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Old 07-18-2007, 06:36 AM
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Can a K&N drop-in air filter really mess up your MAF, mine has been going strong for almost a month now, or is this another urban myth.
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Default What I have read is that owners don't re-oil it properly...and they over saturate the media
which will cause your MAF to get oily.
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The K&N filter comes over-oiled from the factory.
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Then shouldn't we see a lot of MAF problems on cars with brand-new K&Ns?
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It takes a while to ruin a MAF. K&N filters are useless in our cars anyway.
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Default Re: It takes a while to ruin a MAF. K&N filters are useless in our cars anyway.
Why do you say they're useless, I think I gained 5 - 8 HP and the throttle response is crisper IMHO
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Default No you didn't.
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