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Originally Posted by wally mayfield
"1) Draw in large amounts of cool dense air from outside the hot engine compartment. The more air your engine can suck in and push out the more power it will make."
i was wondering...intake valve opens piston goes down drawing in air.....will the air drawn in be any more with a stock filter over an other aftermarket "high-performance" filter?
seems to me if the cylinder wanted more air than the stock filter could deliver it would put a dent in the filter..
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Most (if not all) filters have wire mesh supporting the filter media. I'm guessing that the suction is not enough to deform it.
I think the airbox itself (and air tube) is what is most restrictive in a stock setup. Drop-in OEM replacement filters (like K&N) by themselves don't show a lot of gains, as I understand it.