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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
More important to me, is how much dirt and crap is passed through the filter into the engine. Ait flow alone is just not as important as engine life from filters stopping the crud we see on an old filter.
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Bingo! What is dust? Small rocks. How many small rocks do you want your engine to ingest? Max flow is great for racing where winning is more important than engine life...
For a street engine you hope will survive 100,000 miles or more, perhaps you'd like it to eat less dust?
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