so what do you guys think about the K&N typhoon intake??

i have it and i love it....made a huge diff. escpecially on top end....couple it with a TBE and the new 2.5 WRX really doesnt fall on its face....eventhough u have an sti.

im not sure about now, but when i had it as one of the first mods in the summer, im not sure if it was heatsoak, but it felt very hesitant. it would bog and feel very slow low-end and most of the time topend too. i took it out and felt more power immediately.

but when i got my car tuned, it defintely helped out than. so i just recommend you to save ur money for a utec or a tbe, if u havent got it already.

so what do you guys think about the K&N typhoon intake??
yes get it, first is cuz it has good color match to manifold and 2nd is that it does give u more hp, 3rd is that u have the WHoossh sound instead of paying for a bov... but yah it's more senstive to temp. but as far as i know, even it's hot.. it's still more hp than stock..

I just used a K&N drop in filter and pulled out all the extra tubbing on the intake. Works good enough for me. Plus AP does not support a aftermarket intake on stage 1.

if this is your first mod, im going to recommend that you opt for a tune of some kind. ECUTEK or Utec, or whatever you want. especially cause u live in a hotter part of the globe. trust me, your suby would thank you for it, if it had a CEL code for it.

if you have a tune already, id say go for it. K&N is what i would get for intake. get a nice TBE of some kind.

go ballz-deep, and get the K&N, and an Invidia catless TBE system. your car will make the kind of sound that mothers body-shield their children from when you rev it.

if this is your first mod, im going to recommend that you opt for a tune of some kind. ECUTEK or Utec, or whatever you want. especially cause u live in a hotter part of the globe. trust me, your suby would thank you for it, if it had a CEL code for it.

if you have a tune already, id say go for it. K&N is what i would get for intake. get a nice TBE of some kind.

go ballz-deep, and get the K&N, and an Invidia catless TBE system. your car will make the kind of sound that mothers body-shield their children from when you rev it.
get the K&N, then get it tuned.

yes!

Either that or the APS cai.

yes!

Either that or the APS cai.
Dave's shortest non-flaming response (that actually answers the original question) :p

Anyway, just remember that whatever you go with can later impact what IC upgrade options you may want. BTW I went with the Injen CAI and I am very happy with it still.

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not sure if you're interested, but i have a red k&n typhoon intake for $125 shipped. came off a 02 wrx, but i'm pretty sure it's compatible.

The sound is nice for about 2 days. Then it's obnoxious.

I heard that the hp gain with a tune is minimal if any, and that the stock "ram" air-box can support up to 400hp at the wheels without causing a bottleneck in power so from that there are a lot of better ways to spend $ for a 1st mod.

I say no. I had it, my car didn't run as good and I was slower at the track. It did sound good though.

I heard that the hp gain with a tune is minimal if any, and that the stock "ram" air-box can support up to 400hp at the wheels without causing a bottleneck in power so from that there are a lot of better ways to spend $ for a 1st mod.
got a link to a 400whp sti with stock air box?

Get it, I have it and love it. The memebers on iwsti.com have put in some time to get it on a dyno and it has shown an increase in power.

got a link to a 400whp sti with stock air box?


Nope just repeating what my local shop has told me. Most people are too dyno-queenish to risk 5hp so will spend 200 bucks for it. But when I get an sz49 this spring I will have stock airbox with green panel filter close to 400 at the wheels hopefully. I have a little over 300/300 with high flow cat and stock air box with nothing gutted and I haven't seen many people get much bigger #s than that from when they have an intake.

I still believe (not that I am an expert) that the stock intake is too much of a restriction and causes higher cylinder pressure which can lead to a shortened engine life. Stock airbox on a moderately to highly modded STi is just a bad idea IMO.

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I recently installed an APS CAI and the car definitely pulls harder, especially now that the weather is fairly cold. IMO a cold air is better than the K&N (or any other shortram) because even with the heatshield, it will suck hot air from under the hood. these motors run very hot so it's best to draw air from outside the engine compartment. the APS CAI has been shown to return to ambient temp. after a hard run in mere seconds if fed by some sort of ducting. I plan on using a brake duct to feed air into the fender well when the weather warms up in the spring.

I just got back from a tuning session. My car had bad fuel, so I couldn't get tuned. I will have to go back.
I have been thinking about getting the Typhoon intake then getting protuned. The main concern I have is boost creep. Will this intake make me boost creep? Also will I even make any power after the tune? I live in a cold climate(CT), so as it gets colder I'm thinking it might creep.
So far I have a TXS turboback with high flow cat and magnaflow muffler.
Thanks

the intake won't cause creep, and you should be ok as you have a high flow cat. I have just a little bit of creep in cold weather with my catted APS exhaust but nothing major, I have never hit fuel cut.

get the K&N, then get it tuned.

whats your reasoning behind this? i can guarentee you that your car will run better with a tune+intake or just a tune, rather than just an intake..

about the stock-air-box idea... i would agree with keeping the stock airbox if this was going to be the only mod. if you have your heart set on another 12hp, then go ahead. but I would only do the intake if i was doing some tuning, and increasing boost, this is just my opinion though.

just throwing on an intake, and hoping for the best, isnt the best way to mod your car.

whats your reasoning behind this? i can guarentee you that your car will run better with a tune+intake or just a tune, rather than just an intake..

about the stock-air-box idea... i would agree with keeping the stock airbox if this was going to be the only mod. if you have your heart set on another 12hp, then go ahead. but I would only do the intake if i was doing some tuning, and increasing boost, this is just my opinion though.

just throwing on an intake, and hoping for the best, isnt the best way to mod your car.
i must be confused by your previous post, yea i agree with you getting a intake and getting it tuned with the intake is a good idea.

Yeah. . go for it!!!!! I love my Typhoon. No issues at all. Sounds great! Totally worth it.:D

I'd get the APS CAI instead...wait, I did :)

QuickSilverSTi : Off topic . . You have a APS BOV?

No, BOV on STi = the Devil since I run a stock turbo.

Stock BOV & Turbo too. Thanx. Im debating one.

stock is BPV not BOV

whats your reasoning behind this? i can guarentee you that your car will run better with a tune+intake or just a tune, rather than just an intake..I think your previous post implied to get it tuned first, then slap the intake on... He was just saying that if you're going to get tuned, you need to get tuned with the intake already on. Putting the intake on after your tuning will yield the same unpredictable effects as putting the intake on a stock car.

the intake won't cause creep, and you should be ok as you have a high flow cat. I have just a little bit of creep in cold weather with my catted APS exhaust but nothing major, I have never hit fuel cut.Actually, it is possible for an intake to push your boost control system over the edge into "boost creep" if the system is already just barely able to control it. The main reason is that the turbo compressor will need to make a slightly lower pressure ratio (thanks to reduced intake pressure drop) in order to make the same boost. This means the turbo doesn't have to spin as fast to make the same boost. If the boost control system is just barely able to control turbine speed before the intake, then you may see some boost creep when you install the intake.

Of course, I say "boost creep" in quotes because most of the time, the system is mechanically able to control boost but the software controlling it (ECU, EBC, whatever) just isn't using it to its fullest ability.

i had the typhoon with my cobb stage 2...its ok but not very consistant and you seem to loose alil snap dwn low...plus in the summer heat can be an issue

i did get mild det once and a great while...since the typhoon has been removed.. 0 det


it does breath alil better up top..but i like my down low snap atad more

stock is BPV not BOV

Right...but most people don't get that and go off on a tangent about how it is one...blah, blah...so I just don't bother now :)

I have the typhoon on my STI, my only concern was during the hot and humid days it SEEMED like the car wasn't performing as well but since I wasn't logging or had my STI during the summer before I think it could have been a placebo effect or my butt dyno not reading right. All turbo cars run like crap in hot and humid temps...

Anyway I think the car pulls a lot stronger since the weather cooled down I got it I would beleive the 10hp Typhoon quote.

I briefly considered it, then decided not. There are some mods you can do to your stock intake which will get you noise and performance without spending two hundred-some $. And I keep remembering the advice of the ever-talented SubieGal, who says you probably shouldn't waste your money on the intake side of the turbo.

so you guys are happy spending 250 for 10hp? Theres so many other things you could buy for that $, short-shift kit, suspension goodies, half a V1,

so you guys are happy spending 250 for 10hp? Theres so many other things you could buy for that $, short-shift kit, suspension goodies, half a V1,
There are very few things that add 10hp for as little as $250.

$250? Thats a bit much. You can get it for $209 shipped :)

Has anyone ever figured out if running a typhoon with an off the shelf cobb stage 2 ap map is safe? I remember reading the a/f leaned out slightly. I would like to run one of these, but I think it will be a while before I can get a protune in my area. Think I would be safe running one of thse with a knocklite to monitor det?

Has anyone ever figured out if running a typhoon with an off the shelf cobb stage 2 ap map is safe? I remember reading the a/f leaned out slightly. I would like to run one of these, but I think it will be a while before I can get a protune in my area. Think I would be safe running one of thse with a knocklite to monitor det?It was running just fine on my Off-The-Shelf map. I have since tuned it a bit more with StreetTuner, but it was fine before.