View Poll Results: what Air filter are you using?
Amsoil
131
25.14%
K&N
179
34.36%
TRD
26
4.99%
Stock Paper
158
30.33%
other
27
5.18%
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Which air filter?
Jan 11, 2003 | 08:50 AM
#2
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From: Wallingford, Ct
I had the K&N and it appeared to be letting alot of dirt get through. There was always alot of dirt in the airbox past the filter. I switched to the Amsol at the recomondation of some of the other fourm members.
Jan 11, 2003 | 09:41 AM
#3
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From: Poway, CA
I'm using a K&N Drop-In Filter in my Xterra, and a K&N Cone Filter (FIPK Kit) in my 4Runner, and have had no problems with them at all. I periodically pull them out, and haven't found any dirt past them. I've heard some bad things about the K&N but I've had one in my 4Runner since a week after I bought it, and then upgraded to the FIPK Kit, and I clean it every 7000 Miles or so, and I make sure I don't over oil it, and I've never had a problem with them. And until Amsoil makes one for a 2002 Xterra or 2nd Gen 4Runner I'll stick with K&N.
-Braden
-Braden
Jan 11, 2003 | 09:54 AM
#4
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Originally posted by 91Runner
a K&N Cone Filter (FIPK Kit) in my 4Runner, and have had no problems with them at all. I periodically pull them out, and haven't found any dirt past them. I've heard some bad things about the K&N but I've had one in my 4Runner since a week after I bought it, and then upgraded to the FIPK Kit, and I clean it every 7000 Miles or so, and I make sure I don't over oil it, and I've never had a problem with them. And until Amsoil makes one for a 2nd Gen 4Runner I'll stick with K&N.
-Braden
a K&N Cone Filter (FIPK Kit) in my 4Runner, and have had no problems with them at all. I periodically pull them out, and haven't found any dirt past them. I've heard some bad things about the K&N but I've had one in my 4Runner since a week after I bought it, and then upgraded to the FIPK Kit, and I clean it every 7000 Miles or so, and I make sure I don't over oil it, and I've never had a problem with them. And until Amsoil makes one for a 2nd Gen 4Runner I'll stick with K&N.
-Braden
Jan 11, 2003 | 10:03 AM
#5
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From: Far western Kentucky (transplanted from central PA)
I've been using the Amsoil air filter mainly because I had heard and read a lot of info regarding the superior filtering capabilities of the Amsoil over the K&N. I was probably also biased by the fact that a friend of mine is an Amsoil dealer...
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Jan 11, 2003 | 04:23 PM
#10
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From: KC-MO
Ive got an AMSOIL, you should read the write up Gadget did compairing K&N to AMSOIL, this is what made me switch!!!
http://www.gadgetonline.com/airinduction.htm
http://www.gadgetonline.com/airinduction.htm
Jan 11, 2003 | 07:07 PM
#12
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From: Fairview, OR
Look http://www.gadgetonline.com/airinduction.htm#K&N%20and%20AMSOIL%20drop%20in%20 air%20filter:
Gadget's right on this one too.
Mick
Gadget's right on this one too.
Mick
Jan 13, 2003 | 08:58 PM
#17
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From: Dallas, TX
Amsoil is not avail for the 2nd gen... I'm still testing a Ram-Air filter I got off of ebay a month ago. It does not have as much surface area (it is disk-shaped, like a frisbee) but has a 3 layer foam filter element that seems to be working really well so far. I think it is slightly more restrictive than the K&N I had but then again the K&N let oil & gunk pass through...
Jan 13, 2003 | 09:13 PM
#18
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From: Beaverton, OR
I use an AFE Filter. They make the filters for TRD, so I'm using a TRD but without the name. No problems.
Dr. Z
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Jan 14, 2003 | 12:10 PM
#19
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From: Southern MD USA
Originally posted by 91Runner
I periodically pull them out, and haven't found any dirt past them.
-Braden
I periodically pull them out, and haven't found any dirt past them.
-Braden
Lets think about this for a second....
I may not be a real smart man, but I would think that there is a lot of air moving or blowing through the intake ducting in the engine. Just for the sake of argument lets say that this is so.
If you took a teaspoon of very light dust like say babby powder and dumped it on your desk top in a small pile. The you take a blow dryer and aimed it at that little pile of babby powder and turned it on full blast for say a minute or two, how much of that pile of babby powder would still be there??
If it all blows away, then can you say it was never there?? Where is it now??
Like I said it is a big mystery. Maybe someday someone much smarter then I am will figure all this stuff out.
Gadget
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Feb 5, 2003 | 04:34 AM
#20
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Originally posted by Gadget
Like I said it is a big mystery. Maybe someday someone much smarter then I am will figure all this stuff out.
Gadget
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Like I said it is a big mystery. Maybe someday someone much smarter then I am will figure all this stuff out.
Gadget
www.GadgetOnline.com
http://home.attbi.com/~nhparrot/ts/a...FilterTest.htm
