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The K&N 63-2591 air intake system includes a K&N RC-5173 universal chrome air filter

The 2015 and 2016 versions weigh less than previous F-150s because they are made of high-strength military-grade, aluminum-alloy on a steel frame. They offer 12,200-pounds of towing capability, 3,300-pound payload, improved power-to-weight ratio, and a five star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Four engines power the trucks. A new 2.7-liter turbocharged EcoBoost V6 that delivers 325-horsepower and 375-lb-ft of torque, a new 3.5-liter Ti-VCT V6 that produces 282-horsepower and 253-lb-ft of torque, a 3.5-liter Twin-Turbo EcoBoost V6 that delivers 365-horsepower and 420-lb-ft of torque, and a 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 that generates 385-horsepower and 387-lb-ft of torque.

The bed of the truck includes a new BoxLink flexible, configurable universal pickup box that contains an e-Track™ cargo management system and LED box lights. The bed includes stowable loading ramps, remote tailgate release, integrated tailgate step with lift assist, and deployable box side steps.

The 2016 model is equipped with a Ford Sync 3 infotainment system while the 2015 has a MyFord Touch system and the Sync 3 was available as an upgrade.

The K&N 63-2591 air intake system includes molded pliable rubber flanges to absorb vibration

The intake kit is guaranteed to increase horsepower and increase acceleration. In fact, tests have shown an estimated 12.74-horsepower boost at 4555 rpm. It will also improve the throttle response and engine noise.

The intake includes a K&N RC-5173 universal chrome air filter that features a cotton gauze media that has been treated with a special grade of filter oil that makes the cotton strands sticky. The filter also includes ultra-strong molded pliable rubber flanges that absorb vibration and assures a secure attachment. It is washable and reusable and has a recommended cleaning interval of 100,000 miles, depending on driving conditions.

K&N also offers an air filter cleaning kit, 99-5000, that is specially formulated to cleanse and recharge the filter so it can be used again. K&N is so sure about the quality of the filter that it backs it with a 10-Year/Million Mile Limited Warranty. The company promises that the filter will perform for up to 10 years or 1,000,000 miles without needing replacement.

The intake is designed to replace the factory air intake system to create a less restrictive path for the airflow to reach the engine. The system also includes an aerodynamically engineered high-density polyethylene tube that channels the air into the engine’s throttle body and accommodates the factory EVAP vent line and crankcase vent hose. The tube is precisely shaped to reduce turbulence and accelerate airflow into the engine. There is also a heat shield that blocks hot engine air from entering the intake, assuring that only cool air gets into the engine.

The K&N 63-2591 air intake kit is easy to install using the existing factory mounting points in about 90 minutes with common hand tools.

The K&N 63-2591 AirCharger air intake system is designed for the following vehicles:

2016 FORD F150 5.0L V8 Fuel Injection - All Models
2015 FORD F150 5.0L V8 Fuel Injection - All Models

Top Dragster Kathy Fisher qualified for every event she ran in 2016 with an average of 9th

“We didn’t make it to a final round and win like we did last year, but we put a lot of rounds together in many races,” Kathy said. “Anyone who knows the sport knows that at the end of the year it comes down to ‘Hey, where’d you finish in the points?’ And we finished Number 4 in the PDRA in Top Dragster, which is pretty good for only making six of the nine events.”

She capped that late-season points charge with her quickest-ever eighth-mile pass at the PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park in October. The team had been chasing some gremlins in the car that weekend, but a solo run in Round 1 of eliminations helped her and her husband/crew chief Kevin Fisher find the missing piece and nail it for the next run.

“When I did my burnout, I went, ‘Oh, we’re fixed!’” Kathy said. “My competition broke during his burnout so I got to make a single pass and the darn thing went out there and made a 3.935 with 0.935 sixty-foot time. She was just absolutely hauling the mail.”

The Ohio-based Performance by Fisher crew also put another huge feather in their collective cap: Across all of the PDRA and highly competitive NHRA events—both Divisional and National—they ran, Kathy qualified for all of them, averaging a ninth-place spot on the Eliminations ladder every weekend. She attributes that consistency to a reliable combination of 547 cubic-inch engine with an F2 Procharger.

Kathy Fisher capped her consistent 2016 season with a personal best 3.935-second eight-mile pass

It’s not just the dragster breathing air and moving oil through K&N filters, either; the Fishers also installed a heavy-duty K&N filter on their toter-home, which has improved mileage on the long hauls to and from the racetrack.

“When you’re towing all of those miles, every little half-to-one miles per gallon you can get on those big rigs towing all of that weight,” Kathy said. “We saw immediate advantage when we switched over to the K&N.”

The quickest pass at the season’s end and consistency all point toward big things in 2017; Kathy expects the chassis should be able to find another 0.05 to 0.07 in elapsed time. The Fishers will be working on a new Procharger combination that should help her find that time. In addition, after making six of the nine PDRA events, Kathy has plans to run the full eight-race PDRA calendar to chase the top championship spot along with several NHRA divisional and national events. K&N will be onboard at all of the team’s 2017 stops.

Kathy Fisher plans to run the full 2017 PDRA calendar to pursue the Top Dragster championship

Kathy met Kevin, her husband and crew chief, through drag racing 17 years ago. After celebrating their nuptials at the local track while they were both bracket-racing, they eventually increased the capability of their equipment until they took on running a Top Dragster in PDRA and NHRA competition. Kevin raced alongside Kathy until stepping aside after the 2014 season to take over crew chief duties with Kathy in the Top Dragster for 2015. The couple star in their own reality show, Married With Dragsters, about their marriage and racing partnership.

2017 PDRA Schedule

March 10 - 11: South Georgia Motorsports Park (Cecil, Georgia)

March 31 - April 1: Galot Motorsports Park (Dunn, North Carolina)

May 19 - 20: The Legendary Darlington Raceway (Hartsville, South Carolina)

June 2 - 3: Maryland International Raceway (Mechanicsville, Maryland)

July 14 -15: Lucas Oil Raceway (Indianapolis, Indiana)

August 11 - 12: Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

September 8 -9: Galot Motorsports Park (Dunn, North Carolina)

October 20 - 21: Virginia Motorsports Park (North Dinwiddie, Virginia)

This gorgeous custom carbon fiber 1982 Honda CBX was built by custom bike builder Nick O'Kane

Nick O’Kane, who is a national account manager for K&N, studied the history of the CBX to find the heritage and legacy that would be his inspiration for his custom street burner. The bike, which was produced in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, holds an intrigue to motorcycle enthusiasts that only grows as the marquee ages. O’Kane decided that his mission would be to, “build a minimalistic CBX racer, (and to) keep a blend of the original CBX lines and add modern sport bike components.”

The custom carbon fiber topped K&N filters complement the build beautifully

The iconic six cylinder engine of the CBX cuts a wide berth in O'Kane's custom

Of course, that big six needs to breathe, so Nick O’Kane and K&N's R&D team built a pair of custom carbon fiber topped "clamp-on" K&N air filters. To complete the powertrain, a Roland Sands Design exhaust with a carbon fiber tip was welded to a set of DG headers and then ceramic coated in black. British born O’Kane describes the sound of his custom as only someone from the land of Shakespeare could. “A symphony of six cylinders comes to life as you open the throttle. It sounds like god gargling.”

Okay, okay! Let’s talk about the build’s most talked-about feature – the stunning carbon fiber bodywork. Nick O’Kane’s goal was to retain the original lines of the CBX wherever possible. To that end, using an original tail section from a 1979 and the side panels and tank design from the 1982, carbon fiber molds were made in K&N’s own carbon fiber shop. “The body panels and tank took four months to produce,” O’Kane said. “Then we added eight coats of clear to finish the panels and tank off nicely.” ‘Nicely’ is an understatement. The carbon fiber bodywork on the CBX is magnificent. To finish off the body, a custom seat was designed and produced by the seat masters at Saddlemen Seats

The carbon fiber body work and custom Saddlemen seat really finish this build off nicely

So what will the next focus of Nick O’Kane’s ‘bike building habit’ be? “I am in the beginning stages of a Yamaha RD400 from 1974,” the builder revealed. Clearly, O’Kane is attracted to the coolest sounding engines produced in the golden years of motorcycling. We can’t wait to hear the 2-stroke scream and the artistic vision of his next creation!

The Aston Martin V8 engine is limited to 480 horsepower by means of an intake restrictor

Though being formed in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford (the Aston name came from a hillclimb course). After WWII the company’s savior was tractor manufacturer David Brown, who's DB initials still grace models today.

A powerhouse in international sports car racing in the late 1950s, Aston Martin even won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 with future Cobra builder Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori driving an Aston Martin DBR1.

Over forty years would pass before Aston Martin would mount a solid effort with its production sports cars in international racing, and it finally paid off this year. Aston Martin Racing drivers Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen, both from Denmark, have won the GT world championship after taking victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s season finale in Bahrain.

The GTE cars are built from a standard shell, as required by the rules, along with a number of standard specifications. Power of the V8 engine has been increased to 480 horsepower, and repositioned in the chassis for better weight distribution. The air inlet to the Aston Martin V8 is grabbed by scoops in the front bumper, squeeze down the required intake restrictors, then through custom pipes to a K&N air box.

This year's rules allowed for a larger rear diffuser, which helped Aston Martin greatly

Fitted internally is a roll cage to current FIA standards. Steering is hydraulically power assisted, while gear changes are made through semi-automatic paddle shifters to an Xtrac six speed sequential gearbox. Brakes consist of six pot Brembos on the front, four on the rear. Dampers are four-way adjustable products from Bilstein.

All up, the car weighs 2745 lbs or almost 1000 pounds more than Carroll Shelby’s DBR1’s 1765 lbs.

Coming into the last race of the season, the Danish driver team led the GT Drivers title battle by 12 points, with the team ahead of its nearest competitor in the GTE Pro championship with a two point advantage. While a third place finish would provide the points needed to take the GT Drivers title, the Danes claimed victory in style by taking their second win of the season, securing the GTE Pro championship for Aston Martin Racing in the process.

Qualifying went about as well as could be expected for Aston Martin, as the team took a 1-2 in GTE Pro and pole position in GTE AM for that weekend’s FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Bahrain. After the sun set and temperatures dropped in the Bahraini desert, the #97 V8 Vantage GTE of Darren Turner (GB) and Jonny Adam (GB) set identical lap times of 1:56.953 to clinch pole position for the next day’s race. The pair were followed by GTE Pro and GT Drivers championship leaders Nicki Thiim (DN) and Marco Sørensen (DN), who brought their #95 entry home with an average lap time of 1:57.081 to lock out the front row of the GTE Pro grid.

Aston Martin utilizes a highly-modified K&N air box and filters

After battling hard in the race with the #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488GTE over the opening hours, the duo accrued a lead of over 20 seconds by the fifth hour. With their rivals pushing hard in the final stages to close the gap, Thiim worked hard to maintain the advantage to the checkered flag, finishing 12.695 seconds over second place.

Thiim’s teammate Sørensen added, “It’s absolutely amazing to win the championship and I’m going to say it’s even more incredible to win it with a Danish “brother” like Nicki. When we were 10 years old, we raced against each other in karting but to be here winning a championship with him and Aston Martin Racing is fantastic."

Air passes through an aerodynamically-verified aluminum intake tube into the engine’s throttle body

For 2016, an updated version of the 3.6 liter engine was released for the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango. The engine now featured two-stage variable valve lift (VVL), a revised intake manifold, new fuel injectors, and new coil packs. It also features upgrades to the variable valve timing (VVT) system, an increased compression ratio (11.3:1), lower internal friction, and lower weight. These improvements help to increase power as well as efficiency. The 3604 cc (219.9 CID) V-6 now produced 295 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. These are impressive numbers for a relatively low-displacement engine in an SUV.

On the other hand, the GMC Acadia features a 3.5L V6 that produces 310 horsepower, that’s a 15 horsepower increase over the latest Pentastar V-6

However, there’s good news for 2016 – 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango owners. The K&N 77-1572KS air intake system replaces the restrictive factory air filter and air intake housing on select 2016 – 2017 Grand Cherokee and Durango models. The cold air intake kits provide additional fresh intake air for the engine, so that it can produce more power. On K&N’s own chassis dynamometer a 2016 Grand Cherokee 3.6 liter V-6 demonstrated an estimated increase of 11.49 horsepower.

The K&N air filter is positioned where it will recieve maximum cold air flow under the hood

Engine protection is provided by a multi-layered cotton material which filters out microparticles that could damage your engine to ensure a long engine life. Each design is verified through K&N’s in-house filtration testing lab, which adheres to ISO 5011 standards, ensuring that K&N filters provide high airflow without putting engine protection at risk.

The intake tube of a K&N air intake significantly reduces restriction to incoming air flow as well as calms turbulence. Air passes through an aerodynamically-verified aluminum intake tube into the engine’s throttle body for a guaranteed power gain. The intake tube accommodates the factory mass air sensor and crank case vent hose while the heat shield adapts the secondary air hose (where equipped) to a secondary air filter as well.

Best of all, the K&N air intake system can be installed in 90 minutes or less with simple hand tools. All tools required are listed in the clear, step-by-step photo-illustrated instructions specific to your car that come included in the package.

Besides the air intake iteself, all parts needed for installation come in the box

The K&N 77-1572KS intake system fits the following vehicles:

2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models
2017 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models
2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.6L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models
2016 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models