Another Question Re: Air Intake
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Another Question Re: Air Intake
I'm looking at getting the K&N airfilter. Many people here said to cut the lid. Is that a lid that K&N sells or are you talking about cutting the stock lid? Also, how should I cut it?
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Cut out the grill on the stock air box lid with whatever metal cutting tool you have saw, etc. Save yourself a few bucks and just buy a new stock paper filter if needed. You won't tell any diff with the K & N.
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good advice, duck. goin' against the collective "wisdom" ain't easy to do. people are going to swear that you have lost your marbles.
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BADDUCKS right paper filter is just fine.
K&N lets more air through but lets more dirt in too.
I have run another car with no air filter and putting the air cleaner on with paper filter and could tell 0 difference.
K&N lets more air through but lets more dirt in too.
I have run another car with no air filter and putting the air cleaner on with paper filter and could tell 0 difference.
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I picked up an extra lid, cut that one out, and I could tell no difference with the cut vs stick lid.
Used oil analysis of cars running KN Air Filters almost always show a higher level of silicon in the oil. Silicon is a very abrasive substance normally ingested through the (KN) air intake and it causes a lot of metal wear. When you see high silicon levels in used oil analysis, you will also see high levels of iron tin chromium and lead. Guess where those are coming from?
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Used oil analysis of cars running KN Air Filters almost always show a higher level of silicon in the oil. Silicon is a very abrasive substance normally ingested through the (KN) air intake and it causes a lot of metal wear. When you see high silicon levels in used oil analysis, you will also see high levels of iron tin chromium and lead. Guess where those are coming from?
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I wonder how much the sound changes with a cut lid? In the old days, flipping a carbed air cleaner (or running an open sandwich) made quite a varoom noise.
So take it down and reglue/replace it. That's a pretty easy job. The perimeter (trim) of the targa will come apart to let you complete this job.
So take it down and reglue/replace it. That's a pretty easy job. The perimeter (trim) of the targa will come apart to let you complete this job.
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I wonder how much the sound changes with a cut lid? In the old days, flipping a carbed air cleaner (or running an open sandwich) made quite a varoom noise.
So take it down and reglue/replace it. That's a pretty easy job. The perimeter (trim) of the targa will come apart to let you complete this job.
So take it down and reglue/replace it. That's a pretty easy job. The perimeter (trim) of the targa will come apart to let you complete this job.
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