Mark, A well reasoned post. Thank you! > Are you saying that K&Ns must filter smaller particles than paper > filters or they are no good? No. But that has been the claim in several posts. >How did this become the issue? Who knows how any of the issues on the list become what they become :).... but seriously, certainly the number and size of particles passed through the filter is a significant factor... after all, that is the purpose of the air filter.... filtering! >The standard > I use for products to replace my current ones are do the benefits from > switching outweigh the costs of switching. This is a very good point and I'd love to read any cost-benefit data that can be provided. But, again, the K&N marketing seems to fall short in this department to... they seem to favor theory and hype rather than actual data. Bill Bill |
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