Date:         Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:02:41 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Was Motor Oil (Synthetic), now Ail Filters
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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At 11:21 PM 1/13/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>This was enough of a test to convince me that K&N filters are junk and that
>they do not perform the superior filter job they claim to do. And, yes I
>oiled them per the instructions with their special red oil - this was not a
>user issue.

CU tested air filters a few years ago and K&N had the I think the
best breathing but by far the worst filtering ability of any filter
they tested.  I immediately went out and deep-sixed the K&N filter
I'd bought the week before for my Honda.

Yours,
D
PS -- I remember my Dad checking/filling the oil-bath air filter on
our '52 Ford Tudor.