Area502

Has any one had any tried this filter before or have experience with it, it says that it can last up to 50,000 miles before cleaning is required depending on driving conditions. How does one clean this filter anyway?

here is a link to what I am talking about,

http://www.stillen.com/product/filte...1-2-51336.html


thanks,

Stlbluzoo11

Go to autozone or OReileys. You can buy there also for about 45$. I bought one at 25,000 miles. I have 31,500 now. 0 issues. A very small/not significant enough change in sound. I mean, ever so slight increase in sound. There is a small, very small increase in throttle response. I did find that this filter is a bit more fuel efficient. About .5-1mile per gallon better. I went from 20.5 mpg to 21.5 on average. I have not cleaned yet. For 45 $ and a quick pop in pop out install, go for it. Easy as pie to swap and I was happy. It's more efficient than a short ram intake. Those are just for noise. No power gains.

Area502

Yes I wanted to get an aftermarket short ram intake but read several threads in here that it really does not improve the performance or our cars so this filter is something that I am actually looking to get, thanks

Stlbluzoo11

It was only 45$. It's a good quick fit. I've been let down many times with parts, this was not one of them.

Tommy6905

I ordered one of these off amazon for $39 a few months ago, no issues and I agree with the above statements, improvement in sound and alittle bit better throttle response. I don't do much driving, so I figure as long as I have this Car one less thing i need to change

JakeOfAllTrades

iTrader: (1)

I cleaned mine a few weeks ago. You pretty much just use a degreaser, then rinse it really well, then apply a fresh coat of k&n oil. Took about 30 min (mostly soaking/drying time).

KGMtech

With these oiled filters, be careful about the cleaning and oiling operation. Too much oil and you risk fouling the upstream MAF sensor. Use the correct amount of oil and all is well.

Ross2893

You're right that SRI are mainly for sound but I did get decent gains from my R2C and on too of that my gas mileage went from 19.5 to 23 MPG and one point I was even able to get 26.1 MPG on the highway. My point to this is that some say SRIs are worse than the stock box but for me it's been the complete opposite. At least with my R2C

madmax17

I have about 35K miles on my K&N drop in filter, about 12K in my previous Maxima and 23K in my current. I've been pretty happy with this filter. I cleaned it at about 15K and I plan on cleaning it again this summer with the K&N cleaning kit.

Area502

I guess the only reason I haven't got this filter would be the cleaning part, I'd hate to do incorrectly and screw my car but I will definitely give this filter a try

1996blackmax

iTrader: (2)

Cleaning & oiling the filter is not hard, just make sure that you don't go crazy with the oil.

I bought my stillen intake used. It came with a cleaning & oiling kit. I cleaned it & oiled the filter & have had no issues. I've done it with the OEM style K&N replacements on my other cars too. No problems with those either.

No Shift_CVT

I just received mine yesterday. It comes pre oiled and like others have stated, it's not that big of deal to re-oil. Also, depending on how many miles a year you drive you only will do this maybe once a year if that.

gizzsdad

http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/kn-vs-oem-filter.html

Stlbluzoo11

Too much reading on the link. I'm not that concerned about the 45$ investment. I can think of plenty of other 45$ let downs. The K&N filter is not a let down. Good one GIZZSDAD. Do you envelope own a 7gen max, Troll?

gizzsdad

Yeah - over 450 posts since 2003. I must be a troll.

JasDav16

That's an interesting article although I'm not sure it can directly be assumed that one test run (I didn't see any data regarding how many tests and how many filter samples were used) of an entirely different filter model is going to be a truly accurate representation.

Still, cool stuff and I love seeing people not just take tribal knowledge at face value and willing to put it to the test.