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Old 03-16-2014, 10:08 PM   #49 (permalink)
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there is no reason to test a K & N

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Originally Posted by Cobb View Post
Ok.

Shame they didnt test a kn.

there is no reason to test the K & N

other testing from different sources was performed with various filters
and
with no filter at all

with and without
up to a 50% restriction imposed by a custom cut chunk of cardboard to cover 50% of the filter surface added for good measure

so unless the K & N filter has a negative resistance to flow
ie BOOST
it can not make an improvement over no filter at all , just an empty air filter housing

which resulted in zero FE change

so
bottom line
any test result especially from K & N that claims an FE improvement using a K & N air filter is
BOGUS
and belongs ..... right here

in the poop pile

Last edited by mwebb; 03-16-2014 at 10:13 PM.. Reason: false
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