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18th May 2014, 11:22 PM
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K&N air filters
Do K&N filters increase power? There expensive! They use oil to trap dust apparently? That sounds like a nightmare to upkeep..
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18th May 2014 11:22 PM
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18th May 2014, 11:41 PM
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BIG & BALD
well they increase air flow, in turn giving a little more power.
very easy to clean from the inside out, let air dry, then re-oil.
i have two filters that i can just swap and clean and re oil when ever i feel like it.
they are a little pricey but you only buy once and just keep reusing it.
i just replace after any dusty trip and at service intervals.
Last edited by MEGOMONSTER; 18th May 2014 at 11:46 PM.
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19th May 2014, 07:35 AM
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The 747
I have a K&N filter. They work well and any increase in air volume is welcome.
Although our last Dargo trip was so dusty and when I got home and looked at my filter I couldn't believe it, I won't run a K&N filter on a trip like that again, I will buy a paper filter and throw it out after the trip.
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19th May 2014, 07:48 AM
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Patrol God
Those trips is when you need a snorkel sock..
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19th May 2014, 08:24 AM
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I use both... for trips away I use a paper filter and keep a spare but for around town or highway trips keep the K&N in.... found the K&N gets so clogged up on real dusty trips.
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19th May 2014, 08:30 AM
#6
The 747
Originally Posted by
Bloodyaussie
I use both... for trips away I use a paper filter and keep a spare but for around town or highway trips keep the K&N in.... found the K&N gets so clogged up on real dusty trips.
I should have taken a photo of my filter... it was disgusting!
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19th May 2014, 09:43 PM
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Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Winnie
I have a K&N filter. They work well and any increase in air volume is welcome.
Although our last Dargo trip was so dusty and when I got home and looked at my filter I couldn't believe it, I won't run a K&N filter on a trip like that again, I will buy a paper filter and throw it out after the trip.
Your thinking is wrong. K&N filter better at all stages of life than a paper filter. If anything run a paper filter on the road and k&n in dusty conditions.
Honestly mate k&n all the way. They filter better at higher air speeds than a paper element ever will and will filter better longer in dusty conditions. Obviously as the filter clogs the restriction increases so air speeds increase so this is where the k&n comes into its own.
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19th May 2014, 09:51 PM
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I am he, fear me
I agree with nissannewby on this.
I don't quite see the logic you blokes are using in taking out a filter that is proven to be filtering the dust out and putting in one that is letting the shit in when you go into dusty conditions?
Yes, you can throw the paper one away but, Jeez Louise, think of all the poo your engine has swallowed. Logically you should be doing it the other way around
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19th May 2014, 09:54 PM
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Hmmmmm.......... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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19th May 2014, 10:00 PM
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The 747
Originally Posted by
nissannewby
Your thinking is wrong. K&N filter better at all stages of life than a paper filter. If anything run a paper filter on the road and k&n in dusty conditions.
Honestly mate k&n all the way. They filter better at higher air speeds than a paper element ever will and will filter better longer in dusty conditions. Obviously as the filter clogs the restriction increases so air speeds increase so this is where the k&n comes into its own.
Interesting... thanks for that Matt.
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