| Author | Message | ||
     Brian Goodner (Bluewater) New Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 5 Registered: 03-2003 |
are there really any benefits with K&N filters or should i just stick with LR filters? | ||
| Don E. Rayner (Derayner) New Member Username: Derayner Post Number: 9 Registered: 04-2003 |
Sounds better, makes you feel like you've done somethig to improve performance, more air = more fine particles where you don't need them not to mention the filter oil. get a good paper filter. Don | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 803 Registered: 09-2002 |
Brian - the answer to your first question is no. to the second - not necessarily. | ||
| Matt (Doc175) Member Username: Doc175 Post Number: 137 Registered: 11-2002 |
Are you talking about air filtyers or oil filters? If air then I would agree with the above statements. If oil I would say they are worth the extra money | ||
| Brian Goodner (Bluewater) Member Username: Bluewater Post Number: 51 Registered: 03-2003 |
right now i'm just running a Fram oil filter but i considered a K&N and wondered if i made the right choice by going with Fram | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 835 Registered: 02-2002 |
i ran a K&N air filter and like several others on this board i am regretting it. save the cash hmmmmm maybe they should chunk that filter out Kyle's window! mike w | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 72 Registered: 05-2003 |
Watson, Did you have problems with the K&N filter? I am currently running one in my 95 Disco, should I pull it out and stick with the regular paper filters. I have noticed an slight increase in HP, not much but its noticeable. | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 804 Registered: 09-2002 |
Tony, the longest I've run a K&N air filter was in the Disco. I've noticed the fine dust deposits in the airbox past the filter that were beyond my tolerance, and ... in the heap it went. Not that I was a great believer in K&N horsepower claims; I was sold on the idea that it wouldn't let water past it. But then, after two years in SoCal, I haven't seen water even bumper deep, but plenty of dust. Also, at the time, K&N was the only available air filter for the Disco in the parts stores. peter | ||
| Roland Kutasi (Disco1) Senior Member Username: Disco1 Post Number: 256 Registered: 10-2002 |
The horsepower increase is so slight that I would be certain that on a standard Disco you wouldn't notice it, nor would it improve noticeably your fuel economy. | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 80 Registered: 05-2003 |
Yeah, fuel economy is the same, I've check the past couple of fill ups still at around 14 mpg. Peter, I notice the fine dust particles even with my stock paper filter, the housing for the filter in my opinion is not the best design ever, even before I had installed the K&N filter I noticed that there was a lot of fine dust going to my engine??? Did you notice any mild or major problems for using the K&N filter, because if you did then its comming out, I have enought problems with my car as it is, I don't want to add any more. | ||
| Don E. Rayner (Derayner) New Member Username: Derayner Post Number: 10 Registered: 04-2003 |
I'm using a K&N 3001 oil filter and Mobil one 15-50 and the truck is liking it.Oil is cleaner at change and overall performance is on the plus side. Don | ||
| Roland Kutasi (Disco1) Senior Member Username: Disco1 Post Number: 257 Registered: 10-2002 |
How about running two filters...........  | ||
| Tony Zuniga (Tony23007) Member Username: Tony23007 Post Number: 84 Registered: 05-2003 |
Two K&N cone filters. Dam!!! |
