Hi everyone,

I installed few days ago on my 2005 G6 Gt K&N Typhoon CAI ...this thing rips the roads now :banana:

Anywho...any of you out there with CAI get the whistling sound under faster
acceleration? my car sound under the hood like supercharger :banana:

There is HUGE HP boost...can't wait to take it in few weeks for ride to Florida from IL to see what the MPG is going to be under "Normal" driving:D

That's cool. Intakes make a pretty big difference on these cars! I have one for sale right now that shoud work as good as the K&N if anyone is interested. See sig.

not to burst a bubble but K&N is only showing about a 5 horse increase. Not exactly huge in my book but maybe your old filter was packed full of dirt taking away 30 horse or something.....

http://www.kandn.com/dynocharts/69-7202.pdf

not to burst a bubble but K&N is only showing about a 5 horse increase. Not exactly huge in my book but maybe your old filter was packed full of dirt taking away 30 horse or something.....

http://www.kandn.com/dynocharts/69-7202.pdf

Nope, my old OEM filter was just fine, I know I was sceptical too to pay $300 for CAI ...but I will tell you one thing, if you can control your foot you will get better gas mileage.

The major difference I noticed on my G6 is that it will smoke the tires and it has unmatched punch at 80mph. Maybe the weather conditions where not right when they did dyno test ..dunno ...and don't care for the chart becouse it works and sounds great for me:D

DID you look at the DYNO chart? as far I know the G6 GT has 219HP versus what they are saying 153.85HP....

DID you look at the DYNO chart? as far I know the G6 GT has 219HP versus what they are saying 153.85HP....

The dyno is measuring power at the front wheels, not the engine. You lose at least 20% in the driveline. You really can't compare HP numbers from one dyno to another. There are too many variables that affect the numbers.

Hi everyone,

I installed few days ago on my 2005 G6 Gt K&N Typhoon CAI ...this thing rips the roads now :banana:

Anywho...any of you out there with CAI get the whistling sound under faster
acceleration? my car sound under the hood like supercharger :banana:

There is HUGE HP boost...can't wait to take it in few weeks for ride to Florida from IL to see what the MPG is going to be under "Normal" driving:D

i talked to a tec at k&n about the whistling and she said that its a) you now have a lot more air moving through and/or b) by removing the stock air box you remove something that muffles the sound of air coming through.

so, what i did is i took the bottom part of the stock air box and put it back. this helped to silence alot of the whistle and i still get a good kick from it and it doesnt look too ghetto.

so, what i did is i took the bottom part of the stock air box and put it back. this helped to silence alot of the whistle and i still get a good kick from it and it doesnt look too ghetto.
Can you get a pic?

i like tha whistle of mine lol people who dont kno much ask me all tha time if i have a blow off valve lol i just made a custom cold air box for mine i took tha bottom off of my air box zip tied and siloconed a drop in k&n filter to tha top of my air box works great sounds good

i was looking at the k/n CAI typhoon setup for my g6 but was wondering once i install the product if it does anything to my warranty, just got my new 08 g6, only got like 700km on it right now.

i was looking at the k/n CAI typhoon setup for my g6 but was wondering once i install the product if it does anything to my warranty, just got my new 08 g6, only got like 700km on it right now.

READ the K & N Disclaimer ...NO it does not void the Manufacturer (GM) warranty.

I was with my at dealer number of times with K & N under the hood.

i have a 06 GT still under warranty n i was lookin at a typhoon also ru sure it wont void the warranty?

i have a 06 GT still under warranty n i was lookin at a typhoon also ru sure it wont void the warranty?


Here is the link for the K&N warranty letter http://www.knfilters.com/warrantyletter.htm

Only thing I can tell you is that as said above ...been at dealer for warranty repairs while vehicle was still under manufacturers warranty.

I just read through the entire warranty letter. It seems to specifically refer to their air/fuel/oil filters but makes no mention of their intake kits. Most warranties allow for the use of whatever air/fuel/oil filter you want to use, because replacement of these items is considered general vehicle maintenance. Installing an aftermarket intake is more complicated and requires the removal of some OEM equipment, so it would most likely void your warranty.

My old dealership (before I moved) used to offer a way around this. They would allow customers to bring in certain aftermarket parts (nothing heavy... mostly intakes, lights, accessory gauges, etc). The service department would install them and (so they said) because the work was done by a certified pro it wouldn't void the warranty.

Like boss said... some dealerships might be willing to overlook a Typhoon kit as long as your car troubles have nothing to do with the intake system. But its not worth risking your factory warranty. Your best bet is to print out all the information about the part(s) you want to install and take it to your dealership service department. Ask them if it would void your warranty. Its better to ask beforehand rather than to find out the hard way later.

umm I don't know if you guys have read this or heard of this before. The * Magnusson Moss Warranty Act is there to protect your rights to modify a car and not void the warranty. You replace the intake system on your car you lost the warranty on your intake nothing else, same with exhaust. They have to prove that the aftermarket part caused the problem in the first place. Also if your so scarred about taking it to a dealership with the intake in just swap the stock on back in for warranty work it literally takes 5-10 mins tops to put it on and off.

http://www.sema.org/Main/SemaOrgHome.aspx?ID=50100

can't wait to take it in few weeks for ride to Florida from IL to see what the MPG is going to be under "Normal" driving:D

Here is the scoope on MPG...

Air temperature has HUGE impact on MPG:

1. 75mph on highway with sunroof open as air deflector and outside temp. being 70F I managed to pull of 36mpg.

2. 75mph on highway at 32F ouside temp. (with sunroof closed :D) 27MPG.

3. Conservative City driving 22 MPG

4. Lead foot in city driving 18 MPG

P.S. I was running low on gas on highway and without gas station on radar
was forced to sneak behind Truck for shelter ...turned all accesories off
and got 39/40 MPG ....woohoooooooo

All the intakes are an improvement over stock.
Its not my pick for obvious reasons but the Typhoon is a good intake.

All the intakes are an improvement over stock.
Its not my pick for obvious reasons but the Typhoon is a good intake.

I agree 100% :)

In addition to Pontiac G6 GT ...I have it also on my Grand Marquis and let me tell you, before I installed the cold air I had constant problem with EGR clogging and IAC valve malfunctioning ...well no longer thanks to Cold Air :D

And I am just about ready to install it on my supped up 2004 Crown victoria LX Sport and combining this with SCT programmer for ECM ...I'll smoke Mercury Marauder in a heartbeat ...woohooooooo :banana:

http://www.sctflash.com/X3.php

I installed the typhoon this past weekend. I can feel the difference in horses. I cant wait for it to finish snowing so i can bring her out on the road again.

I installed the typhoon this past weekend. I can feel the difference in horses. I cant wait for it to finish snowing so i can bring her out on the road again.

Make sure that you turn the traction OFF otherwise you WILL spin tires with traction ON ...it does have great pickup with Cold Air.

Welcome aboard:bandit:

So about how much faster does and intake make you from 0-60?

Just get an intake...Pick one and go. There is a difference.
You should see at least 7 more hp...

So about how much faster does and intake make you from 0-60?


Didn't had a chance to try it out ....it's to cold now, will let you know in spring after the weather warms up a bit here in Midwest.

is a whistling /agressive sound guaranteed when u install one of these K&N intakes?

I cant speak for the K&N intake as I dont own one but I do know that Crab Intakes uses K&N filters....and yes. The sounds and performance are there.

The sound is amazing. :beer:

I cant speak for the K&N intake as I dont own one but I do know that Crab Intakes uses K&N filters....and yes. The sounds and performance are there.

The sound is amazing. :beer:


I don't remember where I put the link but if you go to "you tube" and search for "CRAB intakes" there are a few clips of how it sounds.

that sound is just from the intake? or any other mods?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxSTe2UA_90

yup





i think his contact info is there if you wanna ask the source. ;)

ah sweeet. sounds awsome.. i read on here that these intakes arent made for our cars, in order to feel the HP gain, we must tune the engines and so forth.. is that true?

Your 2006 GT would adjust to the flow just fine. Your ECM would adjust quite nicely.
You DO NOT need a tune for an intake on your engine and you will see both performance gains and MPG gains (if you can keep your foot out of it).

Just get an intake so I can answer your questions about your next mod decision. lol

k ..just ordered my intake.. (http://www.pfyc.com/pc/G63002/G6UNDER/K%26N+Typhoon+Intake+-+05-07+G6+69-7202TTK.html)
wohooo :)
sucks that i live in canada though, they are gonna kill me with thecustoms and all that lol

Good deal... Enjoy!!

thanks for all ur help buddy

???

I just purchased the K&N cold air intake as well. But Im not sure if I made the right decision..Should I have gone with the Injen one?

It says you should get a gain of about 5HP, does that mean you can either get less or more; how does that really work?

im glad im not the only one who has this mod :band:

I just cut the sides out of the lower airbox. left just enough plastic to give it a "frame" mounted it back in and looks like a stock intake but has the same effect as a CAI...

Nope....it is not the same effect as a CAI.
Your now sucking in hot engine air.
Your stock box was sealed off to prevent that.
You just hurt your performance.

You need a heat shield or you need to drop it into the fenderwell.

Please no one follow this guys advice. http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/crabintakes/banghead.gif

Advice? i gave no advice. as for the heat shield, the right side of the box i never cut because of hot engine air. i did not hurt my performance because my MPG since has averaged 32 from 24. and i have noticed a slight power increase in the high rpm's. so yes its working.

and why dont you reem on newtog6s05model? he has no bottom airbox? wtf is up with people, oh i know jealousy......btw i love reading your comments. i'll be back monday with my final project and show you faggots some proof. (kinda hard to get pics without my car) AND until then ttyl.

Advice? i gave no advice. as for the heat shield, the right side of the box i never cut because of hot engine air. i did not hurt my performance because my MPG since has averaged 32 from 24. and i have noticed a slight power increase in the high rpm's. so yes its working.

and why dont you reem on newtog6s05model? he has no bottom airbox? wtf is up with people, oh i know jealousy......btw i love reading your comments. i'll be back monday with my final project and show you faggots some proof. (kinda hard to get pics without my car) AND until then ttyl.

Ok..Ill eat my words on Monday. BTW...I read your other post about where you said you damaged your G6 wheels YESTERDAY hitting a curb and are looking for some new ones. Then in this thread you dont have a G6....

so you see....its very hard to believe you. :rolleyes:

its funny jamestg6gt07..u said Saturday in your other thread

My typhoon should be in on monday, im also throwing in a Jet MAF, has anyone else done this?

yes and they get CEL's. Good luck with that!

lol great, any tips? just tune it?

Ask Chris if his tune would correct the lean issues the Jet screenless MAF would cause....?

i was gonna hold off on a tune til i get a magnaflow cat-back, maybe i'll hold off on the MAF til then

So you didnt get the Jet? Thats good cause its a waste.
Why get the magnaflow....? You dont want dual outs?

I like the gt-r, and could change my mind still, but im not sure its worth buying the fascia, and i have a base model '05, the LX9 3500, so unless i buy a new engine with vvt i dont know if i can justify spending that much on it, especially when tuning the LX9 is a pain in the ass, there are no modules, at least that i've found

Hey guys, new to the forum. Just picked mine up today in fact. Heh....

Will the typhoon fit the '09 G6 GT?

You bought a plastic black pipe to replace your plastic black pipe?? lol

ok ok....Ill stop. ha haaa

Or did you mean you picked up your G6??

You bought a plastic black pipe to replace your plastic black pipe?? lol

ok ok....Ill stop. ha haaa

Or did you mean you picked up your G6??

just picked up my g6. :p

:confused:My K&N came with a black alluminum tube.

The one I saw was plastic. You sure its aliuminum?

Yeah its black powder coated alluminum. its pretty nice im happy with it (doesnt mean im not kickin myself in the ass everyday because I wish I would have gotten CRABS) But the one thing I'm not happy with is the heatshield, doesnt really seal that great along the bottom (thats why I just ordered the CAB:D )

Well cudos to K&N for that. Thats news to me. I was told plastic and
the one I looked at looked like plastic.

Yeah that heat shield looks like its off their F-150 line. Is it stretching your MAF wires
or is the heat shield damaging the paint where it sits? I read it bangs up and down there
and rubs the paint off. Its not like anyone looks at that paint in the engine bay but I was just curious.

Do you sell a 90 degree bend to go down just behind the bumper or do you only have it sitting behind the headlight? I saw one of the pictures on the crab website that someone has it that way and I'm just curious if he did that himself.

BTW. someone did a pretty good job with true fire on their engine cover :) I'm practicing it, but I'm not all that great yet because I don't have time ( :( stupid work...).

just installed my K&N CAI...its aluminum :)

Well cudos to K&N for that. Thats news to me. I was told plastic and
the one I looked at looked like plastic.

Yeah that heat shield looks like its off their F-150 line. Is it stretching your MAF wires
or is the heat shield damaging the paint where it sits? I read it bangs up and down there
and rubs the paint off. Its not like anyone looks at that paint in the engine bay but I was just curious.

No the wires are not stretched at all... they actually still have a little slack. But I dont like where they sit. With the way it mounts its pretty solid, there is no movement at all, so no it doesnt rub. But at the same time it just doesnt fit right.. theres a big gap towards the rear of the heat shield. I'll try to get some pics this weekend.

Got my cab yesterday and installed it..look at the diference....
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/waterfowler76/Crabs%20vs%20KN/KNVSCRAB-1.jpg
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/waterfowler76/Crabs%20vs%20KN/KN2.jpg
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/waterfowler76/Crabs%20vs%20KN/CRAB2.jpg

got a question for you..i have the same intake.. do you have a hole underneath the filter and can you keep it like that? or do you have to close it?

That hole is where your air comes from. Remove that resonator under it so it frees up the air getting to your filter. Do not cover or plug it.

So...errr....Waterfowler....You liiiike?

Hows it feel to have CRABS!!! lol

you should make a sticker with something like that lampoon. "Ask me about my CRABS" or "hear that? it's my CRABS"...ha

That hole is where your air comes from. Remove that resonator under it so it frees up the air getting to your filter. Do not cover or plug it.

So...errr....Waterfowler....You liiiike?

Hows it feel to have CRABS!!! lol

Kick Ass! I was able to tell the difference right away. That better seal keeps all that warm engine air out, Before I had installed the CAI I went for the drop in K&N filter and I imedietly noticed a gain in mpgs, but when I installed the CAI I got more power but I think that warm air was effecting it because I felt I actually lost a couple mpg's. Now with the CAB I raised it a few. :D Thanks!

you should make a sticker with something like that lampoon. "Ask me about my CRABS" or "hear that? it's my CRABS"...ha

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/crabintakes/crabs2.jpg


So hows it feel to have Crabs?
Kick Ass...

:beer:

ive got a 2006 g6 gtp and i cant seem to find a k&n cold air intake for it.is the cold air intake for the G6 GT the same for the GTP??

ive got a 2006 g6 gtp and i cant seem to find a k&n cold air intake for it.is the cold air intake for the G6 GT the same for the GTP??
Did you look into "CRABS" ?

http://www.crabintakes.com/

The GT is the 3.5...the GTP is either a 3.9 or 3.6 depending on the year.
Diff engines...

I would advise towards the CRAB Intake! :D I had the Injen and then I got the CRAB and put them both together and it is AMAZING!

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss74/markpetersonii/2007%20Pontiac%20G6%20V6/IMG_1019.jpg

Did you look into "CRABS" ?

http://www.crabintakes.com/

I just checked into the crabs intake and Im prolly gonna go with that. Just still trying to see if there's one for the gtp.

V6, GT, GTP, GXP....oh yeah. Crabs work great! I love mine. ;)

I'm still reading through all the old posts trying to learn as much as I can, and from what I have been reading and finding it appears the CRAB is pretty much the best bet. I have a 2009 3.5L and although I see the K&N Typhoon is only made for the 08 and below, nothing for the 09 - is this something they will be producing in the future or is it best to go for the CRAB at this point in time.
Secondly, on the CRAB setup, the Front Pipe Upgrade for $150.00 is currently out of stock, should I wait for the full set up or is the cone and clamps enough or is the dropin K&N the best idea for now?
Thanks again,
David

watch out for Crabs!!!

They make you itch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lol

I just checked into the crabs intake and Im prolly gonna go with that. Just still trying to see if there's one for the gtp.

I have an 06 GTP also E-man and Lampoon said it should work fine, so I'm choosing CRABS, no matter how irritating they may be.

I have an 06 GTP also E-man and Lampoon said it should work fine, so I'm choosing CRABS, no matter how irritating they may be.

off topic, but who did the pontiac emblem on your hood...or is it a sticker?

off topic, but who did the pontiac emblem on your hood...or is it a sticker?

Just a decal, but it think it's unique and it gets looks going down the road. I do have a friend that does some body painting so one day I may actually get it put on. Performance mods first :)

I live in northern Ontario and am a bit reluctant to remove
The resonator. In the winter won't salt/sand/snow and other crap get in there.
Also, can/how do I purchase the CAI heat shield and for how much.
:D