Anyone heard of an update on the K&amp;N filter yet. Are they on the market and if so what is the part #?<br><br>Thanks<br>

 

LAST I'VE HEARD THERE STILL NOT OUT ON MARKET YET? WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MYSELF WHEN THEIR OUT..

 

aFe has been making a permanent filter. I've had mine for two months or so. Many believe their filter to be better than K&amp;N.

 

The Scotty 3 is available now too. 8)

 

I read a thread about K&amp;N and the warranty that LUKE wrote. He said that DC and Cummins don't like to provide warranty coverage on the turbo when they find oil residue from a filter such as K&amp;N. The benefits of K&amp;N don't out weigh the grief a dealer can impose over a warranty issue. I'll just stick with the paper filters. I may try a Scotty, are they oil wet, or dry?<br>Gary

 

Scottys are AFE Oiled filters.<br>And there's one under my hood.<br><br>

 

[quote author=mymaur link=board=7;threadid=13415;start=0#130292 date=1050969270]<br>I read a thread about K&amp;N and the warranty that LUKE wrote. He said that DC and Cummins don't like to provide warranty coverage on the turbo when they find oil residue from a filter such as K&amp;N. The benefits of K&amp;N don't out weigh the grief a dealer can impose over a warranty issue. I'll just stick with the paper filters. I may try a Scotty, are they oil wet, or dry?<br>Gary<br>[/quote]<br><br>I've read the same thing but the paper filters got too expensive for me. I found that I had to change the paper filter every 5k miles and at $40 a pop that got expensive. Before I got the aFe, the only place to get the paper filter was at the dealer.

 

Just picked up a new K&amp;N at Auto Zone, $68.00 and change.<br>If you use some common sense and read the instructions on the recharge kit ($9.00) there is no way oil will ever get to the turbo unless you over saturate the cloth. The recharge oil (a spray can) is dyed red to make it easy and the K&amp;N does make a noticeable difference. The filter is guaranteed for 1,000,000 miles

 

A word of caution with the Brick Filters..<br><br>My 96 gas job has a K&amp;N and is the brick style.. You have to put some grease on the intake side of the gasket to make sure you get a good seal. My 96 you could see dust jets on the intake housing around the filter as air was bypassing the filter.<br><br>Always make sure you get a good seal with any filter you put on or you may as well not run one at all..<br><br>J-eh

 

You're right on lil dog, matter of fact the K&amp;N recharge kit comes with a tube of grease for exactly that purpose.

 

It does??<br><br>Man, my kit didn't come with the grease..Hmph..<br><br>J-eh

 

Anyone who can not afford a $40 paper filter, probably shouldn't have bought a $40k truck. Is the money saved on not having to replace your filter really worth having warranty trouble?

 

OOOOOOOOOOO...


This from a guy that doesn't have more that 6 months in one seat....LOL I mean take a look at the signature.. He's owned more trucks than my whole family. (there are more than 5 digits on the odometer.. :.)

Some of us do keep trucks longer than one oil change.. :P

In the first gen, the filter costs per year paid for the filter in 2 years.. So now for about 4 years its been pretty much free and the flow is alot better. IMHO..

OH ya.. .The paper brick filters leak too. Checked yours lately??


J-eh

 

Basically the stock airbox sucks.<br>And, no, not coooool air, but dust and debris.<br><br>Any air intake that replaces the stock box will do wonders for the life of the engine.<br>Scotty I, Scotty II, Scotty Ram Air, BHAF, AFE Megacannon, etc.<br><br>Personally my choice will be a nice replacable non oiled paper filter such as the many variations of the BHAF, along with an inspection of the connections.<br>Perhaps a prefilter as well, just in case.<br><br>And yes, both Dodge and Cummins don't like them almost as much as the K&amp;N, but it is Dodges crappy box design that requires the change.<br><br>My $.02 (or $.0015 Canadian)<br><br>phox<br><br>phox