Bill, I'd be real interested in seeing some of these places you take your Syncro -- especially when you fill the cyclone chamber with dirt and rocks!! For applications like this (and the Paris-Dakar rally where drivers are very concerned about breaking down in places that would re-define 'nowhere' for most of us) K&N and a number of other manufacturers make sand filters to fit over the outside of the filter to work as a first line of defense. Wouldn't be to convenient for me with my city-bound 2wd but could work for a dirt bashing Syncro except that economics start to horn in. With the K&N filter costing $40+ and a prefilter costing $? and both needing frequent cleaning a stock system may be best for you. I still plan on collecting on K&N's million mile guarantee in another 989,000 miles:) Chuck In a message dated 1/5/01 6:30:44 PM, wdavidson@THEGRID.NET writes: << > One more thought on the cleaning ability of the K&N filters, and > abrasives destroying an engine prematurely. > My 86 BMW 325 has had an K&N installed since new, and it has 227,000, > trouble free miles on it.
But.... I doubt you take your BMW to the dusty, dirty, sandy, washed out dirt 4WD roads that I take my Syncro....
If I didn't go off pavement I'd consider a K&N filter, but I really question their use for off road unless you just don't care about longevity of your engine.
Bill >> |
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