RE: K&N Air Filter

["Squier, Craig" <craig_squier@arvin.com>]

Simple,
Since your motor makes more power, you need less throttle to achieve the
same horsepower.

If you take a K&N car and a stock filter car, run them at 55mph on the
highway, you will see the K&N car have better mileage. He will need just s
midge less thottle to maintain the HP required to do 55mph.

HtH
-Cab

> ----------
> From: 	Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial
> Finance)[SMTP:kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com]
> Reply To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Sent: 	Tuesday, November 09, 1999 9:45 AM
> To: 	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> Subject: 	RE: K&N Air Filter
> 
> If this is the case, then how can K&N claim that you get better fuel
> mileage
> with their filters? Are they making this claim only for engines without
> EFI?
> 
> 
> BTW, Bill, I plan on re-jetting my bike next spring. Is this something
> that
> can be done by the average DIY'er? The dealer quoted me $290 for labor.
> 
> Kevin Ng
> 97 GLX Windsor Blue
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Bill Hussey [SMTP:vfrboy@home.net]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, November 09, 1999 7:44 AM
> > To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Subject:	Re: K&N Air Filter
> > 
> > Da Doctah wrote:
> > 
> > > I was just reading knfilters.com about their drop in air filters. They
> > say
> > > an electornically controlled engine will increase the fuel when it
> > detects a
> > > greater flow of oxygen. I would think the opposite would be true.
> > >
> > > Is this, in fact, the way the VR6 works?
> > >
> > > Anyone with a 99.5 or 2000 VR6 put one of these in? How is it?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > 
> > Your engine must keep a proper fuel / air ratio ... if you stick a
> higher
> > flow
> > filter in, you'll be increasing the volume of air that gets sucked into
> > your
> > engine.  To keep the ratio the same, the FI WILL compensate by throwing
> in
> > more
> > fuel.  Same thing holds true for an exhaust.   This has nothing to do
> with
> > VW's, or Honda's, or Hummers for that matter, its just Running Engine
> 101.
> > 
> > Bill
> > '98 GLX
> > 
> > P.S.  Wanna try something REAL interesting ... try rejetting a
> carbeurated
> > engine some time.  I have to do my carbs twice a year, not counting
> times
> > when
> > I modify the air track .... oh what fun!
>