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RE: K&N filters - For stock canisters

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Subject: RE: K&N filters - For stock canisters
From: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:13:55 -0600
> From: Walter Fogle [mailto:lbc4me@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 8:22 AM
> 
> Has anyone used K & N filter elements in their
> stock TR250/6 air filter canister?

I found that if you go to a K & N dealer and look up the part number for a
TR6, you will find the number Cris Hemingway posted in an earlier note. That
part number is E-2540. Although close in size to the Fram filter which
properly fits the TR6 canister, the E-2540 is 2-3/16 inches high. The Fram
for a TR6 canister, part number CA656 is 2 inches high. The E-2540 is just
too high and will be compressed when fitted into a TR6 canister. If you have
access to the full K & N catalog, there is a section which lists the filters
by dimension. In that section I found that the closest element to the stock
filter size (based on the Fram filters which seem to fit real well) is the
E-3360. That one is 2 inches high and fits without compressing into the
canister. I wrote TRF about this about 4 years ago. I'm not sure they have
done anything about it (or K& N for that matter, I would have thought if TRF
agreed with me they would have contacted K & N). Anyway, if you get the
E-2540, make sure the elements are not getting too compressed in the housing
as that might affect the air flow the K & N filters are famous/infamous for.

Well at least that's what I've found regarding K & N filters in the stock
canister.

Peter Zaborski -- CF58310 UO

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