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Is a K&N woth the trouble?
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:36 pm
by Dodger
Just askd on another site.
Is a K&N air filter worth the expense / trouble in a 4.2td GU.
Fors and agins would be welcome
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:02 pm
by blkmav
Wasn't worth it in my Audi
Re: Is a K&N woth the trouble?
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:16 pm
by RUFF
Dodger wrote: Just askd on another site.
Is a K&N air filter worth the expense / trouble in a 4.2td GU.
Fors and agins would be welcome
You wont get any noticable gains in performance. About the only benifit you get is they can be cleaned and re-used.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:48 pm
by Beastmavster
No.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:28 pm
by Boopa
I bit the bullet and stuck one in my EFI GQ about a month ago.
Noticed a marginal improvement in economy, but only in ideal conditions...ie cruising on highway etc.
No noticeable performance gains that I can tell.
Re: Is a K&N woth the trouble?
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:48 pm
by bogged
RUFF wrote:Dodger wrote: Just askd on another site.
Is a K&N air filter worth the expense / trouble in a 4.2td GU.
Fors and agins would be welcome
You wont get any noticable gains in performance. About the only benifit you get is they can be cleaned and re-used.
yup, agree.. Ive had several given to me by dudes that gave up on em.
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:10 pm
by CJ Burns Esq
Mine improved the low down power on the 3litre RB30.
Then I f@rked it up by installing a snorkel and lost the gains.
They were quantative gains as well ie Dyno.
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:18 pm
by KIWI
Probably work out good in the long run $ wise, but I have used these on road cars and found that very fine dust would get through (this happened on 3 vehicles), so will go for a foam filter next time.
Dave
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:00 pm
by Josh_GQ
The only reason to get one would be so that you can clean and reuse, and i've heard that finer filter works better at keeping dust out.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:18 am
by Draven
Depends.....Ive got LPG with a impco system on my GQ, and it made a pretty decent difference when i pt the K&N on, better economy and more power, ... revs a bit quicker.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:02 am
by Dodger
Thanks all it looks like I will stick to the standard filter.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:32 pm
by Area54
Josh_GQ wrote:The only reason to get one would be so that you can clean and reuse, and i've heard that finer filter works better at keeping dust out.
I agree here.
I have a kn as the pre cleaner element, with a finer filter as the main element. The kn keeps the finer filter element cleaner, and the kn is a whole lot easier to keep clean than the foam unit. You can stick an old stocking over the kn to keep the really big clumps out of the fins.