K&N panel filters worth it?

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Originally Posted by Alpine

Do our Hondas use such a MAF? Or rather a MAF which is positioned where it is prone to oil contamination from the K&N?

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like i said above directly above your post in the last line..

Honda's use a MAP (Manifold Air Pressure sensor) where it monitors obviously air pressure instead of the flow of air from a MAF/AFM to determine and communicate to the ECU how much air is going into the combustion chamber... so no.. nothing to contaminate or spoil.

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Originally Posted by teh_mechanic

that filters about ready for cleaning.i do it about every 10000km (and thats with a tricky cai with my filter down in the rear bar)...dedication lol

the k&n is a good product,ive seen numerous tests showing them to improve responsiveness and slight power gains through better flow,yet they also have brilliant filtration properties.

im running a hks airinx pod at the moment on my cai,it kinda scares me when you look at it,its a honeycomb design and you can see right through the filter....cant see hks designing a completely dodgy filter though so i stand by it

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Without seeing it or touching it (or even knowing what it is), maybe the filter is so 'fine' that at certain angles you can see light passing through it as if it was hallow? *shrugs*

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Originally Posted by JaCe

Without seeing it or touching it (or even knowing what it is), maybe the filter is so 'fine' that at certain angles you can see light passing through it as if it was hallow? *shrugs*

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no its not really that fine at all,thats what gives it its high flow properties,its quite coarse foam.

trust a honda forum to go this in depth about air filters ahahhaha

Will contaminate or spoil IAT (Intake Air Tempreature) sensor?

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Originally Posted by teh_mechanic

no its not really that fine at all,thats what gives it its high flow properties,its quite coarse foam.

trust a honda forum to go this in depth about air filters ahahhaha

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The design of that filter relies on the oil to trap dust. If you ran it dry, then all the dust would go through. Run it oiled and all the dirt is trapped, just like in the K&N panel filter (almost see through)

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Originally Posted by TheGoodDeal

Will contaminate or spoil IAT (Intake Air Tempreature) sensor?

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Nope, only part that I can see it contaminate is a hot wire mass air flow sensor, which is not found on the B, D, H, K and F series.

What about on the 2.0 CR-V?

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Originally Posted by Alpine

What about on the 2.0 CR-V?

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2.0 CRV uses a B-series.

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Originally Posted by SiReal

heres my story.

K&N - After a bit of usage i started getting poor fuel consumption - up to 100kms less than usual. so I put on my pod then changed to my stock filter and back up to 500km per tank. both pod and stockie increased my consumpton - which imo, is better than alittle bit of extra performance which is hardly noticable anyway.

not to mention the fact u have to clean it. i just cbfed. now its for sale.

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After 10,000km funnily enough I think I could be getting the same symptom. I am lucky to get 350km out of a full tank. Maybe 400km if I do more highway driving than normal. I've now swapped back to the stock filter, reset the ECU, and will now run thru a few tanks and see if there is any improvement / difference in my mileage. So far I have not felt any difference in the feel or driveability of the car with the stock filter as compared to having the K&N in place.

If your filter is dirty, you should clean it more often. :)

I installed a K&N panel, couldn't really feel any difference.
So i've put in a AEM short ram intake, still can't feel much difference but it's a lot louder!!! Woo HOO!!

Pretty much over the K&N panel filter honeymoon now. Cleaning it is proving to be abit of a chore waiting for it to dry all day, etc, restricting use of the car without refitting the stock filter as a temporary workaround. Too much stuffing around with very little if any real world gain. Will probably swap back to the stock filter and put the K&N up for sale after I clean it up to look nice.