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11-20-2008, 11:06 PM
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http://mdsimpson.web.aplus.net/Journ.../GSandDune.jpg
Alamosa, CO
Hmmmmm
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/im...%20Plateau.jpg
I guess you should tell me what a real desert is ?> and go back to 5th grade.
I know where I live dude and for the record I live about 1000 ft from a paved road .. So chill out essay !
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11-20-2008, 11:28 PM
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http://mdsimpson.web.aplus.net/Journ.../GSandDune.jpg
Alamosa, CO
Hmmmmm
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/im...%20Plateau.jpg
I guess you should tell me what a real desert is ?> and go back to 5th grade.
I know where I live dude and for the record I live about 1000 ft from a paved road .. So chill out essay !
Alamosa, CO
Hmmmmm
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/im...%20Plateau.jpg
I guess you should tell me what a real desert is ?> and go back to 5th grade.
I know where I live dude and for the record I live about 1000 ft from a paved road .. So chill out essay !
11-20-2008, 11:59 PM
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http://mdsimpson.web.aplus.net/Journ.../GSandDune.jpg
Alamosa, CO
Hmmmmm
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/im...%20Plateau.jpg
I guess you should tell me what a real desert is ?> and go back to 5th grade.
I know where I live dude and for the record I live about 1000 ft from a paved road .. So chill out essay !
Alamosa, CO
Hmmmmm
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/im...%20Plateau.jpg
I guess you should tell me what a real desert is ?> and go back to 5th grade.
I know where I live dude and for the record I live about 1000 ft from a paved road .. So chill out essay !
I started laughing when I read his post and new when I went down more I would find a nice response. I built a golf course in the desert in Idaho and people always say theirs no damn desert in Idaho, then they really flip when I tell then its 8000+ feet above sea level
Lose Hp? never heard of that...i've got the typhoon kit on my car...definite gain in power. U even hear the difference. As long as you dont over oil the filter, it wont harm the MAF. After a few days...just check it to make sure. as far as cleaning...i think you can...though not sure how...i'll google it tnight.
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11-21-2008, 12:14 AM
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It filters well just not as much as the paper filters. The filter its self will stop bigger stuff and the oil is added to attract the dust and the smaller elements.
11-21-2008, 04:06 AM
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I've used K&N on four cars now. (I've owned more but only four with anything at all other than stock)
First car I'd say I put about 77K miles with it in. No problems. That car only had a water pump issue. Not related or course.
Second car I had one in for about 120K miles. Same.... no issues.
Third car was for only 48K before I sold it. But I had no issues with the engine or really anything actually.
Fourth is the Cobalt..... It's not much but I've had one in since new pretty much. So 8K miles.
Anything small enough to fit through the K&N should be so small it will just pass through or get suspended in the oil which is one of the oils jobs.
K&N CLAIMS that you only need to clean it every 50K I believe and also say that (to a point) the more it collects the better it will filter with minimal flow loss.
I just know that I haven't personally had any issues or know of anyone else who has. Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now.
Do they filter as well as paper? I'm sure they don't. But is a particle a few microns thick really going to just cause havoc in your engine? Not likely... Never has for me.
First car I'd say I put about 77K miles with it in. No problems. That car only had a water pump issue. Not related or course.
Second car I had one in for about 120K miles. Same.... no issues.
Third car was for only 48K before I sold it. But I had no issues with the engine or really anything actually.
Fourth is the Cobalt..... It's not much but I've had one in since new pretty much. So 8K miles.
Anything small enough to fit through the K&N should be so small it will just pass through or get suspended in the oil which is one of the oils jobs.
K&N CLAIMS that you only need to clean it every 50K I believe and also say that (to a point) the more it collects the better it will filter with minimal flow loss.
I just know that I haven't personally had any issues or know of anyone else who has. Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now.
Do they filter as well as paper? I'm sure they don't. But is a particle a few microns thick really going to just cause havoc in your engine? Not likely... Never has for me.
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11-21-2008, 02:34 PM
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I've used K&N on four cars now. (I've owned more but only four with anything at all other than stock)
First car I'd say I put about 77K miles with it in. No problems. That car only had a water pump issue. Not related or course.
Second car I had one in for about 120K miles. Same.... no issues.
Third car was for only 48K before I sold it. But I had no issues with the engine or really anything actually.
Fourth is the Cobalt..... It's not much but I've had one in since new pretty much. So 8K miles.
Anything small enough to fit through the K&N should be so small it will just pass through or get suspended in the oil which is one of the oils jobs.
K&N CLAIMS that you only need to clean it every 50K I believe and also say that (to a point) the more it collects the better it will filter with minimal flow loss.
I just know that I haven't personally had any issues or know of anyone else who has. Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now.
Do they filter as well as paper? I'm sure they don't. But is a particle a few microns thick really going to just cause havoc in your engine? Not likely... Never has for me.
First car I'd say I put about 77K miles with it in. No problems. That car only had a water pump issue. Not related or course.
Second car I had one in for about 120K miles. Same.... no issues.
Third car was for only 48K before I sold it. But I had no issues with the engine or really anything actually.
Fourth is the Cobalt..... It's not much but I've had one in since new pretty much. So 8K miles.
Anything small enough to fit through the K&N should be so small it will just pass through or get suspended in the oil which is one of the oils jobs.
K&N CLAIMS that you only need to clean it every 50K I believe and also say that (to a point) the more it collects the better it will filter with minimal flow loss.
I just know that I haven't personally had any issues or know of anyone else who has. Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now.
Do they filter as well as paper? I'm sure they don't. But is a particle a few microns thick really going to just cause havoc in your engine? Not likely... Never has for me.
11-21-2008, 02:54 PM
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K&N's the only intake i've trused...running the typhoon cone on mine and love it. my girls dad has done up a few mustangs as well....and he's always trusted K&N.
like Zander916 said...."Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now. "
So true!
like Zander916 said...."Plus with the volume of sales K&N does... if they sold junk someone would have been all over it by now. "
So true!
11-24-2008, 09:57 AM
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the guy at napa told me if the gm service techs see the k&n installed in your car they could choose to void your warranty, he also said some people have had the oil from the filter go into the motor and mess **** up
I dunno if its true i just thought i'd share
I dunno if its true i just thought i'd share
11-24-2008, 11:26 AM
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I've had K&N filters and I have no complaints. When you keep a car for awhile and you don't pay for oil changes and ****, in the long run it gets cheaper to get one of those than to buy a regular air filter 2 times a year.
I'm sure car manufacturers like GM or Chrysler that happen to sell performance parts that include washable performance air filters would have a hard time explaining to me how it could void my warranty to have a drop in when they sell those themselves.
11-24-2008, 04:41 PM
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http://www.pt-tuning.com/policies/Magn-Moss-Act.html
11-24-2008, 05:50 PM
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no ppl, don't get a K&N drop in, get an AEM CAI FTW!!!!!!!! link below 
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l-lnf-performance-tech-153/08-09-tc-cai-143922/
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/2-0l-lnf-performance-tech-153/08-09-tc-cai-143922/
11-25-2008, 11:40 AM
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no dude they can't. It's already been to court and it's called the Magnysson-Moss warranty act. See link.
http://www.pt-tuning.com/policies/Magn-Moss-Act.html
http://www.pt-tuning.com/policies/Magn-Moss-Act.html
no CAI for me till 2010
11-27-2008, 09:56 PM
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11-27-2008, 10:00 PM
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read my sig^^^^^^ has nothing to do with warrenty at all, my dealership wouldn't give me crap if i installed a CAI cause it'll be one of my friends who are GM certified techs that installs it.
11-27-2008, 10:03 PM
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LOL, I didnt even read that either. Sucks you cant have a CAI, can you have exhaust or any other mods?
11-27-2008, 10:49 PM
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nothing, no mods aloud otherwise they bump me from stock class and for my first year of auto-x i wanna be able to compete well and not be raped by ppl who have auto-x prepped cars.
11-28-2008, 09:27 PM
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