Re: low-flo filters

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

Got a source or copy of that report?


>I read a report a year or so back and it compared the filtering of a paper
>element to the K&N (and types) and it saw more wear in the upper cylinders
>and more debris in the upper intake than with paper only.
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>On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Chris Dyer wrote:
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>> You can punch holes, use a K&N filter, or the Blau gizmo.  In any case,
>> you WON'T get any noticeable hp improvement, only potentially worse
>> filtering.
>>
>> These things sell A LOT, especially to the lowered Honda crowd, for
>> obvious reasons: they're cheap and any 3 year old can install them.
>>
>> But from everything I've experienced & read (including many magazines'
>> dynometer readings) these things essentially do nothing.  If there are
>> real h.p. improvements, it's in the <1% range.  So if your car is rated
>> at 130hp, you'll get 1.3 extra hp.  This low figure will be completely
>> unnoticeable.
>>
>> Before I get flamed...
>>
>> HOWEVER, if going "full bore" on hp enhancements, these filters can be a
>> "necessity".  An engine is a pump, so if your adding all sorts of engine
>> goodies to make a better pump, one needs more air, hence the lo-flow
>> filter.
>>
>> If all you're doing is the filter, I'd stick with paper.  (Especially
>> since I live in LA--wish I had one for my lungs!)
>>
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