I have just a K&N at the moment, no flexi fitted and the difference is minimal.
I would add however that the sound is great, I've never been a lover of big noise from my car and I would like an exhaust but trying to weigh up if I can deal with the noise. I still love the K&N sound though.
I think the K&N makes more of a difference working in tandem with full exhaust/flexi, have a search for more info on the 4 rum.
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