<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GShyneDM:<BR><B> <BR>well definitely i am getting the K&N... not so sure i want to change the whole exhaust.. seems like a pretty big job. Did you notice it when you got your car? its not AS noticeable if you are doing hard acelleration, but like pulling in and out of places or whatnot.. it seems to be pretty jumpy going up and down the 3000rpm area... (note, mine is auto trans)<P>and if email is the way to go for better advice.. i guess thats where i'll go<P>[This message has been edited by GShyneDM (edited 05-11-2002).]</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>I am not sure K&N will help but it is worth a try. In my car it has done diddly. Perhaps a little of help in top end. Turbo lag is a fact of life on engines equipeed with single High-Pressure turbochargers but if you know how to drive and are always aware of what gear you are using you can minimize the ill effects of turbo lag. Having a manual transmission is a help too. <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><P>As Kai suggested, a high-flow exhaust system will probably help a bit (at the expense of noise). And if you upgrade your entire exhaust system then...you would definitely reduce your lag.<P>But for now, find out when exactly your turbo kicks in (probably at a tad over 2,000 rpm) and keep the RPM at that point or above. With my car it is easy as it is manual and it does have a bit of a "whine" so it reminds me when it starts spooling up.<P>Yannis<BR><P>