No James, thats just natures way of telling you that you have too much
torque.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; "Donald R McKenna"
<donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: unnatural acts
> you guys can tell the performance effect of an air filter?
>
> when i finally opened up my rx7 filter box, there was a sheet of plastic
> covering almost the whole element. i took it out and it didnt seem to
make
> a difference. maybe it was because it was a 10 year old paper element.
> also, having no filter on my probe for a short while (fell off)... didnt
> notice that either.
>
> when my cobra was running on 7 due to a toasted wire (damn equal length
> headers) i couldnt even tell.
>
> is my butt-dyno really out of wack???
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anthony Tabacco <atabacco@california.com>
> To: Donald R McKenna <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: unnatural acts
>
>
> > Donald, Thank you so much for the very complete answer. I will get on it
> > immediately (as soon as my wife says I'm done replacing the kitchen
> floor).
> > I have noticed some fall off of performance which I have dismissed as
> > familiarity.
> > Tony
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donald R McKenna" <donbarbmckenna@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>;
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 9:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: unnatural acts
> >
> >
> > > Tony,
> > >
> > > You wrote:
> > >
> > > >Among human practices, one that makes me uncomfortable, is the
practice
> > of
> > > >installing K&N air filters, and leaving them un-maintained. I have
> almost
> > > >twenty K on mine and was wondering if it is good practice to at least
> > knock
> > > >the dust of it. They advertise no maintenance except re-oiling at
long
> > > >intervals, and in fact state that it will get better with age and the
> > > >accumulation of junk. You can see why this seems unnatural. Any
advice?
> > > >Tony
> > > >
> > >
> > > If it "works" forever, it will be because you regularly CLEAN and
re-oil
> > it.
> > > Get some "K&N" brand cleaner, pull your element and follow the
cleaning
> > > instructions.
> > >
> > > I've cleaned my several K&N elements more frequently than 20K miles
over
> > the
> > > years,
> > >
> > > A few pointers:
> > >
> > > 1. Only plan on cleaning the element at a time when you can let it get
> > > completely dry before re-oiling.
> > >
> > > 2. Completely saturate the element, on both sides, with cleaning
> solution
> > > and let is soak-in and loosen the crud for 20-30 minutes.
> > >
> > > 3. Rinse the solution (and crud) out of the element with water. Pay
> > > attention to the cleaning instructions and don't "blast" the element
> with
> > a
> > > high-powered spray. I take a bit of time, with a fine low pressure
> spray,
> > to
> > > rince all the solution and crud off. WARNING: always, initially, spray
> > > rinsing water from the back side of the element so you don't "drive"
the
> > > crud into the element.
> > >
> > > 4. If the element is still dis-colored after the first cleaning (by
> > > dis-colored, I mean some soiled areas still showing, not the pink
tinge
> > > (from the dye in the oil) that will allways remain to some extent),
> repeat
> > > the cleaning process.
> > >
> > > 5. Allow the element to COMPLETELY dry, in ambient air, before
> re-oiling.
> > > I'm very cautious and do not attempt to accelerate the drying by using
> an
> > > oven or hair dryer, for fear of damaging the element. Now, its
obvious,
> > that
> > > a nice warm, sunny and lightly breezy summer day is the optimum time
to
> > get
> > > the element dry quickly. However, if you take the time it will dry in
> any
> > > weather, at this time of year it may dry quicker, in the absence of
sun,
> > > inside the house.
> > >
> > > 6. After the element is dry, lightly, and I really mean LIGHTLY,
re-oil
> > the
> > > element according to the spraying pattern instructions (on the
cleaning
> > > solution bottle). I only lightly apply oil to the front side when
> > re-oiling
> > > but then, I clean my non-street driven element at intervals much more
> > often
> > > than 20K miles.
> > >
> > > An additional point: Many folks actually feel that a new element, just
> out
> > > of the box, has too much oil on it, and they CLEAN and lightly re-oil
> the
> > > new element before initially installing it.
> > >
> > > Good luck, Don
> > >
> > > PS, Wouldn't it be easier to just put in a new paper element? Just
> > kidding.
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