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04-26-2003, 12:52 PM
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K&N Filter question
I am thinking about buying one of these
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04-26-2003, 01:34 PM
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I think they are flame retardant, mine has backfired a couple times and it never caught fire, although it did leave a discolored patch on the underside of the chrome top I have on mine.
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04-26-2003, 02:27 PM
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aparetnly they dont make much difference. my boss/mechanic told me there like trying to feed a dead horse ? not my opinion HIS but i have just a k&n filter and noticed a big difference right away
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04-26-2003, 04:30 PM
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I use K&N and they are nice, definatly a small boost in HP at least, most of them i think are soaked with some oil, so i dont see how they would catch fire
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04-26-2003, 04:46 PM
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Ok, I am just wondering since every metal lid I have seen gets a little bit of gas on it when the vehicle is driven for a while, if the filter lid would be dangerous. I have a 14x4 filter assembly from k&n already, but the top plate is getting rusty, and I am trying to decide what to replace it with.
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04-27-2003, 01:50 AM
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The cheapest way would be to paint the old filter lid to match your truck's paint job. Or paint it to match the motor. I do that until I can get to a swapmeet and find a cheap used Moroso or something. But then, I'm so cheap I squeak when I walk
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