
K&N Engineering, Inc., "manufacturer of the
world's best air filters", has been the innovative
leader in air filter technology since 1967, serving
the needs of the automotive, motorcycle, marine , industrial
and military markets. Located in Riverside California,
K&N also has another manufacturing facility in
the United Kingdom.
K&N first developed air filters specifically for
the motorcycle racing market. With the success K&N
experienced in the motorcycle market, the Company decided
to branch out to the automotive Motorsports market.
K&N quickly grew to be the world's most widely
used performance air filter in both the automotive
and motorcycle markets.
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Today, K&N equips about 80% of all
off-road racing vehicles and wins in every major off-road
event in the world, including Pikes Peak, the Baja
500 & 1000 and the grueling Paris to Dakar race.
K&N also dominates the world's most prestigious
and technical racing association with nine of twelve
Formula One Teams using K&N air filters.
To keep on the cutting edge of technology, K&N
has its own technical facilities that are devoted to
product development and testing. The facilities have
in-the-floor-chassis dynamometers, to ensure that all
K&N air filters are technically designed for the
highest increase in horsepower. Air restriction testing
and development has yielded products such as our Generation
II Fuel Injection Performance Kits, which lead the
industry in horsepower gains!
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