Volvo K&N Filter Tests

Andrew Buc (abuc@ibm.net)
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:31:59 PST

Addressed to: Chris Youngson <cyoungso@direct.ca>
Peugeot List <peugeot@padui.org>

** Reply to note from Chris Youngson <cyoungso@direct.ca> Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:16:59 -0700
>
> There was a comment a while ago about Volvo having
> tested K&N filters and found they were poor.
> Can anyone shed any more light on this.

I won't have as many specifics as you'd probably like, but I seem to recall
hearing negative things about them, either on the Audi listserver or on the
CompuServe cars forum.

> I think that a K&N cone filter with a little
> stock piping is the way to go for me. But, turbo
> diesels suck a lot of air and I don't want mine
> to suck a lot of dirt too!

IOW, you don't want a filter that sucks!