cool I just didn't know if the guy who got his prototype like 2 weeks or go

 

Oh yeah, well I would think K&N would have dyno'd the prototype intake on his car?!?!

 

he said he would dyno it after he got it .. thats why i'm confused haha

 

Ordering mine later this month!

Ditching the AEM 2.2 intake for an intake actually designed for my car........thought it'd be a wise idea before I do my injector swap and have it all tuned w/ HP Tuners.

btw, JRanger already has dibbs on the AEM.

 

what actually makes this one more designed for our car? sorry have not been following the 80 pages of the thread.LOL

 

ummm look at the thread title...

and also rebel... and i know injen and fujita makes ion ones...

 

It just is. While the 2.2 and 2.4 are very similar in numerous ways, the fact stands, they aren't the same motor. While a lot of people will say stuff like "an intake is an intake", they are wrong. Large name manufactuers such as AEM, K&N, Injen and Fujita air tune their intakes specifically for the cars they are going on. Hence why you see Injen saying "the first tuned intake system" in their magazine ads. AEM/Fujita/K&N have since starting tuning their intakes more directly to get better results. While my AEM wasn't exactly bad for my car, I'm sure I wasn't get optimal performance out out my engine w/ it. It would occasionally throw a CEL, which an intake designed for a specific car shouldn't do. But I don't have the specific car it was designed for, so I expected the CEL. Why else would K&N take the time and effort to design a 2.4 specific intake when they offer the 2.2 intake already? They surely aren't doing it as a scheme to make extra money......K&N is loaded and practically owns the large scale intake/filter market. Also, you'll notice the tubing is slightly larger and the intake tract is a bit shorter on the 2.4 intake than the 2.2 intake. I'm sure K&N did it for a reason, as they have been designing intakes for all walks of cars/trucks/any thing else that has an engine for years.

That being said, I also want to switch to a SRI anyways b/c I live down a dirt road and I have to clean my filter a lot. A SRI makes that task much easier. And I've heard SRI's create better throttle response, which is something I wouldn't mind having. Sure, SRI's suffer more from heat soak on long drives, but its not like I race my Cobalt in endurance races anyways, lol.

 

did not realize it was that much different.thanks!!! SRI does give better throttle response which is really better for day to day fun

 

I have it installed, but with my work schedule, (I work everyday) it is hard for me to find a dyno sho and go there to dyno it.

 

The dyno chart at http://www.kandn.com/dynocharts/69-4517.pdf shows the advertised gain is at 5900 RPM! What does that mean to those driving on the road?.... well if you are running 55 mph with your 2.4L NA SS Automatic and need to pass or acellerate, when you go WOT, the transmission shifts down into second gear and you are in the top portion of the power band where the biggest gains are until it upshifts into third at 70 plus MPH!

 

I wanna see the full gain throughout the power band and if the price isn't too bad I might jump on it for now... till i get procharged...

or who knows haha i'm itchen for boost

 

Remember that the Ion needs a differnt MAF housing to work. Otherwise we will get a CEL. Thats why I got the Injen

 

haha yea ... i realize there are some differences.. (i thought it was just piping diameter though) meh regardless just got word that my job is getting health benefits... haha small business' ftl haha so i think i'm back on schedule to be moving out soon.. ie getting procharger soon haha

 

I would if I could tune the Ion MAf to were the 3 inch diamater would not matter ?

 

i think it's a slight turbulence issue but i'm not sure .. could be possible .. however if you have an interceptor gauge you can clear and read codes so why not haha

 

sooo has anyone had any problems with the k&n typhoon intake

 

Nope!.....see / read threads on K&N Typhoon SRI.

 

I'm interested with this for my 2.4, can you match the price of muscleexhaust? How much is your delivery in Ontario, Canada?
Did you change you price from 239 to 259 now?

 

I will go and have my car dyno'd fri and Then I will have the difference from the AEM intake I had on and see what the difference is I won't have the dyno w/stock intake. I'm just curious what will be seen between these two intakes.

I posted earlier K&N did use my car and that was the gain they claimed when I went to pick up my car back in feb the guys wouldn't tell me the gain because it wasn't something they announce until the intake goes into production but they did say it was a good gain they don't let much out that early in the game. like my earlier post The only difference I can come up with will be the difference from AEM and K&N. Since I didn't do a base dyno before AEM gave me the intake because they also used my car. So as soon as I can get to my storage and shoot a pic I will have an AEM 2.4 intake up for sale

 

awesome man thanks

 

wont believe it till ive seen one of us dyno with it

 

not i, runs great.

 

Well I went to the dyno shop and the guy was backed up so I waited for a while and didn't get in I had to leave to go to work but for sure I will be there by thurs morning my slot is waiting for wens or thurs

 

ok here's a question asked already that those with this can answer...oiled or non oiled filter?

 

oiled filters have a bad rep.... the issue is, if there is way too much oil, it can come off and splatter the MAF. i've used oiled filters for years, never had any issue.