[V8] Question about Air Filter

[Greg Furstenwerth]

Thanks for the input everybody. I will stick with stock :)

Coleman, David wrote:

>PPS:  When I say "for example", I mean I just had my maf go south...
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>4.2 5sp owning the roads of delaware (now that Bednarski's has found a new home). 
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>Just delete the air filter altogether.  There's a screen before the throttle body anyway.  That's how mine is and no troubles. 
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>Unrelated, I have this funny knocking sound from inside the oil pan. Any BTDTs?
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>DaveC. 
>Yearning for april 1st. 
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>PS. I actually have a K&N and I want to replace it w/ the oem part.  Imprecise oiling might cause the MAF to fail (for example) -- plus, I don't remember seeing a K&N sticker on the V8 dtm cars...
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>Sent: Sat Nov 12 22:41:49 2005
>Subject: Re: [V8] Question about Air Filter
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>Considering the size of the filter and the insulated cold air intake 
>system I doubt very seriously you could design a better overall system 
>as long as you stayed normally aspirated.
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>Kneale Brownson wrote:
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>>General consensus is the stock air filter is your best application.
>>Anything that lets more air in must also let more dirt in.  Not good for a
>>system that relies on a hot-wire sensor in the middle of the air stream to
>>make the other parts work properly.
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>>At 05:36 PM 11/12/2005 -0800, Greg Furstenwerth wrote:
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>>>I am wondering what you guys would advise for air filter that will give 
>>>high airflow or better airflow for the stock fit
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