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Old 12-08-2008, 01:06 AM   #83
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Originally Posted by Rogue Leader View Post
I love when people mention the benefit of never having to replace the filter... But lets see a new paper filter is like 7 bucks usually. However the average K&N is $70 and the cleaning kit is $15. You should replace your air filter what every 15k miles? So thats replacing the filter 7 times over 100k miles. $49 total.... Vs $85 for the K&N...

Sounds like savings to me!!
true, but a performance filter (in most cases, especially if it's an open filter instead of a box) is going to have a higher CFM than the stock one, so you'll get a little extra performance. i think it's worth it.
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