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Re: Get that K&N out and throw it as far as you can....
Posted by Wawa [Email] (more from Wawa) on Mon, 6 Feb 2006 17:47:47
In Reply to: Get that K&N out and throw it as far as you can...., David Ingram, Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:13:30
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I know the K&N debate well. I'm also using it for reduced maintenance expenses ($50 one time shot plus $15 for a cleaning kit vs. $20 each time for a new paper filter) down the road as well as a slight performance gain.
The K&N debate is like tires and oil. Everyone seems to have their opinion. I have used K&Ns in my previous cars with no ill effects (including a VW Corrado G60 - Supercharged - notorious for getting the G-charger gunked up with sand and silt. I used it from 50K-215K miles on this car with no problems.)
As long as you service the K&N properly - I'm convinced there are no ill effects. K&N has been in business for a long time, have millions of dollars in R&D, partner extensively with racing engine builders, yada yada yada. If there was no effect and they *hurt* your engine they wouldn't be around anymore.
What does scare me is a) the copy-cat filter makers like ITG, Accel, Ebay specials, etc. That are piggybacking off of K&N and probably have an inferior product and b) messing around with the intake system so you have a ram-air or open-element inside the engine bay (lots of hot-air, or hydrolock, etc.)
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Posts in this Thread:
- 98 9000cse Average price wanted, Alice, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:46:22
- Re: 98 9000cse Average price wanted, Wawa, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:46:24
- Re: 98 9000cse Average price wanted, dboone, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 17:24:21
- Re: 98 9000cse Average price wanted, soneway, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 14:41:34
- Re: 98 9000cse Average price wanted, Bill U, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:40:47
- prices vary quite a bit..., turbosaab
, Sun, 5 Feb 2006 12:47:18
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