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Originally Posted by mikieboyblue
Does this hold true for those TRD filters?
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Mickey, just pulled this off another Toyota forum'
TRD air filter - Toyota said don't bother
I just paid a visit to my local Toyota parts dept (Burt Toyota), since after checking my air filter a couple days ago and finding it *black* in spots I decided a new one would probably be useful.
I looked at the TRD "performance" air filters, which to my eyes look just like a K&N, but may be different in some way. I asked the parts guy what he thought of them, and he basically told me not to waste my time with it. The performance gains are negligible compared to the basic Toyota paper filter, the oil can jack up your MAF (mainly from over-oiling as we all know), and by the time you've spent $92 on the filter and cleaning kit you haven't gained squat.
I figure he could have sold me $92 worth of stuff, or the $17 OEM filter I bought, so I trust what he says about it.
There has been a lot of discussion about air filters on here, and it always seems to come back to Toyota's OEM being **** good for the money. Just figured I'd throw a Toyota service desk perspective on it as well, which agrees with that line of thinking.