airfilters: wow this dirty this fast
 

wow couple of months. I know pollen is crazy, and the place were we autox is can be dusty but man. I got about 4~5 piles this big out of my K&N drop in.
http://www.hi-upload.com/upload/uplo...57 (Large).jpg

EEEK, makes me wanna go clean mine!

yeah i've never had that much crap in an airfilter before. Even on the turbo car

Pitlab77.

I'm in Capitan NM, not too far from you actually. While I believe that Houston has a little more humidity than my location, the blowing dirt, etc has really been much greater the past couple years. I found that my filters were pretty dirty more frequently, so
I started to do a monthly check/cleaning.

Since I got rid of the stock air boxes in my car and truck and went to aftermarket cone-type filters, I also went to the Amsoil filters, they are those new 'nano' eA's which do a better job protecting the intake system as a whole. I was also able to get Outerwears for them.

Those 2 changes have made a real difference in how much dirt does not get to the filters and ultimately into the turbo, etc. I periodically do oil testing and my silicone levels dropped considerably after getting better filtration, then dropped even more after adding the Outerwears.

I like the fact that the Amsoil filters are cleanable, good for something like 100K, and don't require oiling, etc which is truly a PITA. Just blow them out and you're back up and running.