Ditched the K&N
I have the Donaldson Blackwing in my vette and the Accel cool blue in the trans am. Both are same a K&N and never had a problem with either. I like having a filter with the oil because the oil will catch the tiny dust particles. I know this from having ATVs, you never want to go play in the dirt with your atv unless you have the filter oiled. Works the same way with the K&N type filters.
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I got mine for free IIRC. A guy I used to work with bought it for a vette and sold the car. It's a different part# but K&N specs show the bottom of the element slightly thicker.
It's been at least two years in my SS and it's still like new, fit's good.
It's been at least two years in my SS and it's still like new, fit's good.
Staging Lane
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 55
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I don't know where some of you guys are buying your air filters.
I see paper filters going for 14-22 dollars, I paid $34.00 for my K&N and thats it for the life of my car.
I have the K&N because I know I am always 20 minutes away from a perfectly clean filter.
If Nascar runs restrictor plates to slow their vehicles down..... why would I run anything restrictive in my car??
I DO NOT believe what I hear, I trust what I know personally.
I know I have never had a problem with a K&N and I've been running them in everything for longer than the ages of most on this board.
It has become popular to trash this product and that popularity has gained momentum for some of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard.
- It's gauze
- It's hard to oil
- Its hard to clean
If an individual finds cleaning and re-oiling this filter "difficult".... I'd hate to think what other challenges they are facing on a daily basis.
Opening ketchup bottles, winding watches, personal hygiene.....
Damn these haunting tasks!!! Will they never end!!! Now I have to peel a potato!!
I see paper filters going for 14-22 dollars, I paid $34.00 for my K&N and thats it for the life of my car.
I have the K&N because I know I am always 20 minutes away from a perfectly clean filter.
If Nascar runs restrictor plates to slow their vehicles down..... why would I run anything restrictive in my car??
I DO NOT believe what I hear, I trust what I know personally.
I know I have never had a problem with a K&N and I've been running them in everything for longer than the ages of most on this board.
It has become popular to trash this product and that popularity has gained momentum for some of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard.
- It's gauze
- It's hard to oil
- Its hard to clean
If an individual finds cleaning and re-oiling this filter "difficult".... I'd hate to think what other challenges they are facing on a daily basis.
Opening ketchup bottles, winding watches, personal hygiene.....
Damn these haunting tasks!!! Will they never end!!! Now I have to peel a potato!!
I don't know where some of you guys are buying your air filters.
I see paper filters going for 14-22 dollars, I paid $34.00 for my K&N and thats it for the life of my car.
I have the K&N because I know I am always 20 minutes away from a perfectly clean filter.
If Nascar runs restrictor plates to slow their vehicles down..... why would I run anything restrictive in my car??
I DO NOT believe what I hear, I trust what I know personally.
I know I have never had a problem with a K&N and I've been running them in everything for longer than the ages of most on this board.
It has become popular to trash this product and that popularity has gained momentum for some of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard.
- It's gauze
- It's hard to oil
- Its hard to clean
If an individual finds cleaning and re-oiling this filter "difficult".... I'd hate to think what other challenges they are facing on a daily basis.
Opening ketchup bottles, winding watches, personal hygiene.....
Damn these haunting tasks!!! Will they never end!!! Now I have to peel a potato!!
I see paper filters going for 14-22 dollars, I paid $34.00 for my K&N and thats it for the life of my car.
I have the K&N because I know I am always 20 minutes away from a perfectly clean filter.
If Nascar runs restrictor plates to slow their vehicles down..... why would I run anything restrictive in my car??
I DO NOT believe what I hear, I trust what I know personally.
I know I have never had a problem with a K&N and I've been running them in everything for longer than the ages of most on this board.
It has become popular to trash this product and that popularity has gained momentum for some of the dumbest reasons I've ever heard.
- It's gauze
- It's hard to oil
- Its hard to clean
If an individual finds cleaning and re-oiling this filter "difficult".... I'd hate to think what other challenges they are facing on a daily basis.
Opening ketchup bottles, winding watches, personal hygiene.....
Damn these haunting tasks!!! Will they never end!!! Now I have to peel a potato!!
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In our bench testing, we found the cotton reusable style filter flow a little better when dirty compared to a dirty paper filter but very close when both are new.
We've been using the Racer's Choice reusable filters with our new 85mm Air Lids and FTRA's and they work just as well as K&N's for a lot less money
We've been using the Racer's Choice reusable filters with our new 85mm Air Lids and FTRA's and they work just as well as K&N's for a lot less money
How come nobody ever reps the Amsoil cleanable filters?
My K&N was great but, since I live down a dirt road, it got dirty really often and kinda pissed me off.
So I ordered one of Amsoil's filters and now all I have to do is bust out the ol' shop vac if it ever gets dirty.....
Fits fine with my SLP lid, too.
My K&N was great but, since I live down a dirt road, it got dirty really often and kinda pissed me off.
So I ordered one of Amsoil's filters and now all I have to do is bust out the ol' shop vac if it ever gets dirty.....
Fits fine with my SLP lid, too.
In our bench testing, we found the cotton reusable style filter flow a little better when dirty compared to a dirty paper filter but very close when both are new.
We've been using the Racer's Choice reusable filters with our new 85mm Air Lids and FTRA's and they work just as well as K&N's for a lot less money
We've been using the Racer's Choice reusable filters with our new 85mm Air Lids and FTRA's and they work just as well as K&N's for a lot less money
Okay, well, I thought that I would fan the flames of what will be a 1000 page thread....
I switched back to paper as well. There is just no way any oil-able filter is going to do as good a job as the paper filters - you can even see light through the small holes in the oil-able type! As for performance, IN OUR CARS there is practically zero performance loss from running a paper one. Perhaps in other cars, the K&N makes a difference, but not here. End of story.
I switched back to paper as well. There is just no way any oil-able filter is going to do as good a job as the paper filters - you can even see light through the small holes in the oil-able type! As for performance, IN OUR CARS there is practically zero performance loss from running a paper one. Perhaps in other cars, the K&N makes a difference, but not here. End of story.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 124
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From: Connecticut
I've never had a problem with oil on the maf or fitment issues. Maybe people are being too generous with the oil. I have 2 K&N filters when one gets dirty I take it off and replace it with the clean one. That way I can clean the dirty one whenever I have time, then make sure it's dry before I reoil it. It would have been cheaper to have an extra paper filter to do the same thing, but I wasn't thinking the day I purchased the second K&N.
A K&N or whatever style filter is not going to make any more power when everything is new and clean. However, test a K&N style versus a paper filter after 10,000 miles or when they are slightly dirty and see what happens.
You can mock up your own test with a fan, leaf blower or whatever. Just push some air through the filters and see which ones flow the best. Simple.
You can mock up your own test with a fan, leaf blower or whatever. Just push some air through the filters and see which ones flow the best. Simple.
