K & N filter, worth the expense ?

[digisol]

Redline filters are an exact copy of a K & N filter, and half the price.

The only difference is the colour, they use the same recharge gear that K & N do.

 

[syndosis]

Redline the same ? Nice will check them out then. anyone else experianced using Redline and with what result ? Thanks again guys. that site with filter test data was a very interesting read thanks. Doesn't seem to be large differences by that data between any of the filters but K&N did come out tops but marginally.

 

[Budah]

Redline filters are an exact copy of a K & N filter, and half the price.

The only difference is the colour, they use the same recharge gear that K & N do.

whoa half price? my bro got a redline for a his xr8 and it ended up being only$20 cheaper than the k&n. where can you purchase the redline for half price?

 

[Immortality]

I've always run K&N filters, nerved had a reason to change them etc nd the've always worked well. worth every cent in my opinion:thumbsup:

 

[ThongyVL]

I've only used K&N Filters... Noticed the difference, in pick up and gears changing smoother. If fitted with a supercharged CAI you will notice more difference in pick up, gear changes more smoothly. I can supply you a CAI for V6 for $48
V8 for $39

It is worth the money in my opinion for the K&N Filter.

 

[digisol]

Umm yep near enuf to half the price, about 80% - 90% cheaper from memory, but that's here paying tourist prices for the K&N, I bought the Redline up North near Townsville, I can't speak for other places.

Although the K&N recharge kit was bought here and was near the full cost of the Redline filter alone.

The oil used looks very similar to ATF fluid, heh in bike terms I always used K&N but Redline don't make em for bikes, the K&N always worked well in competition on and off road bikes fully covered in dirt and mud they still were good.

I ain't knocking the K&N filter as such, just stating a fact that they aren't cheap "here" for the commodore type.

The bike K&N filters were washed in fuel, and rinsed in premix fuel with a dash more oil bout 20:1 that's tossed out anyway or put in the mower, racing fuel makes a victa scream through the grass, the fuel evaporates off the filter and leaves an oily film, works every time.

 

[greenfoam]

If you want to really really keep the dust out you use a foam filter like the uni filter almost nothing will get past it, the K&n flows better but lets fine dust go through. Paper ones filter pretty good too. I just use a foam or paper one unless I'm taking the car to the track then use a K&N with no oil on it and put the paper one back in before I drive home. In the end they wont give you 100$ worth of kw's

 

[digisol]

An old trick is to have only a wire mesh strainer to stop small rocks going through, then coat the inside of the airbox with a thin layer of grease, nearly all the dust sticks in the grease and your guaranteed 100% air flow.

 

[blaze]

yeah i noticed a slight diff but im guessin its coz mine still had the standard air filter in it and it woulda been stuffed after 220000kms but yea i rekon the $40 high peformance ryco filters would do tha same job and what ya dont really change ur filter dat often i paid 120 i wouldnt get 1 again unless it was 80 bucks oh yeah n redline filters can be found on ebay

 

[kopper69]

I got a K&N filter off ebay for about $100 i think, and a cleaning kit for another $20-30ish. To me, its not really worth it. I cleaned my paper filter, just with a tap and air gun, every 6 months or so, and changed it every year. I also mapped my fuel usage really closely and using a K&N filter did NOTHING for my VR commodore fuel wise. If there is a performance increase, I doubt it would ever be noticable. You would really need a BAD BAD filter to make the car perform differently. K&N's big promotion tool is the million mile warranty. They claim they will practically outlast the car. In my opinion, if you have a spare $130 (filter and cleaning kit easily cost this) use it to buy petrol. Thats easily 3 decent tanks of fuel. You will never come close to saving that much petrol with this filter. Some of the things you read about them put K&N with a lower airflow then a paper throwaway filter. That leaves the million mile warranty about the only thing that puts them in front of a $10 filter. If you dont plan to drive your VR/VS for the next 30 years, are you really going to get your $ worth?