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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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K&N panel filter
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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K&N panel filter
Paper Mann filters are cheaper and the difference in flow is negligible, if at all.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Actually, it might be that. It came in a stock airbox that I bought off some guy a while back. The filter is blue, not red like K&N, same high flow design though.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:23 PM
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Mann is the stock white/yellow paper filter.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Oh f*ck that. I like filters that I never have to replace
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by The Bishop
K&N for 25,000 miles baby! still strong.


http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/IMG_6374.jpg
LOL Bishop, my K&N panel filter is at 125,000 miles!
So you got plenty more life left in that.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by onepoint8tee
Oh f*ck that. I like filters that I never have to replace
^ definitely agree here.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by onepoint8tee
Oh f*ck that. I like filters that I never have to replace
Just ones you have to spend more time to clean and oil...?
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by onepoint8tee
K&N panel filter
No problems, never changed it.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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I don't mind devoting 20 mins of elbow grease to my car every 10kish miles. It's like I'm paying myself the cost of a new throw away filter everytime I do it, too.

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Just ones you have to spend more time to clean and oil...?
Pretty much!
 
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