K&N air filters

[eagleguy]

Is it worth any kind of gain swapping the factory air filter for a K&N as far as horsepower or gas mileage benefits?

 

[kp.taco]

Nope

 

[whippersnapper02]

Nada.

 

[Bogunn]

Stay away from them.

 

[DTC]

I was wondering the same thing. What about any others?

 

[OR17TRD]

Nope

Nada.

Stay away from them.

+1

 

[OR17TRD]

I was wondering the same thing. What about any others?

Is it worth any kind of gain swapping the factory air filter for a K&N as far as horsepower or gas mileage benefits?

I have the aFe Pro dry S filter.
https://www.amazon.com/aFe-Power-31-10247-Performance-3-Layer/dp/B00I6ZBG22
Not any real gains or benefit other than not having to spend $10 every time you need a new paper one.
If you drive where it’s dusty and drive a lot it pays for itself in a few years.

 

[yukonkurt]

I work in oil fields as a gate guard and the K&N filter in the long run is well worth the price, paper filter was clogged after 4 weeks with the dust and grim,the K&N just wash ,dry ,reoil and I have noticed about 50 miles more on a tank and a little extra power on the roads

 

[whippersnapper02]

paper filter was clogged after 4 weeks with the dust and grim

Think about that for a sec. If the standard filter is clogged, does the K&N last longer in the same situation? If so, where is that same amount of dirt going?

 

[yukonkurt]

K&N has a oil that you use and it seams to not let the dirt stay in the filter for some reason ..I just take the filter out once every 3 months,wash it dry it and then put the spray on and reinstall it

 

[whippersnapper02]

K&N has a oil that you use and it seams to not let the dirt stay in the filter for some reason ..I just take the filter out once every 3 months,wash it dry it and then put the spray on and reinstall it

The oil is there to substitute the less dense filter media. That dirt is actually going into your engine.

The reason the OEM style filters look like they are clogged is because they are white. It's the same reason white shop towels fell out of favor for blue shop towels. The white makes them look dirtier than they really are.

 

[yukonkurt]

I've run K&N filters for 25 yrs and never had a never had a problems,as for dirt In the filter I've blown out the oem filters and gotten a dust cloud..I work in oil fields and the dirt roads here are extremely dusty .the generators here get a filter change every month and the intake area gets blown out

 

[whippersnapper02]

I've run K&N filters for 25 yrs and never had a never had a problems,as for dirt In the filter I've blown out the oem filters and gotten a dust cloud..I work in oil fields and the dirt roads here are extremely dusty .the generators here get a filter change every month and the intake area gets blown out

Just something to keep in mind about oiled filters.

A snorkel would help reduce dust intake.

 

[yukonkurt]

Not out here lol . Picture the wild west movies lol ...with the dust storms ..it's like that all the time ,,we had 150 trucks aday come by us

 

[yukonkurt]

Wouldn't the snorkel pull more dust in ...we have a class A motorhome and the AC units pull lots of dust in ..I have to change those filters once a month due to the dust

 

[whippersnapper02]

Wouldn't the snorkel pull more dust in ...we have a class A motorhome and the AC units pull lots of dust in ..I have to change those filters once a month due to the dust

A good snorkel head has a rain water bypass which will also let a lot of the dust pass through instead of going down the tube.

 

[yukonkurt]

I'll have to check on those

 

[whippersnapper02]

Another device that helps with dust is a canister type filter housing. They use those on sand rails out here. It’s all money though.

 

[Frosty_77]

You could also use a prefilter over the K&N, that’s what I had on my 06 with the snorkel..they also make prefilters for the snorkel.

 

[OR17TRD]