Air Filters: What to get?

Keep hearing about AFE. Never heard of them, so Im leaning towards a K&N.

Thoughts?

 

you will get a over a hundred different answers on this. i will try to sum it up and make life easy. K&N obviously has a good name / brand recognition, but the oil filters can be messy and a pain to clean. Thats why people lean towards the AFE pro dry, easy to clean, no oil and still a "high flow " filter. I dont think anyone on this site has experienced a HP gain or gas mileage gain from dropping in an aftermarket filter. point being, the stock paper media is the way to go.

 

Whats the difference in cleaning between an AFE and K&N?

I know with a K&N you got to spray it down with some stuff.

 

I like my AFE cold air intake system...I had mine the day I got my truck....in the long run I think it's a lot cheaper, just clean and go! So you are never buying any filters from then on...plus my mileage has always been 2-3 mpg better then what the window sticker said I'd get! And thats with a lift and such....

 

There is nothing wrong with K&N, if you oil it correctly & don't overdue it then your fine. Yes, there may not be a significant improvement over the stock air filter with gas mileage & performance but you also do not need to change it or mess with it as often. It will pay itself off in time as far as cost & convienence.

 

i run an afe i replaced my stocker with it a little over a month ago and it's great.

the oil from the kn can interfere with the maf on our truck if oiled improperly so to take the guess work out of a reusable filter i went with the pro dry s imho it's the best drop in made for tacomas.

 

id go with an afe. ive got the whole k&n 63 series intake and its not worth it.

 

Does aFe make a cold air intake for a 98 tacoma? Can't seem to find one on their site except for the 05-09 model.