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biased99
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Re: K&N Filter - Not Recommended?

Fri, 13 June 2003 04:50

Norbie wrote on Fri, 13 June 2003 11:58

Oil-type filters are bad in theory when you have a MAF sensor, but everyone does it so I guess it's not that bad in practice. Personally I wouldn't bother with a K&N, or any brand-name filter, because they don't acheive anything much apart from looks (ie rice factor). The factory filter works just fine!

Well said...

I still run stock factory paper filters on both my cars. Why? Because they do something the after-market ones don't do particularly well...Filter! Think not? I can point you in the direction of empirical data which would suggest that I (and Norbie) am right.

The setup pictured above would, in my opinion, be little (if any) better than a stock arrangement as it would pick up a LOT of ambient heat from the engine bay, whereas the factory setup at least has some "shielding" via the air-box. Additionally, the pictured setup would filter less effectively resulting in premature engine-wear. Of course, the best compromise with the factory setups is to duct air from OUTSIDE the engine bay...

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