air filters

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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At 11:07 PM 10/28/02 -0500, Brett Van Sprewenburg wrote:

>>I was just wondering if anyone had any comments on using K&N filters on
>>16Vs.
>>I am thinking about installing one.
>>Thanks,
>>Ian
>
>It's not the performance improvement of the century, but it doesn't hurt. :)
>Only having to clean a filter from now on is also a benefit 
>naturally.  However,
>the intake tracts are probably more restrictive then we're able to fix with
>just a filter change.  In fact, I think I remember some old VW&P articles 
>where
>they ran an 8v around with a dirty filter, a new stock filter, a K&N, and then
>no filter and didn't notice much of a difference besides changing out from the
>old dirty filter (performance improved slightly during timed runs).
>Does it improve performance beyond a hp or two?  Probably not too much,
>that is, unless someone has some dyno runs to show otherwise?
>
>==Brett
>
Maybe a thing for next one of next years Buffalo dyno day's attendees to test?

John

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