Lol whoa whoa calm down dont get your panties in a bunch thats why iam here just trying to help. I wasnt talking down to you or anything like that man lol so lets take a deep breathe and stat over...

I was just confused by what you meant so now that you have explained that to me. The AEM filters still required to be cleaned and oiled like the K&N's.

The AEM's are not paper filters either... like i said in my previous most they use the cotton gauze technology. Which is actually pretty interesting K&N devolped it back in the day desert racing motorcycles and need a filter that could flow but also keep the sand and dirt out. Thus they invented the layered cotton gauze that was re usable and would last as long as the car.

Now as far as AEM over K&N i would go with K&N but to be honest iam not sure what the HP or filtration diff. is between them or any performance filter for that fact. I do know they all pretty mcuh work off the same principals & technology. Now with anything... K&N may use better materials that flow or filter better. But i dont think its an overwleming difference. Maybe the quality of the filter like how long it will last you but other than that I think they are pretty much simliar.

Hope this helped you!!