Which air filter to buy?
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streetstang03
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streetstang03 said:
Speaking of which, how much do stock paper filter last? Mine looks pretty dirty but it only has 4600 miles on it.
What else will I need with K&N filter if I buy one? I read something about recharge kit? Is that what I have to buy when I want to clean it?
Where's the best place to buy the filter?
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wms004
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jeff1414
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CottonBurnerz said:Speaking of which, how much do stock paper filter last? Mine looks pretty dirty but it only has 4600 miles on it.
What else will I need with K&N filter if I buy one? I read something about recharge kit? Is that what I have to buy when I want to clean it?
Where's the best place to buy the filter?
You need the recharge kit to clean it. I got mine from autozone...
streetstang03
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CottonBurnerz said:Speaking of which, how much do stock paper filter last? Mine looks pretty dirty but it only has 4600 miles on it.
What else will I need with K&N filter if I buy one? I read something about recharge kit? Is that what I have to buy when I want to clean it?
Where's the best place to buy the filter?
all u need is the filter. the recharge kit is like $10. u only need that for when u clean it out. u can get the K&N at autozone, pep boys, where ever. stock filters are good for about 15K. i like the K&N since even though it may not give u that great of gains, u can reuse it and clean it so u never really need to buy a new filter. economically, it makes sense to me.
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propellerhead
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Stick with a paper filter and replace it every 5,000 miles.
I'm a K&N athiest. I don't believe in them for daily driving. There are tons of claims of how much better K&N filters are, and there are tons of claims how much dirt they let through. I don't have the lab set up to prove or disprove any of this, and I don't race my daily driver so I take the conservative stand. I remember reading some K&N literature back in the late 80s and their data showed that the K&N and stock paper filters had equal airflow when new. The airflow of the paper filter started dropping after three months of normal use and the K&N remained high. So I figured I'll use a new paper filter every three months and not risk extra dust in my engine.
I'm a K&N athiest. I don't believe in them for daily driving. There are tons of claims of how much better K&N filters are, and there are tons of claims how much dirt they let through. I don't have the lab set up to prove or disprove any of this, and I don't race my daily driver so I take the conservative stand. I remember reading some K&N literature back in the late 80s and their data showed that the K&N and stock paper filters had equal airflow when new. The airflow of the paper filter started dropping after three months of normal use and the K&N remained high. So I figured I'll use a new paper filter every three months and not risk extra dust in my engine.
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twogts4us
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Not flaming ya chevylover, but the trueflow listed above is a foam filter - I thought foam filters were supposed to suck?
K&N on the 01, paper on the 02 (gave away the OEM sized K&N when I bought the C&L MAF kit)
K&N on the 01, paper on the 02 (gave away the OEM sized K&N when I bought the C&L MAF kit)
GOLDENPONY
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i only use paper filters also. i live near the beach and fine particle silica (sand) is a problem. if you hold a k&n and a paper filter up to the light in an auto parts store you can see the difference. i'm willing to sacrifice 0 to 4 hp to filter smaller micron particles.
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