Notices
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen Drivetrain & Power Engine and transmission discussions...

cheapest place to buy the k&n typhoon for the xa

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 02:21 AM
  #1  
sponge_man69's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 102
Default cheapest place to buy the k&n typhoon for the xa

Old Mar 3, 2005 | 02:42 AM
  #2  
M-Flo's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 638
From: Alameda, CA
Default

Crutchfield.com has it for $189.00. With shipping it comes out to $201.
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 06:34 AM
  #3  
xmetalx's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 471
Default

get the injen short ram from ptuning.com its cheaper and better!
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 07:16 AM
  #4  
Rigley's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Scion Evolution
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 500
From: Port Orchard, Washington
Default Best Prices

Try Hopup Racing, $165 + sh
http://www.hopupracing.com/kntyinairsys.html
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:16 AM
  #5  
Fetthunter's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 136
From: Huntsville, AL
Default

Originally Posted by xmetalx
get the injen short ram from ptuning.com its cheaper and better!
Why do you say that? ptuning has has the Injen for $230, whereas the K&N is only $165 (at Hop Up, as mentioned previously). The K&N also claims to give you a few more HP than the Injen model...

I'd say the K&N is cheaper and better.
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 12:21 PM
  #6  
FrankenScion's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 7,374
From: www.scikotics.com
Default

Originally Posted by Fetthunter
Originally Posted by xmetalx
get the injen short ram from ptuning.com its cheaper and better!
Why do you say that? ptuning has has the Injen for $230, whereas the K&N is only $165 (at Hop Up, as mentioned previously). The K&N also claims to give you a few more HP than the Injen model...

I'd say the K&N is cheaper and better.
You are correct sir!
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 07:43 PM
  #7  
xmetalx's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 471
Default

the injen cold air is 230, the injen short ram is 158 for the black polished one, and look at the dyno shoot out, its a stickey on this forum, plus ive looked at other dynos before i went with the injen short ram. heres a link

http://www.ptuning.com/html/search-r...yword=PTIS2100

for our cars short ram is the way to go, its cheaper and better, the cold airs are just much to restrictive.

$151.95 for the chrome one
$158.95 for the black one.
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:15 PM
  #8  
Fetthunter's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 136
From: Huntsville, AL
Default

Injen claims "Dyno testing shows an additional 5.6 HP to the wheels!", and K&N claims a 8.1HP gain with their CAI... Not that you'd notice a 2.5HP difference between the two, but I'm shooting for all the additional HP I can get! I've been using a K&N air filter on my T-bird for almost 11 years now (since the car had 3 miles on the odometer!) and it has performed flawlessly. Just rinse and re-oil the filter every 50,000 miles (about once every 4 years for me).

I think I'm gonna stick to something (or in this case, a company) that I know and have purchased products from before. To each his own, though!


BTW, what's the main difference(s) between a short ram and a CAI (other than size)? Since the CAI is a factory option, I was under the impression it was the "preferred" way to go...
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:02 PM
  #9  
xmetalx's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 471
Default

once again look at the sticky at the top showing intake dyno shoot out. the gains are less than the injen short ram. thank you for your time.
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:16 AM
  #10  
Fetthunter's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 136
From: Huntsville, AL
Default

Originally Posted by xmetalx
once again look at the sticky at the top showing intake dyno shoot out. the gains are less than the injen short ram. thank you for your time.
The K&N Typhoon wasn't tested, so how are you comparing it?

From the dyno test:

Intakes: (in the order that they were tested)
1. Stock
2. AEM Cold Air
3. Injen Short Ram
4. SPFR Cold Air
5. EL Prototypes Cold Air


It's also interesting that the Injen and AEM models progressively got worse, and the Injen lost almost an entire HP during the span of 3 tests...

AEM:
95.86 hp / 99.09 lb/ft.
95.63 hp / 98.68 lb/ft.
95.14 hp / 98.00 lb/ft.


Injen:
96.80 hp / 100.59 lb/ft.
96.25 hp / 100.30 lb/ft.
95.93 hp / 100.48 lb/ft.


I'm just a man looking for answers.
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:34 AM
  #11  
FrankenScion's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 7,374
From: www.scikotics.com
Default

You really can't go wrong with a company like K&N, look at thier reputation.
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 12:50 AM
  #12  
Fetthunter's Avatar
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 136
From: Huntsville, AL
Default

Originally Posted by FrankenScion
You really can't go wrong with a company like K&N, look at thier reputation.
Yeah, plus I've used their products for over 10 years with no complaints or problems. I can't say that about most manufacturers I've bought from. I still have more research to do, but the Typhoon is leading my list !
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
airmankevin1
Scion tC 1G Owners Lounge
26
Feb 14, 2018 01:23 PM
jonny_b
Scion tC 1G Drivetrain & Power
7
Mar 9, 2015 03:40 AM
jcraff3
Scion tC 2G Suspension & Handling
4
Feb 20, 2015 11:41 PM
Hip_To_Be_Square
Scion xA/xB 1st-Gen Wheel & Tire
22
Jan 29, 2004 04:15 AM
G-Force
Scion xB 1st-Gen Aero & Exterior
9
Dec 12, 2003 12:36 AM




All times are GMT. The time now is 05:46 AM.