Originally Posted by Ham

Folks,

My buddy is a drag racing corvette owner, and all of those racing guys swear that the replaceable K&N style "oiled air filter" gets them something like 3-5% more power (verified on a dyno).

Well last time I went to toyota parts to buy a new air filter for the engine, I asked if TRD made an "oiled air filter" for the Camry Hybrid.....turns out they do.

An oiled air filter relies on oil on the filter to clean the air. They go three times as long between servicing as the standard filter, and then when they do need to be serviced you just spray them clean with a spray botle and re-oil them with a kit...you keep the same air filter forever. This combined with the fact that the TRD filter is supposed to get you better performance (better air flow) and that the TRD filter is only about $70 while a new standard filter is something like $20 and only lasts something like 17k miles, convinced me to get the TRD filter. The TRD cleaning kit is good for tens of cleanings and only costs $20.

Well I wasnt completely happy with how the TRD filter went into the box, but as far as I can tell, I am getting about 3 or 5 miles per gallon better mileage with the same driving as measured at the gas pump.

As an odd side effect, it seems like the "tank average" reading on the dash as well as the "mileage for this run" indicator for the driver are much less accurate and perhaps a little eratic now with the new filter.

I am interested in hearing from others who have put in the TRD engine air filter.

I am now going to post pictures of the TRD filter box and TRD filter cleaning kit.

Tom