why no love for k&n

[jbaal]

Seen a lot of people on here downing them. I'm not tryin to defend them. I do run one of there cold air kits it came on the truck. Just want to learn.

 

[Bobby@cp]

Seems that the drop in filters let alot of dirt by and have caused dusted engines.....

 

[UNBROKEN]

The competitors like AFE have more layers of gauge in their filters. Ever flour fine dust can kill a turbo. If you pull your filter and the inside of the tube doesn't pass a white glove test...get a better filter.

 

[B.Warning]

I despise them because there a oiled filter. Why pay for them when you can run a afe, s&b, or anything that has proven themselves.

 

[dirtboy25]

It's the stock replacement filters that get no love. They don't seal very well with the stock air box and will "dust" the turbo.

The cone filters are fine IMO...

 

[dirtboy25]

Chit,... You guys are fast.

 

[jbaal]

Ok just a lot of people I know use them and I've never heard of problems

 

[Atsah]

I never had problems with them but they let some dirt by that's for sure. If you oil them a little to much, oil builds up on the MAF and codes will appear. With better non oiled filters on the market, IMO, K&N intakes and filters are not worth the trouble.

 

[jbaal]

So I gather I should save up and put somethin different on the truck

 

[cfdeng7]

Take a k&n and a flashlight in a dark room.. it will look like the night sky.

 

[jbaal]

Haha....... Any suggestions on what I should getto replace it. I've seen the s&b set ups with the enclosed filter box it doesn't look bad

 

[Atsah]

So I gather I should save up and put somethin different on the truck

If you maintain the K&N properly and don't drive on dirt roads you may never have a problem but there are better products on the market that's for sure..

 

[Atsah]

Haha....... Any suggestions on what I should getto replace it. I've seen the s&b set ups with the enclosed filter box it doesn't look bad

7.3 or 6.0

 

[jbaal]

7.3

 

[dirtboy25]

Tymar...

Or 6637 the the AFE filter. Jap has them for a good price.

 

[jbaal]

Haven't heard of Tymar

 

[Atsah]

Tymar...

Or 6637 the the AFE filter. Jap has them for a good price.

:whs:

 

[jbaal]

Will they fit on the k&n tubing or do I need a whole new set up

 

[duddy]

this thread has a sponsor running deals if your looking for pricing.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16410&highlight=summer+sale

 

[Mdub707]

I used to run K&N's on my race quads. Granted this is like a worst case scenario. It was in an open air box running around a dusty track. I was METICULOUS with my filter maintenance. I would clean and re-oil after EVERY ride. Well after a season of MX, I noticed my quad smoking on start up and when I stabbed the throttle. I started paying way more attention to what was happening. I could take the K&N off after a race and run a clean white rag through my intake and pick up little pieces of dirt/sand. I started trying to clean more thoroughly and also tried about 6 or 7 different filter oils. NOTHING got the dirt to stop. I then went and bought some UNI foam filters. Low and behold... no more dirt in my intake. They were also less expensive, and easier to clean/re-oil. Now just imagine how this works on a boosted engine, as opposed to my naturally aspirated quad motors... not to mention the oiled filters seem like a bad idea in general for turbo diesels.

I will never use a K&N on anything I own again. For my truck now I use an AFE proguard 7 dry filter. Love it.