K&N Air filters

A guide to the improved airflow of a performance air filter

You've probably been living on disposable paper filters for decades. You have no idea what you and your engine have been missing.

If you have a disposable paper filter in your vehicle, every "breath" your engine takes is through that filter. With multiple layers of paper, the flow to your engine can be quite restrictive - and that's before dirt particles plug air passages. By the time a disposable filter is near the end of its life, it could well be choking your engine.

That's the problem performance air filter makers K&N set out to solve. The first thing they replaced was the material your vehicle's air must flow through. Performance air filters use cloth or foam filtration, which is infinitely less restrictive to airflow than multiple layers of paper. Dust and dirt hit the advanced filtration layers, but do not cut off your engine's breathing.

It's a simple idea. When you can breathe better, you probably feel better and perform better. The same concept applies to your vehicle. Increased airflow to your engine makes it noticeably more efficient and powerful.

The basics of power and fuel economy improvement with a K&N air filter

Freeing up your airflow really unleashes your engine. The most noticeable effect is an instant 2% to 4% improvement in horsepower - a difference you can feel at the pedal and in the seat of your pants. Boosts in acceleration response and towing power are also common.

K&N air filters make this possible by creating virtually unrestricted airflow from the filter to the combustion chamber. Higher volumes of air are available for burning, creating more efficient fuel mixtures that harness more power out of every drop of gas.

The same balanced air/fuel ratios provided by the increased airflow of a performance air filter also improve your gas mileage. By getting more power out of the gas you're burning, you in turn use less of it in driving your vehicle from point A to point B every day.

A guide to the easy maintenance of a performance K&N air filter

Disposable air filters are usually stuffed to the gills with nasty dirt after 15,000 miles and must be tossed. In dustier conditions, such as vehicles that spend their driving lives off-road, a paper filter can choke your engine much sooner.

Compare these to a K&N performance air filter's maintenance schedule. All you have to do is pull the filter out, clean the dirt off and re-oil. Let it dry, put it back in the air box, and you're ready to rock like your filter is brand new. And, your performance air filter only needs cleaning every 50,000 miles under standard driving situations; dusty climates after 30,000 miles. Compare that to paper filters you have to hassle with more than three times as often.

Every performance air filter manufacturer also has a cleaning kit for their filters, including cleaning solution and oil. It's a good idea to pick-up the right cleaning kit along with the performance filter for your vehicle.

Not only will you throw away three disposable filters before you have to clean your performance filter once, but you'll never need another air filter for your vehicle. K&N air filters can be cleaned and re-oiled to last much longer than the life of your vehicle. In fact, some of AutoAnything's performance air filters are guaranteed for 1,000,000 miles!

The last filter your vehicle will ever need: the basics of performance air filter life

So in addition to boosted power, improved gas mileage and reduced maintenance, a performance K&N air filter saves you cash. Forget having to plunk-down for a disposable air filter the next time you hit the auto parts store or drive-thru oil change joint. End the shady debate with the shop servicing your vehicle about how dirty your filter is. A performance air filter sets the filter needs for your vehicle straight for life.

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