K&N FIPK or Typhoon?

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Oct 17, 2003

fuledya

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K&N FIPK or Typhoon?

Which do you think is a better intake?
Need opinions and experiences please

Oct 17, 2003

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Fipk is short ram and typhoon is bolth also Fipk has heat shield

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FIPK II all the way - it sounds sick and gives awesome performance

Oct 17, 2003

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Looks = Typhoon
Performance = I don't know. Check www.carreview.com and check different reviews on those products. Personally, I would go for the typhoon because it looks better. I am not sure if the heat shield would really help that much. That's my two cents.

Oct 17, 2003

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what is the typhoon?
is that the one with two filters?

Oct 17, 2003

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Originally posted by civic-king
what is the typhoon?
is that the one with two filters?

http://www.knfilters.com/typhoon/

Oct 18, 2003

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well....that's lame.

go for the FIPK II. it's more heat resistent, and your filter won't git plugged as easy. (or soaked, depending on where you live)

Oct 18, 2003

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I've seen dyno charts for the FIPK II and you still lose a little low end. It will only help if you always accelerate past 4K rpms. Heat shield is useless because the whole engine bay gets hot and the air moves around under there. Just stick with the stock setup and get an OEM K&N dropin filter.