Cosworth rebranding K&N intakes?
I heard that Cosworth was coming out with some Subaru intakes, so I went to check them out. They looked awfully familiar.
Here is the "Cosworth" 02-07 WRX/STI intake: http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...44_general.jpg http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...51_general.jpg http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...98_general.jpg And here if the K&N (that has been out for years): http://kandn.com/images/news/WRX_STiLg.jpg <Instruction sheet here with exact same exploded drawing as Cosworth> Here is Cosworth's 2008+ WRX/STI intake: http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...00_general.jpg http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...71_general.jpg And here is the K&N: http://www.knfilters.com/images/m/69-8004TTK.jpg Instruction sheet here The Cosworth has a different MAF sensor location on this one, but in my experience the K&N sensor location is better. I don't know why they had K&N change it for them. Maybe there was some interference with the Cozzy FMIC or something. |
Cosworth EVO-X intake:
http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...270_detail.jpg http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...08_general.jpg http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...79_general.jpg K&N EVO-X intake: http://www.knfilters.com/images/l/69-6546TWR.jpg http://www.knfilters.com/images/m/69-6546TWR_Eng1.jpg Instruction sheet |
You know... if they've used them on their test cars and been happy... why not resell them with the Cosworth name and a blue filter for twice as much? They won't make any money off the informed consumer who will just buy the original, but they'll make money off the guys that buy anything with the Cosworth name on it, and the R&D/manufacturing costs are nil.
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Oh the threads I've read regarding eBay exhausts, intakes, ROTAs, etc that so strongly argued with this mentality (which I share).... |
Blue filters and cosworth stickers add 10-15 more hp than k&n.... I thought everyone knew that?
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The Cosworth pricing is close to the K&N pricing, maybe $20 more. |
By the way, K&N has taken over marketing and (I think) manufacturing of AEM DryFlowfilters.
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Cosworth - "...8" Lift...tuckin 19's"
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Now Perrin (of all companies) is rebranding an intake too:
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/2015-sti...ir-intake.html |
Why "of all companies"? Is Perrin supposed to be cooler than that or something?
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