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Old 08-16-2006, 08:41 PM
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What is the best air filter?

What is the best air filter?
EVO V-Flow ?
K&N ?
BMC ?
_____ ?

K&N is about $50.00 where BMC and V-Flow 200-300 dollars, are they that much better is it worth it???
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Old 08-16-2006, 08:59 PM
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What is the best air filter? EVO V-Flow ? K&amp;N ? BMC ? _____ ? K&amp;N is about $50.00 where BMC and V-Flow 200-300 dollars, are they that much better is it worth it??? <hr noshade="" id="quote" height="1" />
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The best air filter IMO is the one that came with your car. Others boast of boosting power, as the flow is less restricted; but more dirt gets to the moving parts, then gets in the oil, then to the bearings, enroute to the oil filter. I think of it as smoking. While it may 'taste' good, or make one look cool; it is trashing your lungs.



More cool = less life.



It's all in what one values as important.

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Varying opinions including the factory filter being the best. Search around for what is already here. (and how does one define 'best' anyway?)

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EVO does produce horsepower gains over the stock filter but I think the jury is out on what if any filtering differences there are that might have an effect on the life of your engine.
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I am looking for bang for the buck, why spend $300 if the $50 filter produces the same result.
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then stay stock. You will never lose with that.
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BMC is a good


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Stock will have to be replaced at some point and I am sure it is at least $50.00 K&N is $50.00

Is this the Mod forum??
I have a BMC street on my R1 and it works well.
Neil what does a BMC cost?

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About $120 I think
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Got my BMC for under $100, direct from Italy. Looks exactly like the EVO unit?
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