Re: Looking for some more power

["Barton P. Chambers" <bchambers@atlantic.nos.noaa.gov>]

In message <9411251624.AA01527@borodin.sli>  writes:
>    > 	How about getting a K&N air filter?  Pro's or con's to this idea?
>    > 
>    > 'Tis prolly one of the most cost-effective (bang/buck ratio) mods 
> > available
> 
>    It you don't mind the greater amount of dirt that gets into your engine.
>    While K&N filters do flow better, they cannot filter the air as well.
> 
> K&N *claims* (I admit I have never "measured" any filters to verify such
> claims) good-as/better filtration due to oil/foam superiority over plain
> "paper" filters.

There's been a fair amount of traffic over on Porschephiles that would agree
that the comment about the flow rate being inversely proportional to the 
filtration rate, is accurate.  sounds logical to me, but what do I know...?

Cheers,

(unbiasedly yours,) Bart Chambers, USMA '61 
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