K&N air filter vs. OEMs great tech data
 

Thought i would share this as everyone believes all the claims you see on TV or magazine adds.

Debunking the K&N Myth - Why OEM is Better : Nissan Articles

Just cant beat a WIX air filter for a few bucks :)

So basically, if you need more airflow for your engine and don't want to retrofit a larger airbox to accommodate a larger paper filter, then you can use oiled filters, but only if you accept that you're allowing significantly more gunk in your engine and need to clean the filter regularly to maintain peak performance. Myself, I'm sticking with paper!

I read a test years ago by a heavy equipment mining company. they monitored everything down to oil analysis and precisely the amount of operational time each engine had when it had to be overhauled. Large Diesel engines. Turns out the aftermarket oiled air filters were killing engines at something like twice the rate of factory filters (won't mention brand). When you spend 50+k on a rebuild having your engines die in half the hours is a huge unnecessary expense.

I have never used personally or advocated the use of anything but OEM or equivalent filters since reading of that test. My Insight had one when I got it and the 02 sensor died at 36k miles. I would be willing to bet the over oiled filter was the cause of the bad 02 sensor.

regards
Mech

Everyone... except EMers!

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...k-n-10523.html

Thanks for clarifying that for me, i should have said the common person (non - ecomodder)

i'll just leave this here

FAQ - Cold Air Intake - JeepForum.com

I attempted to educate the Jeep crowd in a forum once, and was roundly rejected because someone that had been a bigger contributor to the forum disagreed with "my" science. He was an ASE certified grease monkey, which gained him enormous credibility with the Jeep idiots.

I've given up. People that make the poor decision to purchase a Jeep likely don't have the mental faculties to consider a well reasoned argument about fuel efficiency.

I argued that higher altitudes should increase fuel economy, and that cold air intakes will slightly reduce economy. It's here if you want to see a troglodyte discussion.

The Official "My Gas Mileage Sucks" Thread - Page 20 - Jeep Liberty Forum - JeepKJ Country

Holy Hanna, I see what you mean. :rolleyes:

And nothing makes posters look like a bunch of rubes as quickly and thoroughly as poor spelling and grammar, right? Right?!?

and your post has what to do with the original topic or what i posted...

That K&N users are meatheads?