I have had my k&n in for about 4 years without any issues. I think as long as you don't over-do the oil you are okay. After oiling mine I set it out in the sun on a piece of newspaper to let any excess "melt" off before reinstalling it.
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I have had my k&n in for about 4 years without any issues. I think as long as you don't over-do the oil you are okay. After oiling mine I set it out in the sun on a piece of newspaper to let any excess "melt" off before reinstalling it.
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re: Turbonator... Definitely pass on that... What a joke!
re: replacing airbox w/ K&N... I'd vote "not" because the disadvantages outweigh the advantage. First of all, if you ditch the airbox you'll lose your Helmholtz resonator and second, unless you've modded to substantially increase HP (i.e., more fuel flow), the only real upside to a K&N is its reusability - and you end up offsetting that advantage with the cost of cleaner and oil - and most importantly - your valuable time!
If you decide to go with a drop-in K&N, you can have mine. Has about 20K miles on it. (if that matters) The previous owner had installed it. One of the first things I did was yank it out (for the very reasons BigSwede mentioned) and put an OEM in it's place. Didn't have the heart to throw it away though... It's yours for the cost of shipping!
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I've got the Spectre long cone with a carbonfiber CAI intake. Works quite well. I also use Spectre's small cone breather filter. They look cool together, are very effective at filtering, create a nice sound when accelerating and are reasonably priced. I got mine when they were on sale at AutoZone. They're carried pretty much everywhere.
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I have a K&N flat filter sitting in a box. Took it out after having multiple CELs for MAF codes. Haven't had a code since.
Gregg
2001 Proton Yellow #1379
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I have a K&N cone filter, with a K&N oiled foam pre filter over it stuffed into my modified stock airbox.
Plenny air to feed the hungry S-C.
Yes I do throw codes now & again because filter oil fouls the MAF, but I don't find cleaning it 1-2 times a yr, with CRC MAF cleaner to be THAT big a chore...
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I've got a K&N 63 intake kit for my h3. Best $300 i've put into it so far. No problems at all with it. Big difference in acceleration, especially at higher rpms.
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