Triumphrat

pineygroveshop · 05-25-2006, 05:22 PM

I ordered the K&N air filter today and expect the dealer to have it tomorrow afternoon. I removed the old filter when I got home and guess what? I found a K&N filter already installed.
How do I clean it, treat it?
Time is of the essence here as I can probably get the $50 dollars back if I can salvage the one I have.

TorqueyT · 05-25-2006, 07:03 PM

Back in my YZ125 days we used to clean the airfilters out in a bucket of diesel then soak it in engine oil.... Something tells me I'm going to get shot down in flames for even mentioning that.... :razz:

stanegoli · 05-25-2006, 07:52 PM

THe K & N air filter in my car is cleaned as follows:

1. Wash with mild detergent soap.
2. Air dry thoroughly.
3. Spray on K&N oil.

KuzzinKenny · 05-25-2006, 07:58 PM

the K&N filter is cloth and not foam TT so no diesel and engine oil. the last time i cleaned one i used liquid washing soap stuff that goes in the washing machine thingy :???: i let it soak for a while and just run water through it till the bubbles stopped and it looked clean. dont blast it with a power washer or it will rip. let it drip dry, once its completely dry, re treat it with K&N oil.

simple EH !! :???:

KK

pineygroveshop · 05-28-2006, 06:23 PM

Update:
Capital Triumph of Raleigh charged me a $10 restocking fee for the filter I didn't need.
I soaked and agitated the filter in a tupperware container with hot water and dishwashing liquid.
The filter and I then soaked in the bathtub for an hour while I read RIDER magazine and had a mason jar of cheap red.
The filter then spent the next day on top of the air conditioner vent.
Advance auto sold me a "Recharging Kit" for $10, the cleaner and oil included.
I carefully sprayed the filter and reassembled the Tiger (new plugs too).
Runs great.
I now only have to re-dissasemble and put in the four air filter screws that were left over - OOPS.

madmic · 06-30-2006, 12:11 PM

Personally I would use the K & N cleaner/ reoiler kit, its only 10 bucks and it does all ya need to do to get it back to par. -Mike

blacktiger · 07-01-2006, 07:37 AM

I not yet had to clean the one in my Tiger, but the one in my old BMW I used to clean in petrol. Let it dry thoroughly and then re oil with pukka K&N stuff. Filter the petrol and stick it in the tank. No waste. :wink: Mind you..I wouldn't try that last bit with fuel injection. Those old Bing carbs would burn anything. :razz:

tyrebyter · 07-05-2006, 08:58 AM

Ten bones to restock a filter they should stock anyway? Time for a new dealer. As to the best way to rejuvinate a K&N: throw it away and install a proper paper filter. Well, that should start some trouble. Before you tell me about the performance gains with K&N over stock, you'd better have been to the track with both and compared times. I have.

TiggerTwo · 07-05-2006, 11:41 AM

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On 2006-07-05 06:58, tyrebyter wrote:
Ten bones to restock a filter they should stock anyway? Time for a new dealer. As to the best way to rejuvinate a K&N: throw it away and install a proper paper filter. Well, that should start some trouble. Before you tell me about the performance gains with K&N over stock, you'd better have been to the track with both and compared times. I have.

I thought, by increasing the air and fuel volume, going to the K&N and remap, that one would gain HP.

I could see that there would be a, physical, limit but I don't understand.

Please enlighten me.

Walt

tyrebyter · 07-06-2006, 08:51 AM

Sounds good. I just can't quantify it. My experience is shared by an associate who drag races Mustangs in sub-10 second brackets. He says it makes no difference if he uses an AC paper filter, a K&N or no filter at all. Same times. I'll take the superior filtering of paper over the K&N any day.