K&N vs Paper Filters

[99Red_Stang]

I know the whole story about paper filters and K&N. I want to give my motor a little oomph, but don't want a CAI. Is it really worth $50 for a K&N through out, or just stick with like a wix paper filter?

[lincolnboy]

paper..

[Buick355]

Rock

[SSMAN]

They breath better, no doubt. Worth what you pay for them? Who knows? You have to buy about 4-5 years worth of paper filters to offset the price

[Buick355]

The oil gets on your MAF, and from what I've heard they don't filter well. Not worth the 2HP

[AdRock]

Try an AEM dryflow filter.

[bluecollar]

What the fuck is this? Who in the hell talks about car shit here? You'd better post up a meme or Facebook drama, stat!

[Big A]

What the fuck is this? Who in the hell talks about car shit here? You'd better post up a meme or Facebook drama, stat!

Nobody, "car shit" is generally reserved for The Garage.

[LANTIRN]

I put k&n in all my vehicles. Cannot say whether or not it adds any power, but I don't care about that. I like that they are reusable and I can just hose them off. They also do not seem to get as dirty as fast as the paper ones, or maybe they just breathe better when dirty. I don't pretend to be an expert on it, but I have been happy with them.

[helosailor]

I've used K&N filters (either the drop-in or a CAI) on 7 very different vehicles. Every single one got a noticeable MPG gain, and the ones with the CAI got a noticeable power gain as well. The drop-in power gain isn't always noticeable, depending on the vehicle and how the stock air intake/air box is designed.

As for the issue of oil on the MAF, it is no issue...as long as the filter is oiled correctly. I got in the habit years ago of cleaning the MAF every time the air filter was pulled, which is good to do regardless of what kind of filter you use.

[jefehbk]

Get u some NOS stickers. 3-4and u should be good to go.

[propellerhead]

I remember reading an article in a car magazine a long time ago. In a lab test, the airflow of a clean K&N was the same as a new paper filter. After something like three months of use, the paper filter was becoming more constrictive while the K&N showed only little change. The final analysis was a K&N cleaned it once a year was roughly the same as putting in a new paper filter every three months.

I had a K&N in my 2004 Mustang. I liked how it looked and sounded. All other vehicles I had after that used paper filters. Mainly because changing a disposable paper filter was so much easier and less messy than undoing hose clamps, spraying a K&N with the cleaner, letting it sit, rinsing it, waiting for it to dry, then reinstalling it.

[CJ]

Everyone in here has probably done it. I did it because I had no room for a standard paper filter with a blower, it's cheap and easy. Truth is none of that shit does anything. If you want more power, you need to get a wrench and get busy. Don't even waste your time with insignificant shit like air filter types.

[shumpertdavid]

My last K&N netted me some pretty awesome power numbers. I had it piped into the fender well to pick up cooler air. It fed a Procharger. Now that I think about it, the 21 pounds of boost likely attributed to the power more so than the K&N.......

[SSMAN]

I put one on the jap truck (drop in) and if I closed one eye and squinted really hard, I could tell a gain in power. But you are talking about a 5500 lb truck. I use them in everything I own. Except the Taurus, after all, it is a Taurus.