My air filter is looking a little ratty. I did my usual beginning-of-the-year cleaning (basically blew it out with some compressed air).
Last night I looked online to see what a replacement costs. And couldn’t find one like it (it’s a circular K&N clamp on). I can find smaller ones, taller ones, oval-shaped ones, but not a match.
Current thinking is is that size and shape probably don’t matter, as long as it fits and doesn’t restrict air flow. So I’m leaning toward getting a narrower-but-taller one which, at least mathematically, has more intake area than the old one.
But it thought I’d ask The Collected Wisdom: is there any downside to having a bigger air filter (i.e. one which -theoretically - would allow more air into the intake)?
Bruce
Last night I looked online to see what a replacement costs. And couldn’t find one like it (it’s a circular K&N clamp on). I can find smaller ones, taller ones, oval-shaped ones, but not a match.
Current thinking is is that size and shape probably don’t matter, as long as it fits and doesn’t restrict air flow. So I’m leaning toward getting a narrower-but-taller one which, at least mathematically, has more intake area than the old one.
But it thought I’d ask The Collected Wisdom: is there any downside to having a bigger air filter (i.e. one which -theoretically - would allow more air into the intake)?
Bruce
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