[urq] K&N filters bad?

[Justin]

Great info guys,....I would have never known!!  Is there any improvment with
the K&N cone fileters...(the type that are external to the intake...)?? I
see many are using them on the 20v turbo's and  EFI converted 10v's
Thanx,
Justin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Roberts" <javadog at worldnet.att.net>
To: "urq list" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [urq] K&N filters bad?


> Once upon a time, there was something posted on the net about a company
that
> tested the K&N filters for use in heavy equipment in a mine, or some such
> use.  They concluded that they weren't a good filter.
>
> This doesn't really surprise me, as the filters were never originally
> designed for these types of applications, or for use in street cars.  It
> just so happens that one of the two founders of K&N is a good freind of
> mine.  Way back when they started making these things, they intended them
to
> go on sprint cars and keep the large chunks out of the engines.  As the
> engines were frequently rebuilt, long engine life wasn't an issue.  They
> began to use them in off-road events like Baja, where making it to the end
> of the race was the only concern.  Again, the filter was better than
nothing
> but far from perfect.
>
> Now, you can get them to fit virtually anything and they are better than
no
> filter at all but not as good as a typical stock paper filter.  And that
is
> if they are used correctly, which is almost never the case.  Many idiots
> never oil them at all and those that do don't clean them often enough.  On
> many engines (not necessarily an Audi 5 cylinder) there is enough fuel
> standoff at certain points in the prm band that the filter gets
essentially
> washed with gasoline, which does nothing good for the filter oil.  Take a
> look at a carburetted motorcycle on a dyno sometime - you'lll be amazed.
>
> When you are looking to find a better filter for your car, you have to ask
> yourself only one question.  Given that the car manufacturers are having
to
> warranty engines on new cars for a lot longer than they would like to, and
> since the quality of the air filtration is a major determinate of engine
> longevity, if they could find a better filter than the one they use, don't
> you think they would use it?
>
> Go count how many engines are supplied new with a K&N filter.
>
> JR
>
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