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Offline VirginiaJim

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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2012, 04:42:49 PM »
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2012, 05:00:32 AM »
Oh you boys!
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2012, 11:31:37 AM »
Yup, them's the ones.  I used K&N in all my dirt bikes but then I replaced rings in the dirt bikes at least once a year.  For something I want to get 100,000 miles out of I think paper is the better option.
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #23 on: May 09, 2012, 05:44:07 PM »
did a back to back dyno tune with a K&N vs OEM on my FZ1 and the K&N actually flowed less air.......in my case the motor liked the richer fueling and produced a couple more HP but that is not really the way to achieve it...... 
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #24 on: May 10, 2012, 04:06:36 AM »
It would be interesting to see if anyone has done that on the C14..
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2012, 04:36:08 AM »
I"ve had a K&N on my 5.9 Cummins for the last 100,000 miles I pull a 7,000 lb trailer most of the time , the motor does not use ANY oil , OK maybe  a qt, in 5,000 to 6,000 miles , I'm planning on putting  400,000 or more miles on it, I guess I better change it huh.
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #26 on: May 10, 2012, 05:00:47 AM »
Sounds like it to me...
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2012, 05:06:24 AM »
I have about 65k on my Duramax and I've had a K&N CAI on it from day one. I pull a 4 ton 5th wheel with it and the truck doesn't use a drop of oil and runs perfectly. It even gets ~12 mpg while pulling the beast.

YMMV
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2012, 05:08:05 AM »
I got 57mpg yesterday on the Prius...
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #29 on: May 10, 2012, 05:10:36 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on May 10, 2012, 05:08:05 AM
I got 57mpg yesterday on the Prius...

Nice! For how many miles?
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2012, 05:52:46 AM »
200 or so....
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2012, 08:35:18 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on May 10, 2012, 05:08:05 AM
I got 57mpg yesterday on the Prius...

I got a high 55 mpg in my '03 Jetta TDI with a K&N
I also got a high of 55mpg with a paper filter in there. I took out the K&N when I noticed that there was a little bit of dust inside the filter housing, on an air of grease that I left there on purpose- the seal on the K&N was not very good.
Oh, and my mpg is not what a 'puter says I am getting, it was obtained by dividing miles traveled by gallons used, drove 800 miles nonstop.
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2012, 10:29:02 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on May 10, 2012, 05:08:05 AM
I got 57mpg yesterday on the Prius...


Your killing me Robin........ ::)
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Re: Is K&N air filter worth it?
« Reply #33 on: May 11, 2012, 06:16:30 PM »
I try, I try.... ;D
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