I've installed a K&N Typhoon induction filter kit. The box is pretty big!
Inside, is everything that you need to fit the kit. The red pipe is also available in shiny silver, but I think that red should look much better on my car. If I fitted shiny silver, I'd feel like I had to shine up my cam-cover and everything else to match...!
Most of the kit can be put together in your living room ready to take out to the car.
So here is the stock engine bay. We're going to strip out the black piping at the front, the large air box and the weirdly curved ram pipe on the right. We'll be keeping all the smaller pipe work, such as the crank case pressure release and the air temperature sensor. The mass air sensor will also be staying (it the box at the end of the large black pipe.
Here the kit is half fitted. I opted to leave in some brackets that are no strictly necessary anymore as the fixing bolts were quite rusty and I wasn't sure whether the Typhoon was going to be ok - you never know - so I didn't want to do any damage prematurely.
(Update, some weeks later: I am going to remove these brackets now.)
The kit is finished and all the jubilee clips have been tightened. The result: a significantly emptier engine bay and an awesome howling noise as the revs build. It starts at around 3000 revs and really screams at 5500. If you drive the car sedately, the improved airflow should reap rewards in terms of fuel economy as the fuel will be burning more efficiently, but this remains to be seen.
I will try to record a video with the noise.
