Even a high-performance driving machine like your BMW has some compromises engineered into it. It's just par for the course. Packaging restrictions and noise characteristics dictate that some bends are sharper than they should be in the intake duct, and that the airbox drown out some of the suction sound on acceleration. You can remove these shortcomings by fitting a BMW Cold Air Intake to your vehicle, though. A BMW cold air intake makes more noise than the factory intake duct--that's a fact. But if that's good news to you, then you're the kind of driver who will appreciate the other advantages a BMW cold air intake provides.

Like what? Well, how about more horsepower? By drawing its air from outside the engine compartment, a cold air intake can provide cooler, denser air to the cylinders. That boosts horsepower and torque. A BMW cold air intake also looks great under your hood--the plumbing gives a turbocharged appearance to the engine bay. And finally, the high-flow air filter that's part of a cold air intake package is washable, so you don't have to toss out your paper air filter every year. It all adds up to a nice package, which is why BMW cold air intakes are one of the most popular performance accessories, year in and year out.