OMG MY K&N FILTER!!!

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by anonymous user

I have a K&N airhog on my wrx for the past 5 years with no ill-effects. Like ChinoCharles stated, it's a race car, so whatever.
I got a Blitz LM intake on my yaris, and it seems to do the trick just fine. If I had'nt got it, I'd be rocking a K&N filter.
You haters are overanalyzing the situation. It's not like were talking about crank pulleys that throw off your harmonic balancer. They make balanced ones for race cars, but they cost 4x as much. IT is safer, as you have much more invested in the motor should it crap on you.

I'm not hating K&N, just saying that MAFs get dirty enough to need cleaning, even when someone isn't using oiled elements, so going oiled just increases the risk. And I know because most of the tuneups that I do the MAF meter (w/ paper filter installed) is a lot nastier than the iridium and platinum plugs that I pull out with over 100k miles on them.

[anonymous user]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

I'm not hating K&N, just saying that MAFs get dirty enough to need cleaning, even when someone isn't using oiled elements, so going oiled just increases the risk. And I know because most of the tuneups that I do the MAF meter (w/ paper filter installed) is a lot nastier than the iridium and platinum plugs that I pull out with over 100k miles on them.

I wasn't singling you out specifically, but i agree with your points.
I've never had a problem with the maf getting clogged up with oil, but have had carbon buildup problems with the IAT sensor on my wrx, and also water coming in the fenderwell clogging my filter after like 90 straight days of rediculous rainstorms.