K&N Typhoon CAI - SRT Forums

srtzetroc · 03-27-2004, 12:11 PM

Im liking the typhoon CAI alot more than AEM just because its not a brand everyone goes with. ANyone have one or have anything to say about K&N products?

03R/T · 03-27-2004, 12:18 PM

The difference I have seen from the two is the pipe diameter.

Forcefed24 · 03-27-2004, 01:06 PM

K&N is either 2.5" or 2.75" and AEM is 3" They are both well established companies so............

Slvrstreak · 04-05-2004, 01:27 AM

*bump* I'm wanting the typhoon CAI ever since it came out, and I'm STRONGLY considering on giving MP a call this week and ordering one. Who ever has one here, how do you like it? Feel a slight difference on the butt dyno? Turbo spoll faster? I'm sure it makes cool sounds but I'm curious on a performance aspect. Thanks.

slvr

poonkla · 04-05-2004, 02:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Slvrstreak

*bump* I'm wanting the typhoon CAI ever since it came out, and I'm STRONGLY considering on giving MP a call this week and ordering one. Who ever has one here, how do you like it? Feel a slight difference on the butt dyno? Turbo spoll faster? I'm sure it makes cool sounds but I'm curious on a performance aspect. Thanks.

slvr

I did all of the things/noticed all of the these you said. Including calling MPx to get it

Plus the red looks amazing! I highly recommend the K&N CAI.

justsaynoman · 04-05-2004, 02:41 AM

The K&N Typhoon CAI is a great product with great gains, and it sounds awesome when you start spooling, not to mention it sits high enough unlike the other intakes that are snorkles going into the water.

SUFIZTIC · 04-05-2004, 02:48 AM

K&N is awesome looks/sound/gains/fit wise. Why do you need a 3inch CAI for?? Unless you're going with a way bigger Turbo

Slvrstreak · 04-05-2004, 02:48 AM

thanks guys for ur opinions. looks like i gotta break my wallet again.lol

srt 4 red · 04-05-2004, 02:48 AM

I have red one,an I love the sounds of the turbo, blowoff, gains an also seems
to spool up faster.

Slvrstreak · 04-05-2004, 02:49 AM

yeah and i heard its pointless to have a big CAI unless you have a bigger throttle body.

srt 4 red · 04-05-2004, 02:54 AM

Yea better keep it the same diamater as the turbo inlet,,,the K&N is the same size.

topofnewyork · 04-05-2004, 03:08 AM

well then why do the dyno numbers say different why does the aem create more hp than k&n it must be for a reason the reason being 3'' diameter

**glhs837** · 04-05-2004, 04:30 AM

Who's dyno? AEMs? Just saying

justsaynoman · 04-05-2004, 05:19 AM

no kidding you think they're not cheating the system?

Roc · 04-05-2004, 10:53 AM

I've had both intakes. The K&N is nice. The AEM is better.

With the K&N, I had to kinda convince myself that I was getting a performance gain. You know..."Man, my turbo sounds awesome now...I gotta be getting some more horseys!!"

Kinda the same thing I got when I put my Borla on. Truth is, on a stock 04, you aren't going to notice much from the Borla catback...but I convinced myself that I felt HP gains. Same applied with the K&N, but when I put the AEM CAI on my car, I didn't have to convince myself of jack.

The AEM provides a power gain you can actually FEEL. The car is peppier and quicker. I'll brave it and say that with my exhaust and this intake, I'm probably feeling the same gains as someone going from Stage 0 to Stage 1.

Go with the AEM CAI intake. Performance wise, it's a better product.