I use a wix car filter and royal purple motor oil. I dont use the max cycle, I just get the regular royal purple. I think the wix filter is probably better than the kawie one anyway.

 

I buy the Kawachem oil from the stealer, and the filter. I buy enough to do a couple changes. I change the oil myself, it is easy, and I am sure that it is done right. It is hard to find people to do things the proper way these days, even the dealer

 

I change my own, i just cant give the dealer 12 bucks for a filter when I can get one at napa for 5.

 

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V2 is right about the Amsoil being as good as you can get. I don't suggest using a K&N air filter, as he does, however. At this time, probably a two stage foam from Amsoil or Uni would be better (and be sure to oil both inner and outer foams with sticky air cleaner oil--which Amsoil and others sell). When it's available, the best air filter will be a nanofiber filter which will be extremely efficient and need no oil added. I use one now on my F-350 diesel.

As to oil filters--the upcoming best filter made now is made with nanofibers which are closer together than regular filter strands and filter more fine particles. At this time, only Amsoil sells those, but some day everyone will. That's what I use on my ATV's and trucks and cars.

GJRonK

 

I am not against K&N's at all. If you clean them on a regular basis they are pretty nice. They will outlast the machine too.

 

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KFX,

If I recall some K&N advertising, they state themselves that their filters are actually MORE efficient when slightly dirty. Now, the only two reasons I can imagine a filter being "more efficient" meaning "traps more dirt" is that some of the holes are plugged up and are smaller, or the dirt particles have developed some type of electromagnetic ability. In either case, it means that until the holes are plugged up, then they are not so efficient--yes?

No thanks. I'd rather have a filter that is efficient from the getgo, not after it has allowed some amount of dirt to pass first!

TRUTH IN PRINT HERE: I do have two autos that still have K&N filters on them, but will change them out as soon as the nanofiber filters are available for them.

GJRonK

 

Thats cool, everybody gets an opinion and I respect that. If K&N's are that bad though, why are they so common and used so often. If you oil them no dirt gets through, I have never had any gunk of any type in my KFX carbs or had a problem on my Dodge Ram.

 

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In a word: ADVERTISING

I always suspect the efficiency of a filter when they (and many users) suggest putting "skins" over them to screen out the dirt before it gets to the filter. The main benefit for K&N is the lack of small particle filtering which enables much more air flow. Most ATV's and bikes don't really need the extra air flow, however, so one ends up trading volume for efficiency of filtration. In most cases, a fairly clean stock paper filter is more efficient than a K&N.

I admit that I fell for the advertising, too. It's just that since I have further researched, I realize there is better. My ATV is in even more dust (on club trips) than my Jeep ever was, so I need better.

GJRonK

 

Thats good info, if you are happy with what you use thats all that matters.