Who's running the FRAM AIRHOG?

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I've had one in the car for over two years now and the thing still looks like new. I take it out once in awhile to check it and vacuum it with the brush attachment; the dirt just falls right off of it and gets sucked up by the vacuum cleaner. It's supposed to be washable, but it's in such great shape, I don't think I'll ever attempt to wash it; I'll just replace it some day.

There's something about the way these filters are made that remind me of a Teflon coated frying pan.
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I have one in my 07 Mustang GT. I believe the instructions say to service and re-oil once a year. I recently took mine out and serviced it after a year. The inside of the air box looked very clean.
 
Yeah I'm thoroughly impressed with mine. It also has that silicone frame seal that fits the airbox perfectly. I try my best not to fall in love with auto parts, but this thing is sweet.
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Put one in the 300 back in January. Because of the $20 rebate the filter came out to ~ $6 apiece. I bought two; one of 'em is still unopened.

The gasket of the airhog fit the airbox really well. It was thick, pliable, and deep. I would say there's no chance of unfiltered air working its way around the gasket into the engine. On the downside, Fram doesn't come with a million mile warranty like K&N. They say it's only good for something like 250K miles if I remember correctly.

Overall, I am pleased with the product and got a good price. But I can't point to any objective information to say whether its demonstrably better or worse than other filters except for my observations about the gasket.
 
Okay so here's the one year 32K mile update on the Airhog. I put the filter in last January. I opened the airbox to replace the filter & the side facing the intake looked clean as a whistle. The gasket fits better than any other filter I've yet seen and there were no holes or visible light that I could see when holding the filter up to the light. I'd have to conclude that this appears to be at least as well made as a K&N. No problems with oil coating the intake tract either.

Anyway, I would strongly recommend this product. I have never cleaned and reoiled the filter yet as it is so inexpensive that I just keep replacing it.
 
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Originally Posted By: Throckmorton
I opened the airbox to replace the filter & the side facing the intake looked clean as a whistle.

No problems with oil coating the intake tract either.


Do you mean into the engine side or in from outside the engine bay side was clean?

And you know that because you removed the intake piping and swabbed it?
 
Originally Posted By: Dyoel182


Do you mean into the engine side or in from outside the engine bay side was clean?
I mean the side facing the throttle body.
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And you know that because you removed the intake piping and swabbed it?
It looked clean and felt clean when I ran my fingertips along it. I'm satisfied that it's clean.

I know that a lot of people have reported such problems with the K&N but it just may be that the Fram AirHog is a better product with more consistent quality control. In any event, my experience demonstrates that these problems were not observed. One thing is for sure, the seal around the gasket on the AirHog is the best on any airfilter I've ever seen. Maybe the reason for 250,000 mile warranty (vs 1,000,000 for the K&N) is just that Fram is playing it safe. Other that that it looks to be a quality product.
 
The problem with these wetted gauze air filters is that they let too much dirt past them into the engine. Which makes your oil have a high silicone reading on a UOA. You are getting performance and the expense of your engine. That is why it never get very dirty cause the dirt is all in your oil.
 
Originally Posted By: Throckmorton
Originally Posted By: Dyoel182


Do you mean into the engine side or in from outside the engine bay side was clean?
I mean the side facing the throttle body.
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And you know that because you removed the intake piping and swabbed it?
It looked clean and felt clean when I ran my fingertips along it. I'm satisfied that it's clean.

I know that a lot of people have reported such problems with the K&N but it just may be that the Fram AirHog is a better product with more consistent quality control. In any event, my experience demonstrates that these problems were not observed. One thing is for sure, the seal around the gasket on the AirHog is the best on any airfilter I've ever seen. Maybe the reason for 250,000 mile warranty (vs 1,000,000 for the K&N) is just that Fram is playing it safe. Other that that it looks to be a quality product.


Wish I would have seen that before I purchsed my K&N.
 
Originally Posted By: mpgcaps20
The problem with these wetted gauze air filters is that they let too much dirt past them into the engine. Which makes your oil have a high silicone reading on a UOA.


Do you have any proof of this?

Do you have links to UOAs, which conclusively prove there was excess silicone, caused by running a K&N filter?
 
I never doubted that they work well.

Really I wish someone made a dry flow filter to fit my K&N Apollo CIS. I need that system with my setup, and so I am stuck with gauze. I don't think K&Ns are as bad as people say though. I know they are not the best by a long shot however.
 
I have 17k on my AirHog now.

Should I clean it or just toss it for a new paper filter? The AirHog was free.
 
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