02-04-2010, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 5,835
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Re: K & N air filter
I had a k&n on my little red wagon for a long time. The oil was black before I even hit 3k mile change interval every time. I always hated that but didn't know the filter was the cause. I put that same piece of junk filter into my svx when I first got it with the same results. Only later did I realize the filter was at fault and I threw that pos into the trash. With a paper filter my oil is still clean on the dipstick when I change it. I like that.
The test shows real numbers proving that the oiled filters let more dirt in. Whether they represent a minute, hour, week, month, or year of driving in the real world to achieve the specific weight is not estimated and would be difficult to test or guesstimate.
You can subscribe to the k&n advertisement pitch of more horsepower with no downside or you can choose to protect your engine as best as you can with a filter that is scientifically shown to filter more efficiently.
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