wow, picked up 2mpg out of nowhere

[malibuguy]

WTF, you have to use a cleaner to clean a K&N, it basically degreases it, you can't just plain rinse it

paper filters load up very fast with dust & start dropping flow right away, while the K&Ns don't get affected, it holds onto the dust & still flows better then paper

thats the main reason i run K&Ns, i don't have to worry about them at every oil change, i check 'em every 20,000 or so

[Chris D.]

K&N's dont filtrait worth a crap tho, reguardless of maitenance..
I'd rather run a AMSoil foam filter, but they dont have a direct fitment for my vehicle.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by robbiewt

I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but in Maryland it has been raining a bit recently. I have noticed a slight gain in mileage while it is raining compared to when it is dry.

I've read that a few times. It's possible - low ambient pressure, warm temps + high humidity = slightly reduced aero drag, for one thing. But it would be a small effect.

PS - welcome to the forum.

[DifferentPointofView]

I run K&N. YES, YOU HAVE TO USE THE CLEANER STUFF BECAUSE IT DECREASES IT, THEN YOU RE OIL IT!!!

Yes, K&N's filter considerably less, But My thought about them is, I'm not filling the land fills. We're getting more and more people everyday, and the world's land is getting smaller and smaller. we can't just keep using up land for trash. Oil supply is probably more important now, but sooner or later, it's gonna be like that situation, only with amount of land.

Oh, and for the rain thing, baseball players like it when it rains, cause they can hit it farther from the low pressure, yet higher temps. Less drag on the ball and just a few more feet equals over the fence or not.

For an SUV, this = GOOD, just like a car that gets 10 that gets 10 mpg more than normal, that's an 100 percent increase, but a car that gets 100mpg gets 10more mpg = only like 10 percent increase.