Hellacious Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm currently running K&N pods. A buddy of mine, which is a very knowledgeable motorcycle mechanic told me to ditch the K&Ns and get some foam pods. He says K&N are nore of a street filter and stop up extremely quick in a dirty environment. He says he's seen cases where K&Ns actually were letting dirt & dust through...What do you guys think? K&N or UNI foam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootracing Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) K&N's all the way with outter wear covers Edited February 24, 2012 by Rootracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNTBANSHEE Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 X2 K&N and keep them clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayAiken Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 x3 K&N With OuterWears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ill be odd man and say uni pods. I like to filter the air. Not just screen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellacious Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I think I might me joining you man. I read some things on other forums too...Lots of people seem to have had issues with K&Ns letting dirt + debri in. Although I've alwyas ran K&Ns and personally have never had any issues, I think I'm going to be on the safe side and get some good quality foam filters. I wonder if foam filters can compete with the airflow of a K&N though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtDiggler69 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 UNI 100% all the way . The dual layer pod filter with a outerwears is the only choice . The UNI uses multi directional foam that traps dirt better , far better . K&N is a good on road racing filter , but for harsh off road racing/riding , UNI is really the choice . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amstall Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^NOT TRUE^^^^^^^^^Bought a UNI at the dunes once. Ran it for 1 day and it was so clogged with shit my YFZ wouldn't hardly stay running. The foam is a big problem in loose dirt and sand. It gets so clogged with shit that it can't get air. Get the K&N with the Outerware, it lets the dirt and sand fall away without getting clogged in the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheerider11 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 K&N you actually have to run kind of dirty. I can't remember where but it was on here that someone one said that's how they work better. I personally like my uni pods. With the outer wear and oil if I do happen to splash a little water on them it beads up and rolls off. K&N absorbs that water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbanshee8 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 K&N with outer wears. I ride in the sand, and dirt, and my carbs have always been clean. When riding at the dunes, I clean my outer wears every night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infamous039 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Uni's for me with outwears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 unless you are running where there is the potential for the filter to get wet dont oil the outer layer. this keeps stuff from sticking to the filter. Ive personally seen about a dozen cases of how horrible a k&n filter really is. my boss is a fan of them. and everytime i pull the one off his dodge dually the intake tube is full of dirt. they get worse the more times you clean them out as the gauze ages and the holes get bigger. the same thing that makes a k&n flow good is the same thing that makes it a terrible filter. with that said in certain cases such as on a drag bike or possibly a street bike they might be OK. i will be running k&n's on my drag bike if it ever makes it together but its a limited use deal and doesnt go tear down the road in the dust and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstaton1983 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Im currently running uni's and have zero problems.i ride on sand most of the time and clean just as often as i did with the k&n's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amstall Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Uni's for me with outwears. That sounds like a winner to me. Never tried it, but it would help to keep the crud from clogging up the foam and be better around water. I'm gonna go with this next time I buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 K+N all the way. keep it clean clean it RIGHT> the ones that let shit in have rubbed on the frame or the other area's and have holes in them soooo mount them RIGHT also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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