- K&N Engineering, Inc.
K&N Engineering, Inc. is a manufacturer of automobile parts best knownWho? for air filters. It is headquartered in
Riverside, California .History
K&N Engineering was founded by Ken Johnson and Norm McDonald. K&N Engineering became knownWho? for its air filters for motorcycles and
racing vehicles. K&N manufactures the majority of its products in-house. The company's largest overseas markets areGermany andAustralia , and it generates approximately 15% of its revenue overseas.Products
K&N's air filter is an
automotive air filter constructed ofcotton gauze material sandwiched betweenaluminium wire mesh. The filter is periodically washed and then coated with an oil also supplied by K&N. The company states owners can drive for 50,000 to 100,000mile s between cleanings, and offers a million-milewarranty . The company claims this construction allows more air to flow while dirt and particles stick to the oil, and asserts this configuration is more efficient than paper filters, resulting in more oxygen getting into the engine, allowing vaporized fuel to burn more efficiently, thus increasing horsepower and fuel economy. However, independent tests call the of these claims into question [ [http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm Comparative automotive air filter flow & filtration tests] ] . K&N also asserts its air filters are more environmentally friendly than ordinary filters, since they never need to be replaced and thus do not end up inlandfill s orincinerator s.Other K&N product lines include fuel injection performance kits,
cold air intake systems and oil filtersReferences
External links
* [http://www.knfilters.com/ K&N official website]
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