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Old 12-27-2005, 03:07 PM
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Default Kool blue or K&N?

Which ones better? Which flows more and other typical questions? Thanks
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They should be roughly the same. The color is in the oil.
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I'm sticking with the paper filter.
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In my signature the 325hp was with no filter, with the paper filter it was 322hp. After the LT install I got 341.8 with no filter and 340.9 with the paper filter. I'm going to stick with the paper filter.
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The K&N is made a little thicker in construction, other than that its the color of the oil like what was already posted. The Cool Blue is almost flimsy compared to the K&N depending on which part #s you compare(I sold both at the speed shop I worked at).
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I always stick with my K&N.
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Originally Posted by Bo White
The K&N is made a little thicker in construction, other than that its the color of the oil like what was already posted. The Cool Blue is almost flimsy compared to the K&N depending on which part #s you compare(I sold both at the speed shop I worked at).
I second what Bo said, I worked in a speed shop and K&N seems to be a better quality filter but they all flow very similar to each other. Cool Blue might be a few dollars cheaper on the wallet as I remember it.
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Just go with the paper filter and change it every oil change, its also easier to keep the recharge oil off of the MAF




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