Does anyone make a high-flow drop-in panel air filter for the stock V8 air box that does NOT have to be oiled?

 

I have but do not use a K&N drop in other than factory, because I now have a K&N CAI currious why no oil ?

 

Yes. Motorcraft and Fram.

 

You may also want to consider Amsoil as well..

 

Amsoil does not have a listing for their Ea series filters. Motorcraft and Fram are oiled filters.

 

Humn, and here I thought the Fram airhog, was a dry filter..

 

Fram and Motorcraft paper panel filters do not require oiling.

 

From the Fram Airhog website:

C. Oiling -
When oiling use only FRAM® AirHog™ Air Filter Oil. NEVER use filter without oil. The oil is needed to remove contaminants. Do NOT over oil filter. Failure to follow these safeguards may result in damage to the vehicle.

 

Fram and Motorcraft paper panel filters do not require oiling.

 

What is it that ppl don't like about the K&N drop-in air filter?

Thought it was a good bet...

 

K&N is very long on marketing and very short on substance. I'm not saying they make a bad product, but they make a product that is overkill for the vast majority of car owners. Unless you're running a heavily modified engine, you don't need and can't take advantage of the extra flow capacity provided by the K&N filter. I have been told this by numerous engine builders, engine tuners, etc.

A quality high-flow paper filter (I finally found one made by AEM) will flow more air than the engine has ability to draw in. And it has the benefit of not having to be oiled. It can be simply blown out with compressed air or vacuumed out. Why go through the 2-day hassle of cleaning and oiling a wet filter when it's of no tangible benefit on an unmodified car? Plus, with a wet filter, if you oil it too much, you run the risk of fouling your MAF. If you don't oil it enough, you lose some filtration ability. K&N filters are approximately 93% effective (according to their own data), whereas a quality paper filter is typically 98% effective.

To me, it's not worth the lower filtering ability and hassle of an oiled filter. To each his own, but I don't want to go there.