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From: Norlina NC
there are many threads on here for both ups and downs on K&N CAI's and drop ins.. i run a drop in - in my stang and personally love it.. i got a 3 more mpg average.. but dont notice anymore more noise less im tapping the throttle for Fun.. Id pulled the air silencer off my air box to allow more air in go i can hear the trottle gasp when the throttles tapped..
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From: Greencastle, PA
Thanks for the input. 3 mpg WOW! Man that would be sweet. I looked at the kn website and it said I would get a 12 hp boost at like 4000+ rpm. I dont usually run that hard. Is it safe to say my gains wouldnt be as strong as 3mpg? At that point I rerally wonder if it is worth the money for the unit.
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From: Norlina NC
Thanks for the input. 3 mpg WOW! Man that would be sweet. I looked at the kn website and it said I would get a 12 hp boost at like 4000+ rpm. I dont usually run that hard. Is it safe to say my gains wouldnt be as strong as 3mpg? At that point I rerally wonder if it is worth the money for the unit.
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From: Greencastle, PA
Thanks Sparky83. I'll stll consider the whole intake and not just the drop in. Big help. Hope we didnt de-rail the thread.
I stick with the Ford Motorcraft oil and filter. ///every 5000 miles.
I stick with the Ford Motorcraft oil and filter. ///every 5000 miles.
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I didn't see an increase in mileage with my K&N CAI and exhaust.(When I only had them and a tuner) These V10s get pretty close to optimum mpgs from factory. I am really more concerned with power than mpg.
Can't beat an Fl-820S filter.
Can't beat an Fl-820S filter.
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From: Florida
Well on a differnet note... I've been using K&N oil filters for years and it seems (to me at least) that the oil stays cleaner longer.
I will jump on the band wagon and say Fram makes cheap filters and I would use Motorcraft over Fram any day.
I will jump on the band wagon and say Fram makes cheap filters and I would use Motorcraft over Fram any day.
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I used Fram oil filters for decades because of their ad's..."pay me now or pay me later"... What I found out is that the later Fram oil filters and Ford's do not work well together. Their ADBV is a poor design for an engine that requires it in the filter, as Ford does.
Even with the black Nitrile valve ADBV the Motorcraft FL1A oil filter still held oil better than the Fram oil filters. And Motorcraft oil filters at Walmart are less expensive than the orange Frams.
Whimsey
Even with the black Nitrile valve ADBV the Motorcraft FL1A oil filter still held oil better than the Fram oil filters. And Motorcraft oil filters at Walmart are less expensive than the orange Frams.
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