Stock Air Filter Replacement
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Stock Air Filter Replacement
My stock air filter was almost black after about 5600 miles on my 2014 FLHX. Is this typical of Harley air filters? I purchased a new one and replaced it, but this seems to me to be a fairly short life cycle. Maybe the insane amount of pollen in the air during this weird winter in Florida?
On my last bike, a 2011 Street Bob, I replaced the filter with a K&N filter and I would just wash and re-oil it with every oil change\service so I am not sure if this would be normal.
On my last bike, a 2011 Street Bob, I replaced the filter with a K&N filter and I would just wash and re-oil it with every oil change\service so I am not sure if this would be normal.
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My stock air filter was almost black after about 5600 miles on my 2014 FLHX. Is this typical of Harley air filters? I purchased a new one and replaced it, but this seems to me to be a fairly short life cycle. Maybe the insane amount of pollen in the air during this weird winter in Florida?
On my last bike, a 2011 Street Bob, I replaced the filter with a K&N filter and I would just wash and re-oil it with every oil change\service so I am not sure if this would be normal.
On my last bike, a 2011 Street Bob, I replaced the filter with a K&N filter and I would just wash and re-oil it with every oil change\service so I am not sure if this would be normal.
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Let it air dry.
I talked to a K&N rep on the phone a few weeks ago, and they said they will have a stock
replacement filter some time late Spring or Summer. They are working on one that will fit
in the stock Rushmore air cleaner housing. I was told you only need to clean there air cleaners
once a year, and that the dirtier they look the better they filter the air.
replacement filter some time late Spring or Summer. They are working on one that will fit
in the stock Rushmore air cleaner housing. I was told you only need to clean there air cleaners
once a year, and that the dirtier they look the better they filter the air.
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I talked to a K&N rep on the phone a few weeks ago, and they said they will have a stock
replacement filter some time late Spring or Summer. They are working on one that will fit
in the stock Rushmore air cleaner housing. I was told you only need to clean there air cleaners
once a year, and that the dirtier they look the better they filter the air.
replacement filter some time late Spring or Summer. They are working on one that will fit
in the stock Rushmore air cleaner housing. I was told you only need to clean there air cleaners
once a year, and that the dirtier they look the better they filter the air.
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K&N flows more air and more dirt. A K&N air filter is worth 2 to 4 hp. Is 2 to 4 hp worth letting more dirt into your engine?
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Exactly ! And thank you for being the first to say it. I will now add fuel to the fire. If one takes the time to look at the dyno run graphs shown on a number of aftermarket web sites promoting high flow kits, the power gains come on above the rpm point that we ride at. Unless one rides at WOT constantly, all one gets is sop feel good noise from the air intake. 
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Yep, because they don't filter as well when they are clean. The more air a filter flows, the less it filters.