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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
that's because you replaced a dirty air filter with a clean one.

Changing a clean filter for any other clean filter will not and can not alter your fuel mileage on a modern MAF/O2 closed loop design gas engine vehicle.
Hey, don't burst my bubble!

The exact filter I got was off ebay here : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/K-N-0...item3cb6ff2505

Notice you can offer them <$43!
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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I have one! K & N for the win!
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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurtz
that's because you replaced a dirty air filter with a clean one.

Changing a clean filter for any other clean filter will not and can not alter your fuel mileage on a modern MAF/O2 closed loop design gas engine vehicle.
You are 100% wrong. I bought a K&N air filter for my IS250AWD - it increased my mpg to 45.2 mpg. Not only that but I put it on a dyno and it showed my car to put out 415 hp!!

Just kidding. I find it humorous that people think they can tell a performance difference from an air filter.
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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I have 16.5k miles on the car so it time to replace now. I was thinking about the F air filter but then I just got K&N from azon for $37.5 today. It just b/c I already have the K&N oil cleaning kit from my other honda. Oh well if the F cold air intake make the car more powerful & feel the hp difference then I would go for it next time ~ $400 ! ; This is what I'm not sure about hp w/ real prove yet
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Originally Posted by Clay Easto
You are 100% wrong. I bought a K&N air filter for my IS250AWD - it increased my mpg to 45.2 mpg. Not only that but I put it on a dyno and it showed my car to put out 415 hp!!

Just kidding. I find it humorous that people think they can tell a performance difference from an air filter.
LOL at first i didn't read the second part of your post. So i was like WTF is this guy on
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Clay Easto
You are 100% wrong. I bought a K&N air filter for my IS250AWD - it increased my mpg to 45.2 mpg. Not only that but I put it on a dyno and it showed my car to put out 415 hp!!

Just kidding. I find it humorous that people think they can tell a performance difference from an air filter.


Sticking the K&N decal on the airbox gives you more 5 HP and 2.5 more MPGs.

If K&N filters increased MPGs,all new vehicles would have one installed.
The CAFE is tough to meet for auto manufacturers.They would jump on a K&N if it produced more mileage.
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 06:32 PM
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K&N allows too much dirt in. I use a paper filter
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