Uhhhhh...yeah....riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Been using K&N filters since my first motorcycle in Highschool (1984).
NEVER had any problems with "dirt" ruining the engine from the air
filter. Did suck a Fram (POS) filter into the ProJection system on my
old Camaro though.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Ted
Wiegandt
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 10:49 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: RE: K&N -- good people, good product.
FWIW
K&N does cover their product, just not the damage you are doing to your
engine by running it.
Using a K&N air filter may give you a minimal hp increase in the short
term, but will decrease your hp in the long term. K&N filters are only
about 90% efficient at filtering the intake air. Your stock paper
filter is about 99% efficient. This means that while the K&N may let 5%
more air through, it is letting 10X as much dirt through. Think about
what all that extra dirt is doing to your cylinder walls.
K&N filters were designed for race engines that get rebuilt on a regular
basis. They are designed for high airflow and to hopefully filter the
big stuff. They were never designed for everyday use.
If people want to run them, great. Just make sure it is an informed
decision.
Ted
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