Well, of course since FRAM has had a reputation for oil filter problems in the past, their air filters must obviously be a complete joke as well, right? How could anything made by FRAM ever be better than anything else?
BTW, those comments are directed towards one, and only one, person.
Anyway, I did purchase one for my wife's Grand Am. Both the K&N and FRAM Air Hog are available at my local Pep Boys. When I compared the two, the FRAM seemed to be a much stronger, better built design. The one thing I like the most about it was that the pleats ran vertical (more, shorter) instead of horizontal (fewer, longer) as on the K&N design. This just seems to be a much sturdier design to me. Does this have an effect on air flow or filtering? I have no idea, but it was something I took into account. Maybe the sturdier design would allow the filter to hold up better over time, resulting in better filtering ability? Price for each was comparable.
I just installed an Accel Kool Blue filter in my Focus. There is no Air Hog for my application, and because I've used K&N in the past, I wanted to try something different. The literature that comes with the Kool Blue filter states that it outflows all other cotton gauze or foam filters. Who knows. It would seem to me that all the cotton gauze filters (K&N, FRAM Air Hog, Accel Kool Blue, Holley PowerShot, and AFE) are probably pretty much the same, except for the color they are, which is dependant upon the oil. Each one also probably claims they outflow the competition. If there is any independent lab testing done, I haven't heard of it. I do know the AFE has some of the deepest pleats of all, but I've also heard bad things about their filters.
I know this doesn't really answer the original question, but hopefully it gives you something else to think about.
ZiTS
[ June 26, 2004, 12:06 AM: Message edited by: ZiTS ]
