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K&N's Ross Rettig explains how K&N tests air filters according to ISO 5011 test protocol.
The Los Angeles Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America visited K&N Engineering headquarters on Saturday July 11, 2009 to hold a club tour and tech session.
BMW Car Club of America members listen to K&N's Bert Heck explain the design process for K&N air intake systems.
K&N's Joel Valles speaks to BMW owners about how mass airflow sensors are tested.
Seventy club members from as far as 200 miles away visited K&N's Riverside, California facility, despite it being a hot July morning. K&N employees Rich Dwyer, Joel Valles, Steve Gibson, Renard Howard, Bert Heck, and Ross Rettig welcomed the BMW group as they arrived. "The variety of vehicles was astounding," said Gibson. "There were cars from as far back as an early '70's 2002, all the way up to a brand new 135i." Once the tech session was underway, club members had the opportunity to learn how K&N products are designed, tested, and manufactured. The group also toured K&N's race and fabrication shop, where several K&N vehicles were on display.
"All in all, we saw and learned far more than we expected" said Chapter Vice President Ed Lovelace. "We saw how K&N products are made and we also got to see how filtration systems are developed, trouble- shot and tested."
Paul Pencikowski, a retired avionics systems designer, attended the K&N tour as a guest of a friend. Pencikowski was very impressed with the testing and research that takes place every day at K&N. "I am an expert in experimental design, and K&N amazes me" Pencikowski said. "Their testing procedures are effective, efficient, and conclusive."
The tech session ended with lunch and a raffle for BMW Car Club merchandise, as well as two K&N gift certificates, inside K&N's Training Center. "All in all, this was one of the most active groups I'd ever worked with" said Gibson. "From car control clinics, to driving schools and car shows, the Los Angeles Chapter of the BMW Car Club of America has an event almost every weekend."
Chad Boat is a second generation racer. The genetics came through after he captured Sunday night’s third leg of the 22nd Annual USAC Indiana Sprint Week. Boat dominated the Kokomo Speedway, leading all 30 laps of the event.
Billy Boat dominated Kokomo Speedway during the 22nd edition of Indiana Sprint Week
The win was Boat’s third sprint car triumph at the oval track, and his fourth consecutive feature win. “We had a little trouble qualifying,” Boat said. “But, overall it turned out to be a great night. The win is just what we needed.”
Indiana Sprint Week will return to action in Terre Haute
Boat sprinted to an early lead over pole sitter Brad Sweet and built a comfortable advantage. He was rarely pressured by a revolving cast of second-place challengers including Sweet, Bryan Clauson, Hunter Schuerenberg, Josh Wise and Blake Fitzpatrick.
On lap 12, Boat had a scare. Wise mounted a low side charge on the leader, but his momentum was spoiled by a caution. When the race resumed, Boat moved to the low groove on both ends of the oval and checked his Billy Boat Performance Exhaust Impact Racing Maxim machine out for
a first place win.
Clauson took second, Jan Stanbrough was third and Sweet took fourth. Hud Cone rounded out fifth place. “I feel good about our Sprint
Week so far,” said Boat. “We ran third at Lawrenceburg, and fourth at Gas City. If we keep qualifying well and putting ourselves in a position to win, I think I have a good shot at the Sprint
Week Title.”
The first time Chad Boat went to a race track he was only two weeks old. His father Billy Boat raced cars at Indy. “I’ve used K&N Engineering Products for a long time,” said Billy Boat. “When Chad starting racing K&N made the air filters and oil filters we turned to. We are a racing family and we wouldn’t use any other filter.”
The win was Boat’s second career USAC sprint car victory. He is currently 15 points behind Clauson in the Sprint
Week standings. The nine day tour will resume at the Terre Haute Action Track, Boswell, Bloomington and Haubstadt.
The Honda Insight is a hybrid vehicle designed for consumers who may want to make an environmental statement. It seats five and is offered with a hybrid powertrain and front-wheel drive. Honda put an Eco Assist system on the Insight that helps drivers reach the best mileage by changing the background color of the speedometer from blue to green as efficiency increases. There is also a bar display that shows a thinner bar when fuel is being conserved.
Replacement air filter for 2009 to 2014 Honda Insight and 2011 to 2015 Honda Jazz
K&N has designed a washable and reusable lifetime air filter, part number 33-2433, for the 2009 to 2014 Honda Insight and 2011 to 2015 Honda Jazz with a 1.3 liter engine. It is made from cotton instead of paper and never needs to be replaced. K&N air filters provide less restriction than typical paper air filters which can increase the efficiency of the combustion process, creating more horsepower and torque.
The simple drop in design makes it an easy performance add-on for your 1.3 liter Honda Insight engine. The 33-2433 will require cleaning every 50,000 miles under normal highway driving conditions, and will continue to provide outstanding engine protection for the life of a vehicle. The filter is designed with a "grab tab" which makes it easier for you to lift the filter out of the airbox.
K&N is the leader and originator of the high flow performance cotton air filter and is always looking for new ways to provide excellent protection and maximum power for your vehicles.
K&N stock replacement air filters for street vehicles are covered by our famous K&N Million Mile Limited Warranty and will be the last air filter your vehicle will ever need.
The K&N 33-2433 air filter fits the following Hondas:
2015 HONDA JAZZ 1.3L L4 F/I - To 5/15
2014 HONDA JAZZ 1.3L L4
2014 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
2013 HONDA JAZZ 1.3L L4
2013 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
2012 HONDA JAZZ 1.3L L4
2012 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
2011 HONDA JAZZ 1.3L L4
2011 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
2010 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
2009 HONDA INSIGHT 1.3L L4
Track temperatures reached 145 degrees under the hot desert sun when Vaughn Gittin Jr., hit the wall in his 2010 Ford Mustang, photo by John Choi, provided by Falken Tires
Gittin though he could drive to the pits after he hit the wall, then realized his 2010 Ford Mustang was on two wheels, photo by John Choi, provided by Falken Tires
Teamwork in the Falken Tires pits readied the 2010 Mustang for competition at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, photo by John Choi, provided by Falken Tires
Vaughn Gittin Jr., returned to drift action at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his repaired 2010 Ford Mustang, photo by John Choi, provided by Falken Tires
Vaughn Gittin Jr., pushed through the pain and went back on the track in the Formula Drift Pro Championship chase
Vaughn Gittin Jr. made it to the qualifying line with only 10 seconds to go after repairs were executed on his 2010 Ford Mustang, photo by John Choi, provided by Falken Tires
“When you throw cars at walls at 90 mph they don’t always go the way we want them to,” said Vaughn Gittin, Jr. after hitting the wall at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his 2010 Ford Mustang.
Gittin went to Round 4 of Formula Drift action expecting a good run. The Falken team just came off a second place podium finish
at The Gauntlet in New Jersey. “Thursday night we had an incredible practice, the car was awesome,” said Gittin. “The track temperature on Friday in Nevada was at least 145 degrees and it caught us off guard.”
Before qualifying began, Gittin hit the wall hard and tore the right front corner off his Mustang. “The front right wheel took the impact,” he said. “All I saw was an explosion of parts. Everything ripped off the front corner of the car, the shock, springs and wheels. I was in the zone at the time and it all happened in slow motion.”
Gittin had about two seconds to react and did everything he could to get the car to change direction. “I tried to transition back away from the wall but I could not,” he said. “When everything stopped and I knew I was okay, I thought about driving back to the pits and then realized I was only on two wheels.”
Fortunately the safety equipment on the Falken Ford Mustang did its job. “My back is sore and my neck is sore,” he said. “It was the hardest hit of my career. I just blocked the accident out of my mind and knew I had to get back out on the track. We’re so close to the championship anything else would not be imaginable.”
The entire Falken Team, along with assistance from Autosport Dynamics pitched in to completely rebuild the front end of the Mustang in two hours. Teamwork and dedication paid off which led to salvation. “We got up to the qualifying line with only 10 seconds to go,” said Gittin. ‘If it had been five seconds later we would not have been able to compete. We were able to advance to the top 16, but one of the tires caught a piece of debris and that hurt us.”
At the end of the day, Gittin remained 4th overall in points and only 43 points away from first place. Gittin's Drift Alliance teammate
Chris Forsberg moved to top position overall in the chase for the Formula Drift Pro Championship.
Gittin has put his heart and soul into this sport. He also used K&N products long before starting his professional career. “I read all the flow charts and realized K&N was the best for me because of the abuse I put my cars through,” he said. “When I’m in a cloud of smoke on the track, it’s not just smoke. That cloud is filled with rubber parts and without K&N air filters my motors would be damaged. K&N oil filters also keep metal debris out of my engines.”
The 2010 Ford Mustang is on its way to North Carolina for repairs. “By the next drift it will be ready to go,” said Gittin. Formula DRIFT returns to Evergreen Speedway near Seattle, Washington August 7-8.
Two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events were on K&N sponsored driver Ray Cook’s calendar. Cook travelled to Ohio and Tennessee to compete in separate events and wound up fifth overall in the chase for points.
North Carolina dirt racer travels for points in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
The Brasstown, North Carolina racer drove his D&R Motorsports No. 53 MasterSbilt House Car with K&N Products. “Our K&N filters protect our engines in this type of dirt racing,” said Cook. “We count on great filtration and additional horsepower for our engines with K&N.”
Cook finished second in his heat race at the Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio and took eighth place in the $10,000 to win feature event. Next on the agenda was the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee where he ran third in his heat. Unfortunately, he had problems during the $10,000 to win event and would up in seventeenth place.
Cook still has a chance to climb the ranks in his series. He will make repairs and continue the points chase.
Next up for the D&R Motorsports team will be two Late Model Dirt Series races at the North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama and Magnolia Motors Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi.
