for standards
development and technical information that is used in designing, building,
maintaining and operating self-propelled vehicles.
The experts from both sides met, engineer to engineer at K&N headquarters in
Riverside, California. K&N opened its doors to the SAE, with a tour designed to
show technology and protocols.
David Shushereba is the Director of Research & Development at K&N. His
responsibilities include the engineering, design and testing of Air Filters and
Intake Systems developed by K&N, both domestically and internationally. “The
world is black and white to an engineer,” said Shushereba. “There’s one right
answer and all the other ones are wrong, they just want to know what the problem
is and what the solution was.”
Douglas Kruse is a mechanical engineer and the Director of Communications for
the Southern California Chapter of SAE. The group attending the K&N tour was
comprised of engineering students and SAE engineers with general memberships.
“The level of understanding was great engineer to engineer,” said Kruse. “We did
not have to lay a basic foundation before each question.”
Shushereba started the tour by showing the SAE group the operations side of the
K&N manufacturing facility. “They were impressed with how our filters go from
raw materials to finished products,” he said. “We ended the tour in our lab. The
group saw how K&N tests filters, what type of characteristics we look for and
how we manipulate our product to improve on the characteristics, whether it’s
air filter retention or efficiency."
K&N performs thorough tests during development, upon completion and before
release of each and every new filter. Extensive air-flow, dirt retention,
dynamometer and field test are completed in order to validate each of our
product designs. In addition to our own stringent testing, K&N air filter
designs are periodically tested by independent laboratories using standards set
by the SAE.
SAE Tour at K&N Engineering
“The level of detail at K&N on the fundamentals of particulate capture
with the research and development made a vivid impression,” said Kruse. “K&N’s
standards show a dedication to quality with its amount of comparison checking
for manufactured products.”
The tour was beneficial to students to see how theoretical education is applied
to real world problems in the automotive industry. “It was also beneficial to
K&N because we’re able to get our story out with respect to our products and our
abilities,” said Shushereba.
“The entire SAE group was interested in everything at K&N,” said Kruse. “We were
interested in performance applications, along with the amount of research and
development needed to have a product.” There is a lot of thought and testing to
perfect an air filter. “People generally think an air filter just traps dirt,
but there is a lot of engineering and a lot of work that goes into making our
product as good as it gets,” said Shushereba.
K&N’s automotive warehousing system stood out for the SAE group. “The high
degree of automation is something that is greatly appreciated and provides the
best value for customers,” said Kruse.
Kruse built dragster bodies and has a number of patents on engine technology
within the general industry. “I was especially impressed by the race shop. It
was exciting to see a competitive dragster as well as a wide variety of race
cars at K&N,” he said.
SAE presented K&N with a turbo award plaque at the end of the tour. It is given
by the group to presenters for SAE events.
It was good to have SAE at K&N, said Shushereba. “We received detailed answers
and accurate engineering responses,” said Kruse. “K&N’s attention to detail
confirms the K&N standard and dedication to quality.”
