OK, I'm considering getting a K&N FIPK as my first mod.
Basically the only type of work I do to my car is basic maintenance (oil/filter changes....)
I'm a little nervous about cutting, drilling on my new car.
I have basic tools. Is this something the average knob like me could do myself? How tough is it?
Thnks in advance.

 

Piece a cake. Should take no more than 10minutes. Make sure you remember where the vacuum hoses go and you should be good to go.

 

http://www.knfilters.com/instructions/57-3514_inst.pdf

 

http://www.s2khowto.com/guides/fipk2/index.html

 

I've never installed an intake on any car before and was able to install my fipk with relative ease. The instructions that come with it are great and it can be done with just basic tools. So long as you have a basic knowledge of stuff and patience youll be set

 

It's not tough (no cutting or drilling of the car), requires basic tools. The hardest part is just physically reaching certain parts. It does take a lot longer than 10 minutes though as mentioned, unless you're some sort of mechanical prodigy. Took me a couple hours.

 

yeah me and my friends did mine in about an hour. i would say a little less. i have done intakes before one some other cars/ trucks. you should be fine they only thing u can screw up really is a reverse vaccum line. which i did. cel came on later that day...reverseed reset ecu and was good to go.

 

^ thats what took me a good minute. Verifying and re-verifying that I was hooking up the vacuum hoses to the right spots.

 

yeah i did as well. and of course not good enough lol.

 

Not difficult. Sometimes the space is a little tight and so it might be difficult to tighten a nut or two.