Originally Posted By: 901Memphis
Originally Posted By: Hootbro
That is a Mexican made K&N but I do not know what manufacturer is making it for them down there?
It's made by K&N, they built a plant in Mexico.
They used to be built by champion labs but it's been at least a few years since then. They are still similar to the champion labs design but the media is cheapen now.
Unfortunately, that is not accurate.
K&N purchases from a stateside source who gets the product via a Mexican manufacturer. However...not all the K&N product comes from there. K&N is triple sourced at the moment on the HP line. Champ still produces about 1/3 to 1/2 of the skus and the rest are from Korea and Mexico. The PS line comes from the Korean source as well...this includes all the cartridges.
The quality/efficiency claim that got started here a few years back is very trumped up. The efficiency ratings of the K&N had some hiccups in the beginning, but were addressed and now would be more in line with what the general consumer expects. I'm not saying they're uber filters, but they're not what people keep droning on about here the last few years.
Are they overpriced? That's the consumers call...but are they still this 80% efficiency rating that everyone quotes as gospel...no they are not...
