Bill,

I'd be real interested in seeing some of these places you take your Syncro --
especially when you fill the cyclone chamber with dirt and rocks!!  For
applications like this (and the Paris-Dakar rally where drivers are very
concerned about breaking down in places that would re-define 'nowhere' for
most of us) K&N and a number of other manufacturers make sand filters to fit
over the outside of the filter to work as a first line of defense.

Wouldn't be to convenient for me with my city-bound 2wd but could work for a
dirt bashing Syncro except that economics start to horn in.  With the K&N
filter costing $40+ and a prefilter costing $? and both needing frequent
cleaning a stock system may be best for you.

I still plan on collecting on K&N's million mile guarantee in another 989,000
miles:)

Chuck
In a message dated 1/5/01 6:30:44 PM, wdavidson@THEGRID.NET writes:

<< > One more thought on the cleaning ability of the K&N filters, and

> abrasives destroying an engine prematurely.

> My 86 BMW 325 has had an K&N installed since new, and it has 227,000,

> trouble free miles on it.

But.... I doubt you take your BMW to the dusty, dirty, sandy, washed out

dirt 4WD roads that I take my Syncro....

If I didn't go off pavement I'd consider a K&N filter, but I really question

their use for off road unless you just don't care about longevity of your

engine.

Bill >>