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Use the factory paper element in conjunction with one of these,
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/k-N-filters-deca ... dZViewItem
Your car will perform heaps better.
Peter.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/k-N-filters-deca ... dZViewItem
Your car will perform heaps better.
Peter.
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droopypete wrote:Use the factory paper element in conjunction with one of these,
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/k-N-filters-deca ... dZViewItem
Your car will perform heaps better.
Peter.
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I think the purpose of an air FILTER is to prevent dust entering the engine.guy71 wrote:What are your experiences with K & N to make you say they are junk.dumbdunce wrote:stick with the factory cleanable paper element. K&N is junk.
Unfortunately, K&N's do not. Visible dust in the inlet tract of a car running a well serviced K&N is unacceptable. That is my experience.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
really? personally i've not had a problem with the filters, had one in my old road car for about 60,000 no troubles, got one in my cruiser now and so far so good. THe filter wasn't over serviced was it? I noticed in the literature it says the a small amount of stuff in the filter improves filtration ? Were your ones properly oiled? this makes a difference. Guess i'll have to keep an eye on my inlet tract for any particles and crapGwagensteve wrote:I think the purpose of an air FILTER is to prevent dust entering the engine.guy71 wrote:What are your experiences with K & N to make you say they are junk.dumbdunce wrote:stick with the factory cleanable paper element. K&N is junk.
Unfortunately, K&N's do not. Visible dust in the inlet tract of a car running a well serviced K&N is unacceptable. That is my experience.
Steve.
cheers
All the literature backs up my anecdotal findings. K&N's, under test, permit far larger particles into the engine than a stock paper filter. In the worst cases, you can see them, (like in the car I was working on, and no, there were no leaks and no, it wasn't an incorrect filter, it was infact, much larger than necessary for the job, generally a good thing)
Yes, filters do filter better when dirty when clean. This is fact. however, if a filter has to be dirty in order to filter adequately, then it's not up to the job. Put a clean K&N up to the light - you can see light though it.
There's no magic in their operation - for a K&N to flow more air than a paper filter, it can't filter as well as a paper filter.
This topic has been covered heaps of times in general tech. MAYBE run one in a road car.... maybe. In a car that sees dirt roads and australian dust? no way. They are just inadequate.
If you want the filtration of a paper filter and more flow than you have now, fit a bigger paper filter . Simple. (assuming it is the filter element that is the problem not the ducting)
Do a search on K&N in general tech. There is some excellent science posted by isuzurover on K&N performance.
Steve.
Yes, filters do filter better when dirty when clean. This is fact. however, if a filter has to be dirty in order to filter adequately, then it's not up to the job. Put a clean K&N up to the light - you can see light though it.
There's no magic in their operation - for a K&N to flow more air than a paper filter, it can't filter as well as a paper filter.
This topic has been covered heaps of times in general tech. MAYBE run one in a road car.... maybe. In a car that sees dirt roads and australian dust? no way. They are just inadequate.
If you want the filtration of a paper filter and more flow than you have now, fit a bigger paper filter . Simple. (assuming it is the filter element that is the problem not the ducting)
Do a search on K&N in general tech. There is some excellent science posted by isuzurover on K&N performance.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
if these threads don't convince you, nothing will. I used to be a fan of foam filters, thinking they had better breathability and were cheaper TCO, however independent test resuts certainly do not support this.
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