Do you mean the oem filter felt better, or the K&N felt better?

Installing the k&n killed my top end. Before the filter I was able to do 127mph at the end of fifth gear and pull to 140 in 6th and not hit redline... I put that k&shit and it won't pull shit passed 106 in 5th...

Pulled that crap out and used it to clean my boots at work...

86 is my dream car...

I meant K&N better

AFM sensor contamination is definitely on the cards over time if it is oiled cotton.

As long as you don't over-oil, its a non-issue

I had one in my Tacoma 4x4 and it did burn out my AFM sensor. The oil and dust from the dirt roads coated the sensor. I went back to a Fram filter. I got one anyway for my FRS. I paid $38 on Amazon. I'm not driving on any dirt roads and I don't plan to clean and reoil it. That might have been my problem, over oiling it. I will buy a new one when it gets dirty or a different intake when the best intake on the market is figured out.
I received it today and I did notice (just like my Truck)
• RPM’s Rev more freely
• Power band ‘feels’ smoothed out
• Acceleration is achieved quicker
• A ‘slight’ increase in suction sound

K&N's = waste of time and money for no performance gain...

Tons of great drop in's out there and in stock with lots of places. ;) Simplest way to gain some throttle response.

Wrong!

Most of the K&N 's are over oiled from the factory.

Check your intake after a week. Then take out the MAF.

I did, after three weeks actually and 1500 miles. No oil anywhere.

I'm good as well!

You are probably right. I opened my filter today from the box. It had excessive oil in the rubber frame and the whole thing felt wet of oil. I will let it dry in air for some days before I install it.

$40 is a cheap bet if there are 1 or 2 ponies there on top. :)

Has anyone tried the TRD filter part MS155-00009?

It is NZ$135, (or converted on our price to A$104, US$108) so quite a bit more expensive (like most TRD stuff). Might be cheaper at your local suppliers but $135 here in NZ.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9120

http://apexi-usa.com/shop/index.php/...-s-4u-gse.html

problem solved.