My impression is that I notice a different benefit every time I drive it. I summed them up in your review thread. I thought it would best read over there. But yeah, I like it. One thing I've noticed is when I turn, I almost over turn the corner now. (ie.. make it too sharp). Same thing happened when I put the sways on but on a smaller degree vs the sways. This is a good thing as it means it takes less turning deg to get around the corner. I dunno if that make sense?

 

ahahah so what exactly is bling twinkle?

 

You need to look at the OP first post & pic... you'll see it when you look through the missing power duct... very controversial!

 

absolutely none whatsoever.

 

K&N filters are known to let more dirt and grime into the engine and cause increased upper engine wear. Will this affect the engine in the long run, who knows?

 

As opposed to what? The restrictive paper element. Maybe slightly. VS some of the other after market intakes? Not at all.

 

Just swap it with an AEM dryflow filter.

 

Of course that's the problem with high flow filters, they let more air in but also more dirt. Before the Amsoil Nanofiber filters came out (and possibly the AEM dryflow), you had no real choice out there for a high flowing filter with excellent filtration. I myself have a K&N panel filter on my G35 but I will swap it out for the Amsoil panel as soon as the K&N gets dirty again (I recently recharged it).

 

This is like the under drive pulley debate... There has been no recorded information that indicates a problem exists. If I am wrong, please point us all to the right direction to find viable information regarding detrimental effects that the K&N filters will cause on our application.

I'm certain that if a problem existed the multitudes of us using them for countless miles would have experienced it by now... To the person that asked about issues – have no fear, if you choose to install one you (and your motor) will be just fine.

 

+1.

 

What you can do to find out yourself is send in your used oil to be analyzed by Blackstone Labs, it only cost about $20 bucks and if your Silicon count is high it means your K&N is letting too much dirt in.

 

Jeff, you better double check your blinker fluid with that Stillen intake, it may cause it to run low.

 

So you have your results correct? I should dig up my blackstones lab report from my old maxima

 

I've seen many oil analysis that have shown no problems... granted the people I've seen results from were testing to be certain pulley weren't causing problems - they had Stillen CAI w/K&N filter - no problems with the oil analysis. How about you show us results that show problems.

Do you have a legitimate reason to truly believe the K&N filter will cause problems? Or are you trying to create hysteria?.... If you're going to post that there is a problem or even a chance of it - please post corroborative information. Telling people it could cause problems and advising to have oil analyzed is not proof that there is a concern.

 

I actually haven't had my oil analyzed yet but there are plenty of vehicles that have had their results show high silicon with K&N filters and the number went down after they swapped in paper filters. Go to bobistheoilguy.com and do a search and see for your self. I'm not saying that the K&N filter will blow up your engine, i'm just saying that it doesn't filter as well as paper or the new nanofiber Amsoil filters and yes more dirt and other foreign particles will get into your engine with K&N vs. paper or nanofiber. This is factual information. With that said I have used K&N filters for a long time on various vehicles and have never had engine problems due to an air filter. But if superior air filters exist why not use them?