HiHoeSilver
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Lol. Are you reading the thread?!
K&N air filter
- Thread starter Steve Waddington
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Lol. Are you reading the thread?!
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Steve Waddington
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Yes I am! You posted the exact part, thank you, and I just wanted to find this video that shows exactly how to, that’s all.
HiHoeSilver
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Just busting chops! Easy mod. Do it.
If your filter was that dirty, any new air filter would make a noticeable improvement. Last K&N I looked at had the largest allowed filtered debris at .03 micron. I'm in Phoenix, AZ where we get dust storms for about a week, twice a year. Its the dust off the farms (manure, pesticides, and fine dust), that is .01 micron. If you ever get caught in a dust storm here, you should blow our your air filter as soon as you can afterwards if you get caught in one. It leaves a thin layer of fine powder over everything that I don't want entering my engine. Its why I won't/can't use K&N.
swathdiver
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I've been using K&N filters for over thirty years. Every new car got one, including this truck. Then I came across some posts about them not delivering any more air in the stock airbox than paper. Nothing noticeable anyway. Switched to a high capacity paper filter and noticed no difference in performance. Next time at the drags I'll bring it along and make some runs for a comparison.
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Steve Waddington
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Yeah, the one I pulled out was so dirty, anything would have been a noticeable improvement! The main advantage would be the ability to wash it out and re-oil when necessary . As far as airflow numbers, I assume they are pretty good, maybe not the best, as Swathdiver points out, and maybe they don’t filter out .01 microns as adriver says, but for here in So Cal it should be ok.
HiHoeSilver
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Not being a jack, but I don't buy those numbers for a second. My medical customers filter to 0.2 microns to grab human cells. Ain't no way your trucks air filter goes down to hundredths of a micron.
You're good. I could definitely be off, my memory is not always perfect. It could be .3 and .1 micron. I know I got the 3 and 1 right, and the K&N won't filter the dust storms here.
Lt Belspur
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Just a question on the K&N.
Wasn't there an issue with the over-oiled filters messing up the map sensor?
I used a K&N in my previous 2002 Z-71 without issue.
I use a Fram filter in my 2016 Z-71. would like to use a better filter.
Wasn't there an issue with the over-oiled filters messing up the map sensor?
I used a K&N in my previous 2002 Z-71 without issue.
I use a Fram filter in my 2016 Z-71. would like to use a better filter.
HiHoeSilver
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Yes. Over oiled filters will cause problems with any MAF sensor. I prefer a dry high flow filter in the stock air box. AFE and Airaid are good choices.
