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Maybe old news to some but I just read an article on this & thought it was pretty cool! Air filter info
I don't "mod" I just fix what breaks!
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Originally posted by OB1:
Maybe old news to some but I just read an article on this & thought it was pretty cool! Air filter info
Article? Looks more like an ad.
Function before fashion.
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damnit...and i just ordered my k&n yesterday 
kevin m
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Originally posted by RogerB:
Article? Looks more like an ad.
I concur. It may be a good filter: but real scientific reports shouldn't contain so many exclaimation points. I'll wait for a real review before I ditch my K&N.
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Nice ad, where's the scientific data to? 
1994 White Mazda B3000 4x4, 5 speed, lifted, Jet chip, UDP, K&N.
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Well, it seems AEMs advertisement works. I want one now. 
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Originally posted by RogerB:
Article? Looks more like an ad.
Actually I read the ARTICLE in Sport truck magazines December of 05 issue (p72) But this was the first thing that I came across on the interweb & I posted up! Sport Trucks article was fromSouthwest Research Institute (SWRI) in San Antonio, Who did all of the INDEPENDENT testing, they also do testing for other OEM & aftermarket companies! Again SWRI is an independent company that does not endorse any company or brand name! That was one reason that I found this article interesting, They tortured the S*** out of this thing, even cleaned it w/ pressurized air  , which is a big no no for cotton media filters! I'm not plugging it, or saying we should all toss our K&N's, I just thought it was interesting. It's nice to have some actual car talk instead of all the newbie bashing & other bull thats been going on recently! 
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Hot Rod ran an artical last year were they dynoed K&N, Air Hog and other after market air filters and guess what no advantage over a stock paper filter other than the reuseability. They did prove that the engine made more power with a filter than it did with out. 
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I distrust anyone who makes stupid and/or irrelevent claims:
to wit:
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98.6% of airborne dust in initial efficiency (up to 99.4% cumulative or average efficiency), and filters down to ONE MICRON of particulate!
Uh... yeah, it DOES as the filter gets fuller with dirt... but even my 99 cent furnace filter catches the odd micron
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This means longer engine life, because your seals won�t blow out from excessive dirt
Bull hockey! When's the last time you've heard of that?!!!
MAYBE before they started using closed-crankcase technology... really nothing to do with how 'good' their filter is.
If your seals blow out due to "excessive dirt" you have real problems far before that happening!
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DRYFLOW Synthetic Filter Features:
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# No oil means no warranty issues from oil traveling along the inlet and clogging the MAF sensor
Uh... the problem isnt the "oil traveling", it's the VOC's from the oil depositing on the sensor. Which doesnt get 'clogged' but 'coated'
Sorry...I dont see any cost/benefit over what I can pick up at NAPA.
I've got a 93 TBIRD 3.8, 25 mpg hiway, 210kmiles, uses 1 qt/3000, cleaned the MAF once, and I change the air filter when I cant see light thru it!
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