[DeTomaso] Data for K&N filters

Roland willibillie at live.de
Sun Nov 20 04:51:37 EST 2016


It doesn't say anything about how much it filters. No filter will also 
flow way more, but what is the sense of a filter?? If your paper filter 
is big enough for your car, what sense does it make to have more air flow?

Keep the K&N and make your engine builder happy !



Am 19.11.2016 um 20:19 schrieb Charles McCall:
> Thanks, Dan. Very interesting reading!
>
> May be found here:
> https://books.google.es/books?id=OAw1GDB0kN0C&printsec=frontcover&hl=es#v=onepage&q&f=false
>
> Basically says that K&N works, it flows nearly double the best of the paper filters. Even a dirty K&N flows more than a new paper filter.
>
> Also says that cold air is hugely important to dyno numbers and 1/4 mile times.. Worth a few minutes reading
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf Of Daniel C Jones
> Sent: sábado, 19 de noviembre de 2016 19:08
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Data for K&N filters
>
> See Chapter 2 of David Vizard's "How to Build Horsepower".  Google's book
> preview shows this chapter.
>
> Dan Jones
>
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2016 at 9:06 AM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>     After cleaning my filter last week, I got to wondering. Several people
>>     on the list have heard anecdotal evidence that the K&N's aren't such a
>>     good idea. Comments received include:
>>
>>
>>     "My friend's mechanic said to get rid of it..."
>>
>>     "If it's properly oiled, it's too restrictive. If it isn't properly
>>     oiled, it doesn't filter properly and lets junk through"
>>
>>
>>     Is anyone aware of a dyno test to indicate if any power is actually
>>     gained by using one? Or lost?
>>
>>
>>     On the K&N webpage they have a guy who drove a million miles in his
>>     truck with a K&N, but are there scientific studies with controls to
>>     indicate the comparative engine wear between filter types?
>>
>>
>>     Maybe it's a byproduct of Facebook during the election campaign, but I
>>     don't believe anything I read without seeing unbiased data... Thanks!
>>
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