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K&N air filter Dusty 10-04-2007
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Posted by OH- on October 5, 2007, 3:31 pm

> Dusty wrote:
>>Have any of you put on a K&N air filter and if so what do you think of the
>>performance of it ?
>>Dusty
>
> I replaced my OEM paper filter with a K&N. I didn't really expect a
> performance difference and didn't see any. Their pod filters will flow
> more
> air, but that opens a whole different can of worms. I got my K&N so I
> wouldn't have to fork over big bucks every time I needed a new filter.
> The
> K&N only cost about 1.5 times as much as a new paper filter and can be
> reused
> indefinitely.

Two things:
I had a K&N on my Yamaha XT and I guess it hardly made brake even
economically. OK, it lasted as long as 2, 3 or possibly 4 OEM paper
filters. But - it cost more to buy, I got a clean and reoil kit that cost
like one
Yamaha filter and after a much shorter time than eternity the seal strip
on the edge of the K&N was loose.
Believe me, I really tried to fix a new seal or get the original one back in
place but I just didn't have any glue that could do the job.

My other point is the clean and reoil thing. No matter what K&N say, you
must wash the filter sometimes because caked on dirt, dead flies and
dried leaves will not pass much air. And after cleaning, you must reoil.
Oil too little and you have a screen that will not protect your engine. Oil
too much and you have a bad copy of water and windproof Belstaff
waxed cotton and an engine gasping for air. I never got this quite right
and because I'm a cautious man I had periods with distinctly sub par
performance.

Paper filters are good for street and oiled foam has worked fine for
me in the dirt, I'll pass on the oiled fabric ones, thanks.

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Ole Holmblad - Göteborgs Prima MCK / MK Pionjär
TDM850 / WR450F FL#44 OTC#489 UKRMSBC#08
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Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on October 5, 2007, 4:42 pm

[re K&N]

> Paper filters are good for street and oiled foam has worked fine for
> me in the dirt, I'll pass on the oiled fabric ones, thanks.

You've had better experience with oiled foam than with K&N ?

I went back to paper for mostly street riding but have wondered
about foam aftermarket.

What brand ? Easier to manage the oiling and get it right ?

Thanks




Posted by OH- on October 6, 2007, 1:20 pm


>> Paper filters are good for street and oiled foam has worked fine for
>> me in the dirt, I'll pass on the oiled fabric ones, thanks.
>
> You've had better experience with oiled foam than with K&N ?
>
> I went back to paper for mostly street riding but have wondered
> about foam aftermarket.
>
> What brand ? Easier to manage the oiling and get it right ?

Yes much easier, just saturate and then squeeze out the excess.
Not even terribly messy if oiling and most of the squeezing is
done inside a plastic bag.

Nope, not aftermarket, original Suzuki TS125X, Yamaha
TT600R and WR450.

--
Ole Holmblad - Göteborgs Prima MCK / MK Pionjär
TDM850 / WR450F FL#44 OTC#489 UKRMSBC#08
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