RamAir or K&N

[Stillserving]

I have had many years using K&N filters on cars and love 'em. I have also-back in the day- used foam filters on many a dirtbike and know that even today many dirtbikes use foam filters. That being said, I have also seen the foam deteriorate after years of use. I'm sure that the foams being used have greatly improved over the years, but am still on the fence.
For those of you that have used K&Ns and the Ramair setup which do you like better and why? In the past I've been partial to K&N with the covers (that's what I'm using on my ATV now actually). I'm just not sure which to go with. Has anyone seen better performance with one vs the other? Seems like everybody was using K&Ns till the RamAir setup came on strong and now seems like that's the go to.
Discuss...

 

[Bedifferent]

I can't speak from experience yet as my RamAir has yet to arrive, but here are my thoughts.

I bought the RamAir because of the ease of relocating the the air temperature sensor. I also took into consideration that I believe they have corrected their material problem where the older housing material was cracking around where they clamped. At least I hope that is the case! Their most recent sale made them worth a try. If I'm not happy I can always do the K&Ns

I can see an advantage to the K&Ns as well, getting better access to the area between and around the throttle bodies without having as much in the way between them. If I opted for the K&Ns I would definitely do what Fred... @Rocket Scientist did when it comes to relocating the air temp sensor and the crankcase breather tube.

As for the foam vs the K&Ns, I personally think the K&Ns might hold up better and I already have some cleaner and oil for those from my previous Harley setup. With that said, if maintained properly, I will probably be dead and gone long before the RamAir foam deteriorates making that aspect a mute point.

 

[EasTexRIII]

I agree with BD - I went with the RamAir for it's "all in one" capability

 

[BigNorm]

I went with K&N and located the ATS through the plastic side cover with a small K&N clamped to it to hold it all together. It has worked really well with Hanso's tune.

 

[BigNorm]

 

[Bedifferent]

Well that's an interesting approach! Thanks for the nice pictures. I have an electrical jack located in that same panel for providing power to my GPS when I want to plug it in to run it off my battery. Did you just use a filter then on the breather tube?