[RedBarchetta]

About 9 months ago (or so), I wrote a letter to K&N trying to sell them on the merits of offering the 9" Xtreme lid in a polished lip or chrome finish (vs. the black anodized offering). They basically never got back to me, which was their way of saying "YOU may think there is a market for those, but not us."

If someone else wants to try, maybe another "Cobra guy" can make them start to smell the coffee? Asthetically these units look like crap, but they definitely flow better. I'm still considering doing what W. Mitty did here, but was also concerned about clearance to my 'glass hood and scoop.

Maybe Mr. Mitty can answer this one question. Does the black anodized "ring" around the filter come apart easily, or do they bond it to the filtering material pretty good? If the filter comes apart easily, I could send out the ring for plating.

-Dean