Air filter on turbo

CumminsTxBoy89 · Mar 24, 2017

Hey guys quick question if I do away with my whole cold air intake system and put a filter straight on my turbo are there any gains to be had doing that?

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Csanders1992 · Mar 24, 2017

CumminsTxBoy89 said:
Hey guys quick question if I do away with my whole cold air intake system and put a filter straight on my turbo are there any gains to be had doing that?

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Probably not. May change the sound a bit, but I'd prefer having the protection of the air box

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CumminsTxBoy89 · Mar 24, 2017

Okay I was just asking cause I found a k&n filter for $20 and thought about picking it up

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brandonjansen · Mar 24, 2017

I wouldn't definitely not recommend doing that. The filter will get wet down there and won't be good at filtering anymore if that's the case. I also wouldn't recommend running a K&N filter on a daily driven vehicle.

RLJ10X · Mar 24, 2017

What is it about K+N you dont like?

I had a '99 Dakota for 12 years. Fro the vast majority of that little truck's life, it has a K+N.

I, and a lot of guys, have has K+Ns in motorcycles since the early 80s.never a problem....

CostaRam · Mar 25, 2017

What is it about K+N you dont like?

1° There is no real benefit of a oiled cotton gauze filter, particularly not regarding power
2° If you oil it wrong it may leak oil mist in the intake or not filter well
3° I had 2 of them on different cars and both intake hoses had after some 20k miles a fine white power inside, probably passing thru the filter.

Just get a quality paper filter and change it frequently and your engine will be happy!

Chris

brandonjansen · Mar 29, 2017

RLJ10X said:
What is it about K+N you dont like?

I had a '99 Dakota for 12 years. Fro the vast majority of that little truck's life, it has a K+N.

I, and a lot of guys, have has K+Ns in motorcycles since the early 80s.never a problem....

I've seen a few different studies on air filters comparing the performance and filtering abilities of them. While K&N flows very well, it's actually terrible at filtering air and lets a ton of particulate through it. Fine for a vehicle that's not driven much or doesn't see a lot of dusty conditions. But for a daily driven vehicle that's put through all kinds of conditions I'd just sooner choose a filter that works better to reduce the amount of particulate going through my engine.

Google "air filter comparison diesel bombers" and take a read through the first article that pops up.

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