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K&N Pods vs. Vance & Hines

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Nessism said:
The oil is there to hold dirt. K&N's are poor in regards to trapping dirt and need all the help they can get. The question I have is why would anyone run them without oiling?
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K&N's arent the only filters that require oiling.
 
Nessism said:
The oil is there to hold dirt. K&N's are poor in regards to trapping dirt and need all the help they can get. The question I have is why would anyone run them without oiling?
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individual filters are installed for performance gains.
if a person wants to question the "non" oiling i recommend then i suggest they stick with an air box and handle bar tassels.
unless you live back a dirt lane...
you are not going to create any noticeable wear on your engine running non oiled filters.
your bike should run the same or really close with filters on or filters off.
this is not the case when you oil your filters.
the above is my opinion and what i have done/recommended for many years with great results and no complaints about pre-mature engine wear.
if the above comments are of a concern to you then leave your air box installed and pass on the whole "pod" thing.
 
blowerbike said:
individual filters are installed for performance gains.
if a person wants to question the "non" oiling i recommend then i suggest they stick with an air box and handle bar tassels.
unless you live back a dirt lane...
you are not going to create any noticeable wear on your engine running non oiled filters.
your bike should run the same or really close with filters on or filters off.
this is not the case when you oil your filters.
the above is my opinion and what i have done/recommended for many years with great results and no complaints about pre-mature engine wear.
if the above comments are of a concern to you then leave your air box installed and pass on the whole "pod" thing.
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K&N recommends oiling the filters for a reason; dirt entering the engine will wear out the rings, among other things. It's not the kind of wear anyone would notice unless they stack a goodly many miles on the bike though. Personally, I don't see the point of not oiling the filter, but hey, I'm not a pods fan so there you go.
 
Josh, can you take a side by side pic of the Ape and K&N showing the mounting area?

I called Jay at APE a while back regarding his filters. He claimed they were the same as K&N.
 
jwhelan65 said:
So to oil or not to oil? Never oiled my K & N pods on the 700...
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K&Ns come oiled Joe. ;)


The K&N cleaner works really well if you want to de-oil them, but I would avoid getting it on your hands. It will remove all the oil in your skin too...

After cleaning I just use the K&N oil and lightly spray it on.
 
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