kidtoyota Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 o.k. guys, I have a pretty dumb question here. I have a apc(junk) intake on my toyota paseo, Does anyone clean the filter on their intake, or do you just replace it? Dumb question, I know. but we all have to learn somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Some filters (K&N and AiRaid) can be cleaned and they offer cleaning kits to do so. Others can't so they're junked and a new one is bought. Depends on which filter you have....and I'm sure there are others besides those 2, but that's all I can think of at the momment. And that's not a dumb question, alot of people don't know about that. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask, cause you'll never find out the answer you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidtoyota Posted January 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Thanks Pokey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str86diesel Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 on most popular intakes peopel run K&N Filters and pokey is right, they are re-usable filters in which can be cleaned. But I want to stress something that most people don't realize. Re-usable filters such as K&N work better when dirty then when clean. How do I prove this???? Here's some food for thoughts. How do you flow more air through a paper/fiber filter? Answer: Add holes. Less resistance = increased airflow. So because of this, is why companies like K&N require their filters to be oiled. The oil actually makes particles stock to the filter, thus clogging air flow and doing better filtering. So you have to ask yourself, do you want more airflow (less filtering) or better filtering (less airflow)?? Kev Quote 2k6 Dodge Ram 2500...CUMMINS POWERED - SOLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperorjj1 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 what about the dry filters? Quote J. JMy CardomainFINISHED COBALT SS/SC DUAL ALTERNATOR PICS theres no such thing as too expensive when it comes to upgrades like that, because imo if you are gonna spend to upgrade then do it correctly rather then be a cheap ass ricer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str86diesel Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Personally I prefer paper filters. I am more concerned about better filtering vs better airflow when not on the track. Quote 2k6 Dodge Ram 2500...CUMMINS POWERED - SOLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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