I don't believe this. Toyota uses K&N air filters for their "TRD" line. Some of their TRD off road trucks come with TRD intakes from the factory, which include K&N air filters.
Manufacturers use paper air filters for cost savings and profits during service.
I saw your post about the AEM Dryflow letting in more dust than the K&Ns in your experience. It's funny, I noticed the same thing when using the AEM on my intake. I have a green filter now and the intake stays a lot cleaner!
I think an AEM dryflow or AFE pro dry s will be sufficient. I know some OEMs use AEM dryflows for factory performance parts. Mazdaspeed, nismo, and I think Mopar use AEM dryflows for their factory performance parts.
That's a good looking setup! Have you looked in your intake tube to see if there is any dust buildup? I'm most likely going with an AFE pro dry s. The media looks a lot more sense than an AEM dryflow
Thank you very much for sharing this! Looks like the new red media doesn't perform as well as the old grey media that was used in the SWRI test.
I kinda figured the new dryflows don't filter very well as when I've held one up to the light in the past you can see tiny pinholes in the media. I...
Hey everyone,
I recently bought an aftermarket intake for my Civic Type R for those sweet turbo noises. The intake I bought comes with a privately labeled green filter which is an oiled cotton gauze media. Because of this, I'm looking to replace it with either an AEM Dryflow or an AFE Pro Dry S...