Air Filter Upgrade

[Anybodyhome]

Anyone have any recommendations for, or experience with, air filter upgrades?
What's the major difference between the less expensive Red Rock or Rough Country ($150-175) versus the K&N or Flowmaster at $325?

 

[BLACKJKU]

Most of the major companies will give the flow rating on them, that's about the most important.

 

[JKTim]

I would rather spend that money on fuel. The performance gain is not noticeable with today’s systems.

 

[mrjp]

The stock filter will give your engine better protection from dirt. Those filters are a waste of money.

 

[MacGuyver]

Project farm did some tests on air filters.

Bottom line, stay very far away from K&N or any of that sort. More airflow = more crap in the engine.

 

[Largehit71]

Project farm did some tests on air filters.

Bottom line, stay very far away from K&N or any of that sort. More airflow = more crap in the engine.

The only thing those filters will catch is a duck.

 

[MacGuyver]

The only thing those filters will catch is a duck.

Lol. duck.

Yep, after I watched this I decided to stick with stock. I can spend my jeep money on other jeep things.

 

[Chris]

I would rather spend that money on fuel. The performance gain is not noticeable with today’s systems.

Absolutely

You stand to gain nothing whatsoever from an air intake like this. That's not an opinion either, it's a fact.

The factory airbox is not a weak point in the design of the 3.6 Pentastar as it is with some engines. The only way for this to be effective would be to port your intake manifold, port your head, add bigger values, and open the entire path for more airflow.

It's a common misconception that you will gain power with one of these on a Jeep, but I promise you, you won't.

I'd also add that if you wheel, these air filters do more harm for your engine than good. The amount of dust and dirt you kick up off-road gets sucked in through these things much easier than with a factory airbox and filter.