For that matter, you could just buy the foam filter and add a little MarvelMystery Oil at two or three bucks a can and have oil left over to clean repeatedly and use for other applications, like lubrication of squeaky doors, lawn mower wheels, etc. Or add the can to the crankcase to clean the engine. I don't know how good their foam filter is, however, and I shy away from JCW's stuff... Stanley
________________________________ From: Paul <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 11:35:25 AM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] K&N filters Hmmm. JC Whitney sells a UNI foam filter for $9.99 and if I bought the K&N air filter oil (aerosol can) for $8.18 I would be in it for a lot less than an actual K&N filter. I wonder.... Paul On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Eric Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: the one i just got was not preoiled. it took 5 minutes to install and now my bike runs much better. more hp and its low idle was mitigated as well. i think a dirty filter was the cause of a number of my issues. the oem one was dirty as hell. > > > >On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > >Paul, >> Usually they come pre-oiled - but they recommend that you wash and >>re-oil >>them after a certain number of miles. >> >> -Joey >> >> >> >>On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>I've never purchased a K&N filter before. Does it come with the fluid/oil for >>the filter? >> >>> >>> >>>Paul >>> >>> >>> >>>On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>Graham, >>>> It more resembles Marvel Mystery Oil - its red in color - a very >>>>light >>>>oil - it is lighter than transmission fluid but a similar color. >>>> As to 'how can you tell its better' - I don't know - I assume you >>>>can >>>>flow test it on a bench - but I can confirm that I did get more power and >>>>gas >>>>mileage with the K&N than before. >>>> -Joey >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>what's their filter fluid? Something like whatt we have in the garage like >>>>WD40 >>>>or 30W engine oil? Graham >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Mar 18, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Joey Kelley wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Javier is correct - K&N's are washable and can be re-coated with their >>>>>'Filter >>>>>Fluid' - they also provide more flow without losing filtration than a >>>>>stock >>>>>filter (usually a good thing but not for lean jetted Hondas!) I run one on >>>>>my >>>>>car and got about two more miles to the gallon because it uncorked a few >>>>>more >>>>>ponies in the engine and it doesn't shift down as much. >>>>>> -Joey >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>I think the K&N are reusable, and the others are not. >>>>>>>I think. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Javier. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Can someone explain to me why K&N air filters are so expensive? What >>>>>>>about the >>>>>>>filter justifies the added expense? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Paul >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Paul LeBoutillier >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>Groups >>>>>>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>Groups >>>>>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>-Joey Kelley >>>>>>JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>>>>>JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >>>>>>JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>-Joey Kelley >>>>JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>>>JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >>>>JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >>>>-- >>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group at >>>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Paul LeBoutillier >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> >>-- >>-Joey Kelley >>JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >>JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > >-- >Respectfully, >Eric Jenkins >904.386-6502 > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- Paul LeBoutillier -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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