K&N Typhoon Vs. Stock Intake

[socalsilverRL]

never thought id say this, but keep it on topic guys (less post whoring)... lol!

[fullthrottle]

Originally Posted by socalsilverRL

never thought id say this, but keep it on topic guys (less post whoring)... lol!

my bad mike back on topic this thread is about the differences between the stock air intake and the K&N CAI

[sheek360]

im honestly not surprised. the stock intake is preety well designed. but it leads me to wonder if there really is a gain to the KnN. I wish i could send you the cai i made outta my AEM shorty and test that one too. and if you could test the cai alpha made out of his AEM shorty, just to see where they all stack up against each other.

[sheek360]

Originally Posted by fullthrottle

with that said to get back on topic i think that most people buy the CAI for the noise anyway. does the smoothnedd of the tubing on the K&N have anything to do with increased blower noise or is it the material its made out of. (aluminum) vs (composite) where the stock composite would maby absorbe some of the noise that the blower makes.

i really think its the stock filters location that keeps everything so quiet. you can definately hear a stock ss/sc whine cuz theres is in the fender. but who knows for sure

[Shabodah]

I think your max rpm's would probably be your only major consideration for which intake to get, lol.

[TheWastedYears]

That's odd. I saw a noticable improvement in airflow over stock.

[matt]

So basically the K&N is only good for making more noise and SES lights.

[Shabodah]

Originally Posted by matt

So basically the K&N is only good for making more noise and SES lights.

At stock, unflashed RPM levels, yes.

[socalsilverRL]

Ok...graph is up, and the data table is also included at a txt file...i have the excel spread sheet if anyone wants it...i guess .xls format isnt supported...

[TheWastedYears]

Originally Posted by socalsilverRL

On another note, on the K&N the Boost Bypass would kick in at 6K rpm (according to the boost gauge), with the stock intake the boost bypass did not kick in until 6.5K (according to boost gauge). Food for thought.

Which seems to suggest that the K&N is supplying more air, thus the engine is reaching its desired MAP setting sooner.