luckyirishboy209
custom fz6 foot peg maker
whated to get a vote on what air filters are better, for horse power?
ya, no offense, but it's garbage to think that a k&n filter lets in more particles or whatever when compared to a regular filter. people use k&n for machines much much much more expensive than a $7000 bike. same exact filter, just different shape. and if you think fz6 riders are anal about what air filter they use, ask those freakys who have their head under the hood of whatever they're rolling all day every weekend if they use a stock filter, and would risk putting anything on their baby that would hurt it. on a quick side note however, i have a buddy with a 1968 camaro SS with a 454 and runs it without a filter. this is why i don't buy things from rednecks. anyway, the k& n lets in more air but not at the expense of letting in more dirt. that's the whole point, and that is what their technology is based around. however, as the previous post points out, if you clean it and do not adequately re-oil the filter, that's where you run into trouble. it's not the material per-se that filters, but the oil that does the job of trapping crap. i've had one on my nissan for about 5 years, and there is a little bit of an art in reapplying the oil. don't use too much, don't use too little. basically i just let it sit in some soap and water for a little while, flush the filter out with water, maybe do another quick soak to be safe, thoroughly rinse again, and one will notice that the once dark red filter is now white underneath the screen surface. let dry COMPLETELY. lightly spray k&n oil in the pump bottle evenly and lightly across the filter (front and back) until it returns to an even medium red. maybe let that soak in for 30 min or so, spray some around the rubber edges, and pop er back in.
i have had far too much caffeine today. :Flash:
I know it's been posted before, in this test, they ranked the Yamaha OEM filter right up there with the Fram.
I don't know if the Yamaha OEM is still made like this, but this guy didn't like the way they were made. You can believe the report or not, just thought I would share.
I personaly used the K & N's just because of the nut and the price I got them for.
OIL FILTERS EXPOSED! - Yamaha OEM
How come nobody called me a dumb*** for posting about oil filters in an oil filter thread? Sorry all, I'll try and do a better job of keeping up next time.
I dont think that there will be difference between them.