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Cyber370 · 03-04-2017, 04:01 PM

Interesting results. I just have a few questions.
Do all foreign contaminants make it into the Oil?
Is silicon the only foreign contaminant that can cause damage?
Low amounts of iron and lead just indicate no premature engine wear. But does this necessarily mean that the air is as clean as with a paper filter?

I apologize if I'm missing something but for every positive K&N result I see on the web, there are 10 negative ones. I'm just saying.

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Cyber370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 679 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 19372	Interesting results. I just have a few questions. Do all foreign contaminants make it into the Oil? Is silicon the only foreign contaminant that can cause damage? Low amounts of iron and lead just indicate no premature engine wear. But does this necessarily mean that the air is as clean as with a paper filter? I apologize if I'm missing something but for every positive K&N result I see on the web, there are 10 negative ones. I'm just saying. __________________ "That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the fck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.”-Mia (Pulp Fiction)* Last edited by Cyber370; 03-04-2017 at 04:16 PM.