Air filter info "put to rest"

From : mike simmons

Q: after many many heated discussions on this ng about the efficacy of k$n filters vs. oem paper filters here is some definitive data regarding both. i realize that i may be opening a can of worms but i believe that this should put to rest the hype about the k$n filter once and for all. the test data found on this link should confirm to many what i and others on this ng have maintained for years that the reusable filters aint worth the money and can indeed harm your engine! enjoy! http//home.usadatanet.net/jbplock/iso5011/spicer.htm mike chryco service manager member sae someone went out of his way to put this data together. just goes to show that you absolutely get more for your $$$ with a k&n system. more filter efficiency gap more accumulative capacity gap more dirt passing through the filter during the test less initial air restriction @ 350 cfm more opportunity to change/clean element more exponential dirt loading response less air restriction @ all air flows up to 350 scfm. mike kybw. -- fmb only one b in fmb .

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From : steve lusardi

yofuri yofuri@oakharbor.net wrote does the trace resemble this http//www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/hs-2.htm uh..no. it didnt look anything like helicopter anti-submarine squadrons as a matter of fact. i didnt get a trace to look at. just a printout with the message that there was a bad waveform and the alternator needed replacement. thanks for the insight. long tails or blanks indicate bad diodes or windings. there are three windings connected to six diodes. a fault in any winding or diode set will cost you 33.333% of your alternator output current. jim hall 520 exc 950 lc8 adventure turning money into noise... .

From : mike simmons

gee shadetree this post from you was very helpful -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving good grief. i have a 98 dakota 4 x 4 automatic 3.9l v6 with 73000 miles. lately when the engine and tranny i suppose is cold the transmission resists shifting into drive. it shifts normally from 1 2 butfrom 2 3 the rpms will surge past 3000 before i let off the accelerator and coast along at perhaps 20mph. after a few attempts at accelerationit does then shift into normal drive 3. no problems downshifting. the problem then does not repeat until i once again start off with a cold engine. there is a manual od off switch which i never use no towing heavy loads or hills to deal with. i did have to add 3/4 a quart of fluid this past summer but see no leaks on driveway. is this a vacuum leak will a simple trans oil and filter change offer help or flushing do i need to replace the vacuum modulator or perhaps i should try the fluid and filter change first to see if that helps. any advice or experience with this problem will be greatly appreciated. i have read somewhere about tranny fluid escaping past a seal into the engine from the modulator and this would explain my not seeing any leaks when i discovered a low trans fluid problem this summer. apparently the tranny fluid can soften vacuum hoses...does any of this make sense thanks dave .

From : beekeep

on thu 6 jan 2005 025453 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote after many many heated discussions on this ng about the efficacy of k$n filters vs. oem paper filters here is some definitive data regarding both. i realize that i may be opening a can of worms but i believe that this should put to rest the hype about the k$n filter once and for all. the test data found on this link should confirm to many what i and others on this ng have maintained for years that the reusable filters aint worth the money and can indeed harm your engine! enjoy! http//home.usadatanet.net/jbplock/iso5011/spicer.htm mike chryco service manager member sae things just too quiet in here for you riding to work on warm buns is giving you too much time to think. ayup! ;^ mike beekeep .