> From: Karl Kromer <karlk@ssl.berkeley.edu>, on 2/10/97 12:38 PM:
>
> Has anyone else seen the post some guy has put up on rec.autos.tech?
> He claims to have worked in the construction industry, where they go
> through a lot of paper air filters. According to the post, they tried using
> K&N's for a while and all the machines suffered a significant increase in
> the silicon content of analyzed oil (indicating more dirt). He went on to
> say that after they switched back to paper the problem went away. He kept
> the K&N in his own company vehicle, and it gave out at 80k miles needing a
> head job.
>
> Now when I was working as a motorcycle mechanic, we used K&N's without any
> problems, though they were all on street or roadrace bikes. I've got the
> FIPK kit on my '96 3.9l, and while the outside of the filter is dirty, the
> inside is clean, as well as the throttle body.
>
> Has anyone heard any other bad stories, or is this guy just posting spam?
>
> -Karl
>
>
> -
I remember reading that. The guy sounded like he might know what he is talking
about, but remember this is the internet and you always have to take what you
hear with a grain of salt. I would put more stock in an official test
conducted by a labrotory or other oficial entity. We also have no way of
knowing for sure if the K&N was the only change to the vehicles while this
"test" was happening. I've scrounged up all the info on K&N from the internet
that I could find before I purchased my FIPK and everything I've read or seen
has all been positive. K&N's are even on the apache helicopter...
Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
93, LE, 2wd, reg. cab, SWB
5.2, Auto, Mk III
MP SBEC, K&N FIPK
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