Just got my 2002 TL-S after 3 months of searching...love it! Tweaking now and have used K&N for my accord, so wondering how people feel about the same for the TL-S.

 

regardless of what car we own, K&N is an awesome filter...buy it now and save money in the long run and experience the better performance....I got mine right out of the dealership....good choice ......g

 

Supposedly the TL-P filter is different from the TL-S filter. (Or something like that, people had problems with them not fitting.) Be sure to get the right part.

I love mine. Reminds me I need to clean it this weekend.

 

I recently bought a K&N replacement for my Icebox from ajusa.com. It showed up within days, free shipping, great price.

 

What part number is that? I'd like to get off this stupid 6k filter cleaning ritual with the foam filter...

 

Part # RU-2590
Item: Universal Rubber Filter
Unit Price: $37.25

My original foam was on for over a year and 10k+ miles

 

I just bought my TL-S a few months ago and the K&N swap was one of the first things I did. The part number for the stock TL-S intake I believe is 33-2178. Got it off eBay for something like $45 shipped. Took off the intake resonator while I was installing it and have no regrets, car sounds great when you get on it, but stock when just crusing.

 

If you are doing it to save yourself money from buying disposable filters, go right ahead, but if you are looking for real perfomance, save up for a Comptech Icebox, or other intake. Take it from someone who had both.

 

rod, why did you take off the resonator? what's the benefits and how do you do it?

 

It frees up the air and makes it less restrictive.
Pull off the bumper and you'll see the box on the driverside.

Looks like this

and this is with the icebox ....

 

Performance wise, taking off the resonator doesn't do anything (or very little if anything). The resonator is kind of like a muffler for the intake; the only reason it's there is to keep the noise from the intake to a minimum. As I said before, I don't notice a difference in sound until I actually get on it, but it makes the car sound more aggressive when you do. To take it off the best course of action is to take off the front bumper then remove a couple of bolts that attach it to the car. The resonator is just a big plastic box located underneath the stock intake box; some people can do it by getting at it through the fender liner, but I think it's easier just to take off the bumper.

 

Is it worth getting the K&N filter for the icebox?

 

Thanks alot for the info! I just bought one for my car.

(BTW - the price is now $33.86 - no shipping charge if you ship UPS ground.)

 

sure, its a better filter