K&Ns BETTER THAN OEM?

[onesixv@juno.com (Eric L Ellis)]

My reason for having two is to cut down tune-up time.  My thought is that
if you change your filter every 6 months, surely in that time you can
spare a total of 15 minutes to prep the alternate filter.

I should back up on my K&N claims however.  When I changed to the K&N, I
also removed the plastic piece from the bottom of the cross member.  This
in itself would open airflow and add to the increase I noted earlier. 
HOWEVER, a friend of mine (87 16v Scirocco) was late on the group K&N
craze and brought me his car and new K&N filter during a rain storm.  I
refused to crawl my fat ass under his car to take out the aforementioned
plastic piece but I did swap his filter and promised to complete the job
on a drier date.  He too noted the increase in throttle response even
with that piece in place.  I can attest to 12 people giving the K&N a
thumbs up over stock, 7 of those pertaining to VW's with box elements.  I
could see if they all paid $30 - $40 for their filter (You know how you
WANT something you pay good money for to work?), but I gave one to a
fellow Scirocco 16v owner and one to a VR6 Passat owner and both liked
the results.

To Brian I will say this:  If you do NOT like the K&N after purchasing
it, I'll buy it from you.  Hell, you'd think I work for K&N with a
guarantee like that.

Eric
"Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!"
http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v
AOL IM:  OneSixV
http://www.geocities.com/onesixv

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 08:17:18 -0700 "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com> writes:
> Eric-
>   One element, two elements, or ten....you still have to clean one 
> every
> time.
> Without back-to-back dyno runs, what each of us is presenting are 
> only
> impressions.  Your impression is that K&N offers improvements.  My
> impression is that it does not (and I should have stated it that way 
> in my
> first post).
> 
> Larry  sandiego16V
> 
> 
> 
> > Sorry Larry, I disagree.  I noticed an immediate increase in 
> throttle
> > response and quicker revs under load with my K&N.  And yes, 
> considerably
> > more than a new stock paper filter.
> >
> > As far as the pain in cleaning and oiling the filter, buy two and 
> have
> > one sitting in the garage ready to go.
> >
> > Eric
> > "Good, bad...I'm the guy with the gun!"
> > http://www.geocities.com/blitzkrieg16v
> > AOL IM:  OneSixV
> > http://www.geocities.com/onesixv
> >
> > On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 18:17:52 -0700 "Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com> 
> writes:
> > > I've used both in my vehicles.
> > >  Stock is fine if you replace (a quick and easy job) every 
> year.
> > > K&N's last forever but require tedious cleaning and re-oiling 
> every
> > > two
> > > years or so.
> > >   K&N will NOT increase power over a new, stock element.
> > > Me?  I'd go with stock, even though my 16V has the K&N (a gift 
> from
> > > young
> > > son).
> > >
> > > Larry  sandiego16V
> > >
> > > > HEY IM TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN GOING TO PEPBOYS AND PICKING 
> UP
> > > THE K&NS
> > > OR GOING TO VW AND GETTING THE STOCK ONES... WHAT ARE THE PROS 
> AND
> > > CONS
> > > > BRIAN
> > >
> > >
> > >
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