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K&N oil filter
Anyone use these filters? If so what is the part number for the 350? Also do you like them?
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Re: K&N oil filter
honestly, save your money and run a napa gold filter. I work for napa lol, but they are made by wix, it doesnt get any better than a wix oil filter. The napa gold is also about half the price of a K&N oil filter
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Re: K&N oil filter
I doubt that they can claim any HP gain from their oil filter. I ran one on two of my vehicles when they first came out, then thought better, and now buy a less expensive filter that doesn't do any noticable less acceptable job.
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Re: K&N oil filter
just wondering I run wix now guess I will stay with them 51061 I think
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Re: K&N oil filter
I run wix racing oil filter and K&N air filters can't beat the air filters easy to clean. the wix racing oil filter has a very dense element cleans the oil very well compared to others. Just my 2 cents worth.
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Re: K&N oil filter
Won't argue that the Wix filters are near the top --- am a AC Delco man myself
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Re: K&N oil filter
AC Delco on the cars that get changed often, for the ATV's and the Lawnmower that get put through hell and normally go over 1 year without a change I use Wix.
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Re: K&N oil filter
I know that GM recommends that you not use k&n on the LS1 or LS2 because they do not flow enough. They clean better but puts more strain on the oil pump
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I noticed last year that Carquest claims that their premium oil filters have a nitrile oil bypass rather than a rubber bypass. Carquest claims that their nitrile bypass flexes and keeps its shape better than rubber in extreme cold. One day I'll buy all the premium filters and dissect them:
1. Examine the parts quality and material (no Fram cardboard ![]() 2. Stretch the filter media to see which has more pleats and more surface area. 3. Note, if possible, any difference in filter perferation size. Maybe use a microscope (gotta locate one ![]() I used to have a couple oil filter comparison sites saved as favs, but lost them due to a computer problem. Need to search again.
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Re: K&N oil filter
here is a oil filter comparison I have bookmarked,
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html
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Re: K&N oil filter
Howdy;
David Vizard, engine guru of great reknown, likes K&N oil filters on SBCs. Read in (one of his many) books, "How to build Max Performance Chevy small blocks on a budget!" The rest of the book is full of great info, too. EVERYONE who works on these engines should own a copy. cowboy33713 Last edited by cowboy33713; 03-02-2006 at 07:07 PM. |
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Re: K&N oil filter
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sadly ac delco doesnt make their own filters, its farmed out and ac delco is just put on the outside
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Re: K&N oil filter
I used the K&N's with synthetic oil. My engine pecked, rattled, pinged and made all kinds of noises. I switched back to regular oil and Purolator filters. No more wierd noises. I'm gonna try Wix next go round.
HotRod or CarCraft one just had a small artilcle about a new filter that just came out. It has a three piece aluminum case with a removable, cleanable filter that is good for somethin thousand million miles. ![]()
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Re: K&N oil filter
I don't know if K&N filters flow poorly because they filter down to a smaller micron, but I would expect that a high perf filter would add filter media to compensate for any improved filtering ability. To not do so would be a design flaw (I think). Like I said above, I want to cut up some filters so I can see if K&N has more filter media surface area.
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Re: K&N oil filter
anything but a Fram. Spend your money where you want. I run Delcos and change my oil every 5000 unless synthetic which I do every 7000 -9000. That includes my C6. I have found that keeping proper fluid levels will allow them to run a long time. Pulling trailers and other situations like racing of sorts may be different.
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Re: K&N oil filter
Here it is. It's made by Pure Power. It's a lifetime filter. Check out the article in the April 06 issue of HotRod mag on page 130.
http://gopurepower.com/store/item.as...em&itemKey=664
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Re: K&N oil filter
That Pure Power SS filter media set up looks great. Expensive, but awesome. I'd like to try one once I finish building a truck to keep for myself.
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Re: K&N oil filter
Yeah, I might get one foe the 68 when I hop the engine up a litttle.
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Re: K&N oil filter
Every independent filter analysis I've seen implies K&N is not near the top of the list of best performer (either air or oil). Wix is usually pretty high. These reviews were in Porsche high performance magazines etc. think they are way over rated based on the performance I personally experienced.
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