hello yall i love in houston and it gets hellla hot over here, i posted about what type of intake, i had my mind set on k&n typhoon short ram but a buddy on clubwrx told me this.
the CAI on the STI works fine. ram air = possible hot air intake = possible detonation you wouldnt otherwise get from stock/cold intake...

that looks to have a heat shield but even then its possible.

do a SEARCH on the K&N and read up on it. but most CAIs work fine on the STI and youll be getting a tune anyways so youll be fine.

my mods are:
Engine Mods:
Hks Ti-Carbon Catback
Godspeed Downpipe
Ported waste gate
UTEC Stage2
Walbro 255lph Fuel pump
HKS SSQV BOV
1 Step colder spark plugs

thank you please help me make a good concios decision.

i have kn short ram. thought i would get litte gains but dyno'ed the same with stock intake.i say just put a drop-in kn and youll get the same out of it.

i have stage2 vishu, upgade top mount. thought maybe kn short ram would give me more hp's. i was wrong. as for bov's. there just for sound. keep it 100% or no less than 50/50.i have the forged 100% cause im boosting around 24.

would u suggest k&n cai?

i say stay with the stock in take and spend the 50$ on a kn drop-in.i put a kn drop-in before i wasted my money on the typhoon.i still have my drop-in, if your in my area ill hook you up.

i have a drop in but intake gets to hot, i want something better, i have enugh mods to get a bigger turbo but not yet.

what drop in do you have? if you dont have kn drop-in, i would get one. thats all your going to need. any other mod for the intake is just for looks.BTW,shiv at vishnu does all my tuning. he told me to stay with stock intake,but i researched the kn cai and short ram (typhoon). they both showed that i would get some gains. so i went out a bought the typhoon. should of listen to shiv.

stock intake seems to be the way to go if your still stock turbo.

niether........spend your money somewhere else like a turbo back exhaust and a engine management

niether........spend your money somewhere else like a turbo back exhaust and a engine management
read the first post i have all that wang chung

read the first post i have all that wang chung

no need for name calling my friend. Honestly your at the point where the next step would be a new turbo plus supporting mods. If your going to run a fmic, most of them will require a new intake. Hope to hear in the future about a new turbo going in there....:D

no need for name calling my friend. Honestly your at the point where the next step would be a new turbo plus supporting mods. If your going to run a fmic, most of them will require a new intake. Hope to hear in the future about a new turbo going in there....:D
i was just kidding heheh, that words "wang chung" is used to mcuh around me so i inheirted it.... but ya i know i need to do that but for now i want something, is the injen good?

i was just kidding heheh, that words "wang chung" is used to mcuh around me so i inheirted it.... but ya i know i need to do that but for now i want something, is the injen good?
if you want something new, does it really have to be a power mod? I really would steer away from an intake until one is needed...

I would go with perrin or APS short ram.

I would go with perrin or APS short ram.
stock intake with kn drop-in is most effective.period.

what is the k&n number that fits the 05 sti, i went to the autostore to get it and their computer says its this one that is waaaay too big to fit in, i pulled my filter out and i couldn't find that match, someone have the number?

i just ordered a K&N drop in the # 33-2075