I guess this supports what I discovered through oil analysis, and if I had not been doing oil analysis I would probably still be a K&N filter fan today. I would not have known any better. Quote from linked study: "In 60 minutes the AC Filter accumulated 574gms of dirt and passed only 0.4gms. After only 24 minutes the K&N had accumulated 221gms of dirt but passed 7.0gms. Compared to the AC, the K&N“plugged up” nearly 3 times faster, passed 18 times more dirt and captured 37% less dirt. See the data tables for a complete summary of these comparisons. " Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Loren Busch Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 12:15 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Oil recommendations simplified RE: K&N Filters Based on something I found on this (or another VW/Vanagon list) I went to a K&N filter several years ago in my '90 Westy. Because of the comments in the message above, based on hard data, I'm now having second thoughts. So a quick Google search finds this: <http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/kn-vs-oem-filter.html> Again, hard data, not hype or anecdotal evidence. I think the K&N is coming out (it's due for cleaning anyway) and I'm going back to the stock filters. And I'm sure there will be a bunch of comments on this both ways, waiting for them. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 2102/4055 - Release Date: 12/03/11 |
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