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2011 to 2016 Scion tC with 2.5L Gets Power & Style with K&N Air Intake

3 Aug 2012

2012 Scion tC powered with K&N Air Intake

Dyno Chart for the 69-8616TS air intake

Since its introduction in 2005, the Scion tC has been the stylish and sporty option for drivers all over. The tC offers a seriously trendy external design as well as the quick and responsive handling expected from a compact coupe of this caliber. But every driver knows that it's not enough just to look fast, it actually has to be fast too. That is why K&N, leading manufacturer and innovator of aftermarket performance air filters, produced this complete air intake system for the 2011 to 2016 Scion tC with the 2.5 liter engine.

K&N Air Intake System for 2011-2016 Scion tC 2.5L

The 69-8616TS Typhoon^® air intake system is a perfect performance upgrade that replaces the stock air box with this easy to install, bolt-on horsepower. By using the 69-8616TS performance air intake, you no longer have to purchase and replace dirty disposable paper air filters, potentially saving you time and money in the long run. And a long run is exactly what the 69-8616TS is built for. This system is backed with K&N's famous Million Mile Limited Warranty, offering not only a stylish look under the hood, but a lifetime of performance and engine protection.

The 69-8616TS includes a washable & reusable, oiled cotton air filter (RP-4600) that has a custom carbon fiber end-cap which adds to the overall style of the intake and weighs less than a conventional filter top. The free-flowing mandrel-bent aluminum tubing is designed to fit directly in the place of the tC's factory intake and filter housing. The 69-8616TS intake tube has a high quality finish that's made to last. K&N air intakes, like the 69-8616TS, are designed to dramatically reduce intake restriction resulting in additional power and torque. When dyno tested, the 69-8616TS improved performance by an estimated 6 horsepower at 5712rpm and 5 lb-ft. of torque at 5318rpm.

Air intake part number 69-8616TS fits the following Scion tC models with the 2.5 liter engine:

2016 Scion tC 2.5L
2015 Scion tC 2.5L
2014 Scion tC 2.5L
2013 Scion tC 2.5L
2012 Scion tC 2.5L
2011 Scion tC 2.5L

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2009-2012 Porsche 911 Carreras Dial Up Performance with K&N Air Filter

3 Aug 2012

Replacement Air Filter for Select 2009-2012 Porsche 911s.

Porsche is without a doubt one of the most recognizable car producers in the world, but let's clear one thing up- in German, "E's" at the end of a word are not silent. Porsche is a two-syllable word pronounced "Porsch-a;" however, you can also say I own a Carrera, a 911, or a Boxster and any mispronunciations will be forgiven.

Porsche, founded by Austro-Hungarian, Ferdinand Porsche, unbeknownst to most was not a car manufacturer, but a development and consulting company. The most significant and well known project they worked on was the world famous VW Beetle (bug) for the German government. The first Porsche car was the Porsche 62, which was built on the beetle platform in 1939.

Restriction Chart for E-199 Air Filter

Where an ordinary person looks at the new Porsche 911 Carrera's front end and sees a pair of headlights, Porsche-philes instantly identify and categorize the minutest design changes made by the Sultans of Stuttgart. They clock, measure and crunch all available numbers in order to be prepared to do intellectual battle with other aficionados. The Porsche Carrera is indeed that uncommon driving machine that turns otherwise normal drivers into raving car nerds.

With the introduction of the 2012 Porsche Carrera 997 entering the fray this year, the definitive sports car continues to improve, yet the one thing Porsche-philes can continue to find common ground with, is that 2009 through 2012 Carrera can perform several notches better with a K&N E-1999 high-performance replacement air filter. The E-1999 air filter is designed to increase power and acceleration and is simple to install because it is a direct replacement for the Porsche stock air filter.

K&N employs the same sort of single-minded dedication to producing the highest quality air filters as Porsche does to creating legends. Creating superb levels of air filtration without impeding air flow or engine performance through restriction is their one goal and just like Porsche, K&N has a pedigree of race proven results. By servicing this washable and reusable air filter up to every 50,000 miles, depending on driving conditions, the E-1999 will outlast the life your Porsche 911 Carrera. K&N E-1999 is backed by a Million Mile Limited Warranty and will be the last air filter your 911 Carrera will ever need.

The following Porsche 911 Carrera models can benefit from K&N E-1999 air filters (2 per Box):

2012 Porsche 911 3.8L - exc. Turbo
2012 Porsche 911 3.6L H6
2011 Porsche 911 3.8L - exc. Turbo
2011 Porsche 911 3.6L H6 - exc. Turbo
2010 Porsche 911 3.8L - exc. Turbo
2010 Porsche 911 3.6L H6
2009 Porsche 911 3.8L H6
2009 Porsche 911 3.6L H6- exc. Turbo

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2012 K&N Horsepower Challenge Becomes Inadvertent Conduit for Destiny

3 Aug 2012

Vincent Noble and Peggy Coleman hold up the official K&N Horsepower Challenge Trophy

Wise men long ago decreed that Karma is negotiable and that we ultimately create our own destiny. Science has established that every molecule in our anatomy originated from a distant star somewhere in the universe, so that everything is invariably connected to everything else. Yet, wrapping our common sense around these concepts can be elusive at best, so we generally don't, opting rather to stay within the borders of the more graspable. Still, even the most cynical of us must admit to those moments of being awestruck and flabbergasted by the unexplainable – those luminous flashes of insight that suggest that something big is happening, and although we aren't expected to understand, for just that little bit of time it all makes sense.

Vincent Nobile, the first-time Horsepower Challenge qualifier and the youngest driver in the field wasn't supposed to win the 2012 K&N Horsepower Challenge. Not when that field included defending champion Greg Anderson, third place qualifier and 2008 winner Allen Johnson and the Fan Vote winner, and three-time K&N HPC winner, Jeg Coughlin. The smart money was riding on two-time runner-up Jason Line and K&N's own Mike Edwards, who had reached the final in his four previous attempts.

Peggy Coleman was extremely grateful to win the custom Toyota Tundra and could not have been more happy

Nobile is a sophomore at Adelphi University on New York's, Long Island, where he's a Business Management Major and 2011 was only his first full year of racing. With qualifying points starting in the middle of the season, Nobile and his Mountain View Tire 2012 Dodge Avenger couldn't get in enough races and qualifying points to even make it to the event last year. That Nobile would then win the HPC event this year, and follow that up by winning the NHRA Pro Stock main event the following day during the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, is the stuff of Hollywood movies regarding such matters as improbable fate. Nevertheless, that's only the first part of this meeting point between the impossible and the implausible.

Peggy Coleman was born and raised in Joplin, Missouri, where tornados and hardship can too often define life. Coleman recalls two particularly rude spiraling-demons that touched down on Joplin in the early 70's, but nothing prepared her for the multiple-vortex EF5 that devastated her hometown last year. It was the deadliest tornado in America since 1947. Coleman and her fiancée, Gary Garde survived, while their house, and pretty much everything else they owned, didn't.

Coleman is all too intimate with loss – unjustly so most would feel. Four years ago she unexpectedly became "Mom of an Angel." Angel Moms is a group of mothers who have lost children and have bonded together to offer each other love, support and understanding. Coleman lost her 12-year-old daughter.

Coleman only just remembers entering online for the K&N Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes at the beginning of the year, and when she was selected as one of eight lucky finalists to attend the event on K&N's dime, she had to be persuaded to go. But, when she was randomly paired with Nobile before the start of the race, meaning that if he won, she would win a custom, one-of-a-kind special edition 2012 Toyota Tundra Double Cab created by Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and K&N Engineering – the rumblings of destiny distinctly began to touch both their lives.

"I had this strange feeling that I was going to win the K&N shoot out when I was paired with Peggy and then heard her story," reflected Nobile, "It's just funny how things like this work out sometimes. Never in a million years did I think I would double-up though, but when it's your day to win it's simply your day to win! Just the fact that we were paired last, it was almost as it happened for a reason, I mean that no one had picked my number out of the hat before her. All I could think about is the saying ‘they save the best for last' and both Peggy and me thought the same thing at the same time."

Vincent Noble and Peggy Coleman were last to be paired up for the Horsepower Challenge

Despite record breaking heat and humidity so thick you could lean against it, Nobile embraced his fate as Coleman inspired him to believe in himself and his talent all the way to the winner's circle. Nobile won the $25,000 HPC check, plus the $25,000 double-up bonus for winning the main NHRA Pro Stock event. Coleman won the much needed truck.

"It means a great deal to me to have won the truck," said Coleman, "Especially since I had no expectations of winning it at all. That's just not how my luck goes, or so I thought anyway. Gary's truck was nearly totaled during the tornado and he still drives it, but it has issues," she laughs.

"I think once we get the new truck it will relieve some of the stress of having to deal with his truck. And I believe that crossing paths with Vincent was a plan that the good Lord above had for the both of us. Everything just fell into place all weekend long. It was just meant to be. Thank You Lord. I want to say a big thank you to Vincent and all his crew, K&N Filters, and Toyota."

"I'm a huge believer in destiny," adds Nobile. "This story is extremely inspirational to me; there was nothing more gratifying that weekend than being able to give back to Peggy and her family. I truly believe once I got paired with Peggy it was just destined for me to win the shootout. As for the race, my team supplied me with an awesome racecar and we simply all did our jobs and put the car in the winner's circle."

"This was a weekend that my team and I will never forget. Only a select few people have doubled-up and now we can say we did it. We're going to carry this winning momentum into the western swing and hopefully sweep the west coast. Now that would be the icing on the cake!"

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14-Year-Old Prodigy, Mitchell DeJong, Races with K&N Filters into Future Stardom

3 Aug 2012

Micthell DeJong is no stranger to the podium and would like to make frequent appearances to the stage in the number one position

We don't like to throw the word "prodigy" around, but it's hard not to when talking about off-road phenom Mitchell DeJong. The 14-year-old continued his dominance over The Off Road Championship series (TORC), sponsored by Traxxas, with a win and third place finish at June's Red Bud Motocross Park in Buchanan, Michigan, and blazes head-first into the fray for the remainder of the series. Despite sporadic mechanical hurdles, ranging from a flat tire, to losing 3rd gear and a broken sway bar, DeJong still pulled away with a podium finish at the end of each round.

Mitchell DeJong drivers the black and red number 24 Buggy in The Off Road Championship Series

Of course, DeJong's recent wins come shortly after two 2012 Pro Buggy victories at Glen Helen Raceway and setting a new track record of 47.6 seconds during the Round 2 main event, besting the previous record by 0.3 seconds. Contrary to what one might think, Mitchell still isn't old enough to legally drive a car on public roads, which is typical for a 14-year-old Temecula, California eighth-grader with eighth-grader concerns, like homework.

When this Traxxas/Red Bull athlete's nose isn't buried in his schoolwork, you can find him working with his dad, Vince prepping his race vehicles, "I spend a lot of time at my parents business, DeJong Off Road Mfg.," DeJong explains. Proudly sponsored by K&N Filters, DeJong said, "The K&N Air Filters give me a lot of confidence. Being the youngest driver to be approved to compete in this class is really awesome and I hope to earn the respect of the other competitors on the track."

The consecutive wins at the first two rounds of the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Regional Series are only made more amazing by DeJong's lack of prior experience in Pro Buggy. New elements like turning brakes, foot pedal clutch, H-pattern shifting, and open wheels only seemed to stoke DeJong's excitement, exclaiming, "Pro Buggy is a blast to drive!" I'd say the biggest challenge so far would be going from the sequential shifter to the H-pattern shifter and the floor clutch."

Many hours go into the preparation of Mitchell DeJong's off road buggy with the help of his father

Nonetheless, the young gun remained undaunted, turning lap times at the Devore, Southern California track comparable to the class' more seasoned drivers. Of course, it only makes sense as DeJong's goals include becoming a race champion like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Travis Pastrana, and of course, his dad. Goal-setting is key to DeJong's success, as he explained, "The first time I went out to the track for a test, I had set a personal goal to run the same times as the top competitors in the class."

DeJong wields an ironclad work ethic which has paid off in a succession of championships. DeJong started racing competitively from the age of five, proving his mettle on both pavement and dirt, from go-karts, to off-road modified trucks, to Legend cars. Within five years, DeJong has accrued, an amazing, 8 championship titles, including two Lucas Oil Off Road Championships, two Karting championships, and Off-Road wins at Lake Elsinore Motocross Park, Primm Desert and in the Traxxas TORC Series.

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K&N's David Rampy Wins 81st Career NHRA National Event

2 Aug 2012

David Rampey drives a red '32 Bantam roadster in the NHRA Competition Eliminator class

The amazing drag racing career for Piedmont, Alabama's David Rampy continues to play out at NHRA facilities across the U.S., where the dynamic professional sportsman racer broadens his win count on the NHRA National level to an illustrious eighty-one with his most recent victory in Competition Eliminator. The win came for Rampy in his trusty A/EA 1932 Bantam during the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio.

With heat warnings in effect for the area during most of the event and temperatures soaring into the low 100's, combined with extremely high humidity, it wasn't the most comfortable event for participants to endure. "Well, ya know we are from the south, so we are supposed to be used to it," Rampy commented on the extreme heat that plagued the race. "But, I'll have to admit it was pretty ugly, that's for sure. We just tried to get inside as much as we could to stay cool."

K&N is proud to sponsor David Rampey, the veteran drag racer from Piedmont, Alabama

As many other racers, Rampy tries to position himself on the ladder for eliminations in a particular spot and for the Norwalk, Ohio event, he almost didn't get where he wanted to be. "The first runs, I had not run it wide open," he admitted. "So, I wasn't where I wanted to be after the first two qualifying sessions. I thought, man I hope we could move up, because as it turned out, if we would have stayed where we were, we would have had the number one qualifier second round and we didn't want that. So, on the final session we were able to pick up and move up to what I thought was a pretty good spot."

After moving up from the number eight spot to number five during the final session on Friday, Rampy set up to face Stu Sandhaus in round one during the most oppressively hot day of the event, Saturday. "I felt like the heat really played to our advantage," he said the multi-time champion K&N racer. "Our car does just not fall off in the heat like a lot of cars do. So, I just felt like we had a good opportunity there if we could just do our job."

Rampy skillfully drove his K&N Comp car to take just enough of the stripe over Sandhaus for the round one win, all while staying safely close to his index and not taking any Competition Index Control(C.I.C.) hit to carry into round two where he would face Steve Ambrose from Michigan.

"The heat seemed to work good for us on Saturday," he pointed out. "The track (temps) didn't really seem to give us too much of a problem, we did have tire shake a little bit, but we made an adjustment and it seemed to be pretty good from there. It actually surprised me that we were getting down the track as good as we were."

No matter was stage of your racing career, winning never gets old

Rampy used a .036 starting line advantage over Ambrose in round two, to easily take the win and secure a spot for him and his K&N Bantam Roadster to take part in Sunday's elimination rounds.

"A lot of people really struggled during this event," he said of his second round opponent. "I don't know if it was track for them or what."

Sunday's temps would remain warm, but nearly twenty degrees cooler combined with less humidity for the remainder of the event and the help that it would give the cars to pick up some E.T., was much welcomed by Rampy and his crew. "Well, the only problem about where I did end up qualifying was that I felt like he had the advantage over us," Rampy admitted of his third round pairing with Justin Rosen. "And if he ended up making a real good run, then we might be in trouble. So I was just hoping that he didn't, that he was really late on the tree or that he red-lighted or something. But just to outrun him, I just felt like he had the advantage over us."

The round played out to Rampy's advantage as Rosen had taken a .04 C.I.C. hit the previous day and would have to carry that into his round with the seasoned K&N champion. Rosen went for it on the line, in hopes of making up for his handicap and his .019 red light became favorable moment in Rampy's quest for the Comp Eliminator Wally.

"The key round for me during the race was the third round match-up," Rampy noted. "With him redlighting, I was able to get by clean (no CIC). We only qualified fifty-one under and that was about all we could go in that heat. But then when it cooled off on Sunday, I felt like we could go a fair amount faster, like fifty-six or fifty-seven under. The round with Brian Browell in the semi-finals was another one of those rounds that I knew was going to be tough, but they didn't seem to be having the best weekend with the heat."

Rampy used another huge holeshot win to send Browell packing in the semifinals and still stay way safe on his index as he sailed into the Comp Eliminator final.

While his car had been doing an outstanding job over the course of the event, it was Rampy's good, very consistent reaction times that seemed to be lighting up the big red "W" high atop the scoreboard in his lane during each of his rounds and without having lane choice in the final, he was hoping he would be able to keep up the pace.

"For some reason, we had been in the left lane all day," he explained. "I felt like the right lane, for one reason or another, might be a little worse. Somebody had actually asked me right before the finals, if I thought the right lane was slower. I told them that I didn't really see it in qualifying, but it had been several days since then and what blew me away was that all four of the Pro Stock cars, in the semi-final, blew the tires off and I could just not figure that out. Like what in the world was going on with those guys and the track conditions."

Although put in the other lane, Rampy stayed deadly consistent on his reaction times from the previous rounds and was only a mere two-thousands of a second slower than his last hit at the tree, but his final round competitor, Bo Butner, gave him a job to do at the far end of the track after posting a near perfect reaction time and nearly three hundredths quicker.

"I felt like he would be on time. Bo is a good driver," Rampy said. "I felt like I had a little cushion on him and that was my reason for not trying to hit the tree any harder and just try to stay right where I had been."

Rampy saved his quickest pass of the long weekend to secure the Competition Eliminator victory, doing so in his 135th NHRA National Event final round to take home his 81st Championship Wally.

"I just really appreciate all that K&N does for us and the quality of their products that helps keep everything going in all the conditions we run in," said the latest Comp Eliminator winner. "It was some pretty crazy heat this weekend and it's always nice not to have to worry about how our engines are being protected from one round to the next. I just feel like when you run the best that's available, you can just concentrate on your racing and that's why we protect both our Comp and Super Stock cars with K&N."

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