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well before i change my air filter soon, i was wonderin if i should get the k&n or the oem air filter. is the k&n jus a waste of money? i'm not talkin about the short ram or cold air intake. jus the replacement for the air box.

 
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it's not a waste if youre planning to keep your car for a while b/c it's reusable.

 
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I've had a K&N on for about a year with 15K miles on it and looking forward into using their recharging kit to clean it. There is really no significant performance gains that I experienced - it's a Civic lol. The one thing that concerns me is the filter is so thin that you can actually see thru it, but I guess the K&N oil helps traps the dirt.

 
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oem filters better. just get a napa gold (wix) filter for even better filtering.

 
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eh...guess i'll stick wit the oem

 
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yeah, honestly, for reliabilty and ease, OE is better a lot of the times.

 
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i use the NAPA Gold Series...never had a problem with it and it filters good

 
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why is oem filter better than kn replacement filter?? please somebody answers!

 
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it traps more dirt. K&N is a terrible filter compared to paper.

 
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really? damn and its hella expensive too.

 
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they've done tests. actually oiled foam seems to filter best which is what the weapon-r intake uses among others. AEM realized this and now makes paper filters for their intakes cause they meet OEM requirements for filtration. cotton gauze is one of the worst filter media.

 
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yea i brought a weapon R intake for my brother 97 accord auto, and everyone i know keeps telling me that weapon R is weak, but wen i accelerate on d3 wow, i love the sound. so nice.

 
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do you have the secret intake or regular. secret weapon owns

 
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I use the K&N drop in filter... no noticable gains.. but can wash and clean myself.. saves money in long run.

 
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wen i got the weapon r intake, they was still working on the secret weapon r intake.

and there intake is pretty cheap too compare to aem/injen or others.

 
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I have used the K&n drop in filter for 3 years...saves money, I believe it is a good filter too, believes it gives me tiny better mpg and 1 hp!