 Foam vs paper air filters..., Which is the best? Please say why? |
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| second wind |
 Oct 27 2023, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 862 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Los Angeles, California Member No.: 12,543 Region Association: Southern California 
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Hello Teener World,
I have been a suspended oil foam filter fan since my motocross days (50 years ago) but just bought a brand new Mann paper air filter. My K&N is looking quite worn out and my flaps guy said why bother doing the cleaning and oil anymore? Just buy a quality new paper filter and be on your way. So I did and would love to hear what others have to say about the topic....thank you very much to all!! gg |
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| mb911 |
Oct 29 2023, 08:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,722 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Did testing 20 years ago for a company I work for and we ran test engines to do the test. K&n filters were equal in filtration to no filter at all. Major engine wear. Better flow but with a major drawback. Paper is way better at filtering. Much less engine wear
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| Lockwodo |
Oct 29 2023, 09:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 23-December 21 From: Santa Cruz, Californnia Member No.: 26,193 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 29 2023, 07:56 AM)  Did testing 20 years ago for a company I work for and we ran test engines to do the test. K&n filters were equal in filtration to no filter at all. Major engine wear. Better flow but with a major drawback. Paper is way better at filtering. Much less engine wear Please share data if you have it. |
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| mb911 |
Oct 29 2023, 12:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,722 Joined: 2-January 09 From: Burlington wi Member No.: 9,892 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(Lockwodo @ Oct 29 2023, 07:13 AM) QUOTE(mb911 @ Oct 29 2023, 07:56 AM) Did testing 20 years ago for a company I work for and we ran test engines to do the test. K&n filters were equal in filtration to no filter at all. Major engine wear. Better flow but with a major drawback. Paper is way better at filtering. Much less engine wear Please share data if you have it. I do not as it was proprietary testing that I performed. NDAs and such |
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Our '72 originally came with an oil bath air ... Nov 2 2023, 03:56 AM targa72e [/quote]
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