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Title: Heads up: K&N RU-0800 for 21.95 each
Post by: AR5ENAL on July 02, 2004, 03:14:49 PM
Just ordered two of these for the GS.  The price on the website is 19.95, but when I talked to them on the phone, they said that they had to increase the price to 21.95 because K&N increased the wholesale.  Still the best deal I could find on individual pods :thumb:

K&N RU-0800 (http://clearlight.com/~laukrace/2000/parts.htm#Filters)
Title: RU-2970
Post by: The Buddha on July 02, 2004, 09:13:36 PM
RU-2970 was like 430 at usdieselparts.com and only need 1 of it and shipping was $3 orso.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Heads up: K&N RU-0800 for 21.95 each
Post by: AR5ENAL on July 03, 2004, 12:42:59 AM
yeah yeah...i was debating between the individuals or the lunchbox pod.  i ended up going for the individuals, because i don't like the idea of all that useless rubber/plastic on the lunchbox pod...i'm sick, i know.

i'm also planning on safety wiring the pods to the frame or something, just in case they pop off like you warned they might.
Title: Heads up: K&N RU-0800 for 21.95 each
Post by: mercdude63 on July 03, 2004, 09:58:02 AM
Compared to the drop in air filter, how much difference is there between the drop in and the pod filter? is it worth changing from the drop in to a pod? Any idea what the real world HP difference would be? Oh, and is that what is for sale on the hyperlink?'

jon
Title: Heads up: K&N RU-0800 for 21.95 each
Post by: AR5ENAL on July 03, 2004, 04:50:50 PM
The link is to K&N RU-0800 individual pod filters, that I found for 21.95 each.  I'm pretty sure the pod filters allow more breathing for the engine than the drop in K&N filter.

Stock >> K&N drop in >> K&N "lunchbox" pod >> K&N individual pods

This is the way I think it is, with less breathing on the left, and more breathing on the right.  The difference between the K&N lunchbox and individual pods is probably negligible, but both will offer sizable gains from stock, or a replacement drop in.  I have no idea what this translates to in dyno proven HP, but you can't get more airflow than the individual pods...I don't think.
Title: Heads up: K&N RU-0800 for 21.95 each
Post by: The Buddha on July 04, 2004, 07:44:24 AM
Quote from: AR5ENAL
Stock >> K&N drop in >> K&N "lunchbox" pod >> K&N individual pods


yea i think that is accurate... but no bike is going to go... yea I see the lunch box pod, but I still want more air... Lunch box pod is plenty... heck its plenty to supply a VW bug...with a 1835 in it...
Cool.
Srinath.