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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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am confused weather to get lid+K&N or buy the K&N that bolt righ into our intakes which is this:

http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...Prod=57-3022-2

i know the K&N is more expensive but lets say its not about the money..which one is better? thanks.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Lid + paper filter. K&Ns aren't exactly the greatest filters out there.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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+1. There are now better filters than k&n.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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what are they? so ditch the filter in the link above? i can have it for a decent price.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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ttt this is urgent.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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lid and paper filter.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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Go with the lid and k&n filter
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 03:38 AM
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yeep i did wt you guys said i just bought SLP lid..waiting to get my K&N too
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SLP's Blackwing filter is better than K&Ns. K&N is sloppy with their rubber molding with lots of runnage into the filter area, compared to SLP's, for one thing.
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yeep i did wt you guys said i just bought SLP lid..waiting to get my K&N too

good decision.
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