zippy320
Well-known member
The difference between the two filters that I had noticed was that with the OEM filter , the one side of the filter housing ( That side towards the engine ) was clean , no dust or sand particles . With the K&N filter I noticed dust on both sides as well as some light small grains of sand , with the filter itself leaving small oil spots on the other side that goes towards the engine area. I had not oiled the filter it came preoiled from factory and I was told not to oil it until it needs to be cleaned. I also noticed that it kind of looked filthy in that it seemed to get blocked up quickly so restricting airflow I would assume .
Isn't crankcase oil blowby after the AFM or Air mass meter? So cant damage the sensor. , im possibly confusing something here lol
Everything is drawn into the filters haha , I remember finding leaves , cigarettes , stones , twigs etc on the before filter side of my airbox .
I think the air intake systems on cars are very efficient in their design im sure it can be improved but to me it does what it supposed to do, Hose (those plastic pieces) from grill to airbox to suck in cold air through to air filter and out the other side .
Cold air is important because it is denser , contains more oxygen, so you get more oxygen into the engine , gives you more power , better detonation , economy etc more oxygen is good . That is why I can never understand those people who fit cone filters IN their engine bays , an Engine bay gets hot , this cone filter is sucking in HOT engine air . Hows that supposed to give you better performance?
I think it does matter what filter we fit to our cars , the filter is supposed to filter out dust dirt and other items from the air . If dust had to go in , I would assume in the long run it could cause increased wear and damage to our engines sort of like sandpaper against metal , as well as premature degradation of the oil as that dust would inevitably mix with the oil .
Isn't crankcase oil blowby after the AFM or Air mass meter? So cant damage the sensor. , im possibly confusing something here lol
Everything is drawn into the filters haha , I remember finding leaves , cigarettes , stones , twigs etc on the before filter side of my airbox .
I think the air intake systems on cars are very efficient in their design im sure it can be improved but to me it does what it supposed to do, Hose (those plastic pieces) from grill to airbox to suck in cold air through to air filter and out the other side .
Cold air is important because it is denser , contains more oxygen, so you get more oxygen into the engine , gives you more power , better detonation , economy etc more oxygen is good . That is why I can never understand those people who fit cone filters IN their engine bays , an Engine bay gets hot , this cone filter is sucking in HOT engine air . Hows that supposed to give you better performance?
I think it does matter what filter we fit to our cars , the filter is supposed to filter out dust dirt and other items from the air . If dust had to go in , I would assume in the long run it could cause increased wear and damage to our engines sort of like sandpaper against metal , as well as premature degradation of the oil as that dust would inevitably mix with the oil .
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