"lpage" wrote: > Ok should i buy a k/n air filter or stick with the 7.99 fram > air filters. > > I hear alot of + and - on k/n > > a tv show on hot rods did a test and the k/n on increased hp > an average of 1 hp and only increased the mpg 1-2 miles per > gallon. > > would like to hear from all sides.. j
I have used K&N filters for years and love them, I just hate cleaning them (good thing I don?t have to do it very often). I have purchased them for every car I have owned.
K&N filters do a much better job of actually filtering the particulates (dirt, dust, etc.) out of the incoming air than paper filter media. I have replaced paper filters that plainly let through the small stuff as you can see a then later of dust on the outer most opening of the throttle body. I have never seen such dusting on engines that use K&N filters.
I have rebuilt multiple motors/cars and have done a fair amount of reading and automotive related schooling and some where along the way I heard/read that most engines can withstand about one cup of dirt through them (via the air intake) before the rings are shot. So the longer it takes one cup of dirt/dust to go through an engine the better.
For what it?s worth... Loren