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02-13-2010, 10:25 AM | #1 | ||
Trip's Assistant
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A quick search gave me this about the rating of meeting only 50% of it rated value:
http://www.carjunky.com/news/motor_oil/mom7.shtml Quote:
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Further I don't believe thier GPM. That is going to be the best filter size which will be MANY MANY times bigger than our little filters and at what PSI input from the oil pump... 40psi? I thought I read that the K&P filter has absolute (100%) efficiency at 35 microns. NOTHING gets past it bigger than 35 microns. |
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02-14-2010, 12:59 AM | #2 |
Trip's Assistant
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So has this info fallen to deaf ears?
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02-14-2010, 02:35 AM | #3 |
AMA Supersport
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Not deaf ears, but when they hear $100+ for an oil filter they become very hard of hearing.
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02-14-2010, 07:49 AM | #4 | |
Ride Naked.
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I should look into it. |
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02-14-2010, 10:35 AM | #5 | |
Soul Man
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I've been running HIFLOWFILTRO's on all my bikes for about the last ten years. They're TUV approved. TUV, is the German testing agency for all things automotive. Basically, if you want to run any aftermarket part in Germany, it has to be TUV approved. Getting a TUV approval, is notoriously difficult. You have to jump through some major hoops. The K&N filters for bikes, are actually made by HIFLOW. As far as the math goes, what's your time worth? I'd have to guess you're looking at an hour or so, to get the stainless filter 100% clean? For my applications, an $8.00, 10 micron filter that I don't have to fuck with, beats a $125.00, 30 micron filter hands down. JC
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02-14-2010, 10:55 AM | #6 | |
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How long does it take you to drive to the store and back and wait at the parts counter? That's not to say you couldn't just buy a case of oil filters.. |
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02-14-2010, 07:19 PM | #7 | ||
Soul Man
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A question about solvents; What are you using, and what effect does its ingredients have on your oil? Quote:
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02-14-2010, 12:13 PM | #8 | |
Moto GP Star
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I'm kinda with you on this... I'm lazy and would probably "forget" to clean the damn thing... I fully understand the arguments presented here but; 1. I change my oil frequently and doubt that it gets dirty enough to cause the problems presented. 2. I'm not convinced that a few small pieces of paper are a serious threat to my engine. 3. Millions of engines run billions of miles on "paper filters" without problems. This sounds like a lot of hype and fear tactics to sell $100+ filters. 4. One of my biggest fears is that the aluminum threads decide to get stuck on the steel mount...ever have a stuck oil filter? I wonder if it is harder to remove with the engine hot. |
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02-14-2010, 02:00 PM | #9 | |
token jewboy
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3. if its good enough for the masses then its good enough for me, paper filters have done me fine up to this point, not gonna change now. 4. If I ever have a regular oil filter that is too stuck to remove with a filter wrench, I just stab it with a screw driver and twist off like that.
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02-14-2010, 01:22 AM | #10 |
SFL Expatriate #2
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No, still reading.
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