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Daox · 05-13-2008, 09:52 AM

The only benefits that an K&N provides are reduced restriction when the engine is at high rpm and at high load. If you are driving with any respect to fuel economy you'll never see that situation. Thus, the benefit is just not there.

05-13-2008, 09:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 11,203 CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E 90 day: 51.49 mpg (US) Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius Team Toyota 90 day: 49.53 mpg (US) Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 64.33 mpg (US) Swarthy - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE Mitsubishi 90 day: 56.69 mpg (US) Daox's Volt - '13 Chevrolet Volt Thanks: 2,501 Thanked 2,586 Times in 1,554 Posts	The only benefits that an K&N provides are reduced restriction when the engine is at high rpm and at high load. If you are driving with any respect to fuel economy you'll never see that situation. Thus, the benefit is just not there. __________________ Current project: A better alternator delete