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az'03Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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I just bought a new Fram Air Hog. Looks like an orange K&N. I've always used Fram products so I was kind of excited to try this out. I'll post again sometime to let everyone know if it's any better than the paper filter. They also have cone filters for those running aftermarket intakes. :lol:

az'03Silverado Senior Enthusiast

az'03Silverado

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Yep, it's a cotton gause type and oiled just like a K&N. They come in most popular sizes so I'm sure the 4.3L will be avail. They say it's good for 250,000 miles. Just wash it and oil it every so often. I took it out on the freeway this afternoon. The truck has a little more pick-up but it was real hot and humid today in AZ so acceleration is a slower than on a cool dry day.

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az'03Silverado

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About the same as K&N's price. Mine was $45.00. Compared to the paper filters @ about $20.00. I guess after a washing or two it's even. I'm not sure what the cleaning/oiling kit costs, though. The box says it's good for 250,000 miles. Not close to the 1,000,000 mile claim from K&N, but who drives 1,000,000 miles with the same vehicle anyway? :lol:

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Just a sales catch.

 

the oiling and cleaning's easy, hell you don't even have to buy the kit. For the ones in the trucks and the ones we run on the race cars, we drench them in Super Clean and clean them as good as possible. The oil's not very expensive, can't remember how much since we buy like 5 at a time, so we don't buy it very often, lol.

I usually do the trucks every 15-20k, just because I usually get bored or it looks dirty anyways.

 

And a couple tips for reoiling: Hold the can as far away as possible, just spraying an even coat, then pat the hell out of it w/ a paper towel, then let it sit overnight or for an hour or w/e, let the excess oil run down, then pat it again. People say they get their filters clogged w/ oil, but if you do this, you'll be fine :lol:

tmf6902 Senior Enthusiast

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what's Super Clean? And where can you get it? You use that instead of the K&N cleaning stuff? I always run out of cleaning stuff before I run out of oil...guess I use to much.

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Castrol Super Clean. You can get it Wally World. It comes in a purple spray bottle or by the gallon. I buy it by the gallon, because I use it everywhere. Not diluted, I spray on my tires and let it sit for a few minutes and them pressure wash it off and it makes my tires look brand new without the hassle of tire shine products and it doesn't collect the dust and road grime nearly as bad :bs: I also use it on my K&N. I think it even does a little better job of cleaning as well. :lol:

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