OK. I've had debates before with other ROUSH owners as to what type of filter the ROUSH one actually is. Most say K&N. Roush says it is similar to the K&N, but works just as well or better, it does not need to be oiled, and a K&N "could" be used to replace it, but may not work as well. It is a white gauze vs. K&N's red. Most use the full K&N maintenance kit on them, including oiling it, as have I up until this past time due to --> it [the white media and what ROUSH said] made me think of it as something like an aFe Dry Flow filter. Now, looking at the description on the ROUSH site since I'm looking at possibly getting a new element, it says the filter uses "synthetic nano-fiber material that traps the smallest dirt particles that ordinary cotton-gauze "performance" filters can’t capture." I read: "K&N," out of the "performance" part, yes? The nano-fiber part caught my eye, having been on BITOG since my last thread about it on the ROUSH forum. I thought the whole nano-fiber thing was Donaldson media? Perhaps someone here has a bit more insight into this?
Here is what the product page reads. The other information was obtained from e-mailing ROUSH themselves.
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This ROUSH® air filter works with the 2001-2004 Mustang ROUSH Cold Air Intake Kit (part #SM01-8K100-A). The ROUSH air filter media is a synthetic nano-fiber material that traps the smallest dirt particles that ordinary cotton-gauze "performance" filters can’t capture. Based on SAE standards, ROUSH air filters capture almost twice the percentage of 2 micron particulates, and more than six times the amount of 0.5 micron particulates than our competitors’ filters. Furthermore, ROUSH air filters are constructed using the finest materials available today, featuring a hand-poured urethane body that won’t crack, curl or shrink like other rubber or plastisol units used by our competitors. ROUSH air filtration performance is second to none. This ROUSH air filter is 100% washable, reusable and features a lifetime warranty.
http://store.roushperformance.com/detail.aspx?ID=641
Here is what the product page reads. The other information was obtained from e-mailing ROUSH themselves.
Quote:
This ROUSH® air filter works with the 2001-2004 Mustang ROUSH Cold Air Intake Kit (part #SM01-8K100-A). The ROUSH air filter media is a synthetic nano-fiber material that traps the smallest dirt particles that ordinary cotton-gauze "performance" filters can’t capture. Based on SAE standards, ROUSH air filters capture almost twice the percentage of 2 micron particulates, and more than six times the amount of 0.5 micron particulates than our competitors’ filters. Furthermore, ROUSH air filters are constructed using the finest materials available today, featuring a hand-poured urethane body that won’t crack, curl or shrink like other rubber or plastisol units used by our competitors. ROUSH air filtration performance is second to none. This ROUSH air filter is 100% washable, reusable and features a lifetime warranty.
http://store.roushperformance.com/detail.aspx?ID=641