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After market paper element air filter?
Any suggestions on an aftermarket paper element airfilter for my 2011 RTL?
Eckhard
Spyder RT Ltd, 2011
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Originally Posted by Eckhard
Any suggestions on an aftermarket paper element airfilter for my 2011 RTL?
IMHO K&N makes an excellent product ..... It will save you money in the long run ..... and can increase performance , BUT only if you have your ECU re-programed....otherwise the BRP computer will cancel the free flow advantage. .... this is how all computer controlled engines work today ..... Mike
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http://www.bigbikeparts.com/template...2&GroupGuid=16
I don't care for K&N type filters. Oiled cotton does not stop enough dirt, and every one of them has sheds oil into the intake over time. There is a trade off for free flow and more air, and that is less filtering ability. You think you are getting more oomph because you have more noise, and it just isn't so. The paper filter will flow more than enough air than can be sucked in by the engine.
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Also, the oil dries out over time and needs to be serviced every six months or so, sometime less, regardless of mileage.
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Ran a K&N in my Spyder for 35K over 4 years. Never needed service and no dirt on the wrong side. No oil dispersion or contaminated MAF sensor. The only time I've encountered oil dispersion is when someone gets overly energetic when servicing the filter. More oil is not better. I've never had the oil 'Dry Out'.
Ran a K&N in my Can-Am dirt bike (and Husqvarna, Honda, etc.) in the desert. I did clean those regularly because of the environment we ran in. Extremely dusty (very fine dust). No dirt on the wrong side, no piston scoring from dirt.
All my dirt bike buddies ran similar air filters as well. No problems.
I hear all the bad information about oil suspension air filters. And I'm not speaking for anyone else. But my experience has been stellar over many years and numerous vehicles. I'm using one right now in my 2015 VW TDi Sportwagen.
To each his own...
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Not to speak of the truck usage lost while all of this is going on.
Eckhard
Spyder RT Ltd, 2011
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K&N flows better because it filters less. It has been proven over and over. The stock air filters flow plenty of air for normal usage and don't have to be cleaned.
Eckhard
Spyder RT Ltd, 2011
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So back to the OP's original question, is there a good aftermarket paper air filter?
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Originally Posted by pegasus1300
So back to the OP's original question, is there a good aftermarket paper air filter?
From post 3:
http://www.bigbikeparts.com/template...2&GroupGuid=16
I have two (one engine, one CVT) in stock in my garage for my Ryker, along with two BRP oil filters, etc.
See also post 3 of this thread, re air filters (Ryker common to Spyder):
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...prices-sources
OEM Aprilia / Moto Guzzi part no. AP8104329
Available from AF1racing.com (good source for Moto Guzzi parts) for $15.20
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I've got a K&N tthat I used briefly in my old Ford Ranger that anyone can have if you want to chip in a few bucks for shipping! Its clean and I believe it will fit nearly all Rangers from 2000 on.
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