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Westwood_106
15-05-2008, 04:32 PM
Is this air filter any good? It says "K&N" on it?

Just wondering :)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/jamie_westwood_rocks/DSC01164.jpg


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d15/jamie_westwood_rocks/DSC01165.jpg
jano106rallye
15-05-2008, 04:54 PM
k&n is 1 of the best but as i see from the pic's it needs to be cleaned...
Westwood_106
15-05-2008, 04:55 PM
How do i do tht? lol
Luke
15-05-2008, 04:55 PM
Looks alright, Id get a BMC or something decent on there though.
Westwood_106
15-05-2008, 05:04 PM
No idea wot that means :p lol
break_hunter
16-05-2008, 08:33 AM
they are pretty decent mate, i paid £80 for mine :)
Ferg
16-05-2008, 01:48 PM
As Daz said, something like a Raceland or BMC will be alot better suited. Think of all that heat-soak the K&N filter is breathing in atm.
Daz
16-05-2008, 01:59 PM
As Daz said, something like a Raceland or BMC will be alot better suited. Think of all that heat-soak the K&N filter is breathing in atm.

Luke said that, I haven't posted;)
pugsport
16-05-2008, 02:04 PM
raceland filter housing and a green cotton filter FTW

K&N aint that good anymore
Westwood_106
16-05-2008, 02:32 PM
Heat Soak? lol wot?

I have no idea wot this stuff is :D

Someone link me a decent one? And explain how i go about gettin this one replaced, and new one fitted?
Daz
16-05-2008, 02:35 PM
Heat soak is when heat is sucked in through the air filter, thus lessening the power. Same as heat soak to an intercooler:)
danridesbikes
16-05-2008, 02:42 PM
http://106owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=36092

all the info you need
jano106rallye
16-05-2008, 02:58 PM
more air = more power but hot air less power...
so with the airfilter you get more power but only if you cover it and provide it with cool air from outside (ecosse or bmc indotuction kit).. as long as it sucks in the hot air produced by the engine you will get no results...
Wayne
16-05-2008, 03:41 PM
But by the looks of it he has two cold air feeds comming from underneath. So you could just get a sheild to cover the top and side part(closest to the block) of the filter.

And to clean it just unbolt/screw the filter section. Buy some filter cleaner, stick it in a bowl of hot water mixed with the cleaner and scrub it all down with a brush. Then rinse it all off with clean water and let it dry. Once dry re oil it(most cleaning kits consist of a cleaner and a oil)
Westwood_106
16-05-2008, 11:38 PM
Cheers guys great advice, gonna look into it next pay day ;)