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Old 12-19-2012 | 12:22 PM
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what do you guys thank will flow more air.the gaffig ss aresters that are 3+10" or the k&n aresster 3+10".i have always used the gaffrig units w/no problems.jus wondering if there is any advantage between the two.thanks
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Old 12-19-2012 | 07:14 PM
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As the air inlet area is identical, the airflow will depend on the pressure drop across the filter element/arrestor. You could ask each manufacturer for the shop measured pressure drop, but I'm not sue I would believe them. In fact, I had a guy on the phone from K&N who was surprisingly honest and told me the reason they don't post HP increases for their FA's is because they don't water test them.

When I bought a K&N FA (2" x 9") to replace my stock OMC FA (same size) I picked up 0.5 MPH (GPS) on a 2 run average. Total 4 runs within 15 minutes to minimize variables like air temp and wind.

HTH, John C in PA
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Old 12-19-2012 | 07:57 PM
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the gaffrig is less restrictive,so it should flow more air,but on most applications,i doubt there would be any noticable difference.
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Old 12-19-2012 | 11:05 PM
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As we talk about flame arrestor,
what would be best air flow for twin carb installation?
Dual 8''x 3'' or dual bilet 3'' tall one peice ?
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