Thread: K&N Air filter
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Old 06-02-2007, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Gurkha View Post
There has been detailed study on a commercial diesel engine with K&N versus paper and felt filter, conclusion was K&N let in more dust and the CFM air intake factor was nothing significant over paper or felt.
http://home.stny.rr.com/jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm

Filter Efficiency is a measure of the filters overall ability to capture dirt.


In the chart below it’s important to note the different test durations for each filter. The AC Delco filter test ran for 60 minutes before exceeding the restriction limit while the AMSOIL and K&N tests each ran for 20 and 24 minutes respectively before reaching max restriction. In 60 minutes the AC Filter accumulated 574gms of dirt and passed only 0.4gms. After only 24 minutes the K&N had accumulated 221gms of dirt but passed 7.0gms. Compared to the AC, the K&N “plugged up” nearly 3 times faster, passed 18 times more dirt and captured 37% less dirt.
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