K&N Typhoon Intake Conversion To SRI [Archive]

EuroAccord13

03-01-2005, 05:59 AM

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Most if not all K&N Typhoon Intake Systems can also be converted in the SRI (Short Ram Intake) Systems.

For this, I have decided to show how and what it looks like..

TEST CAR : My Sexy Euro Accord Obviously... :p

Refresher Pictures of the Typhoon Intake System

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/IMG_6221.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/5HPMore.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/Installed1.jpg

With the CAI in place, suction noise is negligible in the car however, under load WOT, it's loud and it screams...

Now.. I removed the second part of the intake that is linked to the first part through a FlexiHose

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/FlexiHose.jpg

Originally, I used back the supplied filter with the kit, but it didn't sit nicely in the engine bay, the front of the filter was backed up against the firewall of the car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/KNOriginal2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/KNOriginal1.jpg

I then decided to try the K&N Race Series filter that I purchased as a replacement for the supplied one in an event that it is being cleaned (I ran tests on this filter as well in one of the articles here).

Due to it's shorter length, it fits nicely in the area with no dramas of any kind..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/RaceSeries2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/RaceSeries1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/EuroAccord13/EuroAccord/SRI/RaceSeries3.jpg

Ok... Induction Noise... At cold starts, as usual it starts out hissing loudly, but when it's warmed up, the hissing went down significantly. Inside the car, noise levels remained the same, under WOT, the hissing of the intake "feels" slightly louder than with the CAI... I said "feel" due to the fact that it's really didn't feel louder but there was a different note or scream rather.. maybe of a different frequency that pulsates through the interior cabin.

Performance wise? I have no idea... Not willing to try it out at this stage.. Maybe later....

Anyways... I'll give it another WOT shot to confirm further my findings.. Give me a day to really WOT all the way...

CHEERS
Nick

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

VT3C

30-03-2005, 02:14 PM

I think the original filter would be better for performance. those dual-tract filters create extra turbulence, and if you look inside the filter you'll see that where the 'fins' are pushed together to make the cone shape, that is highly restrictive.

if you are in love with that filter, perhaps duct onto the end of the filter with cold air for best results.

SRi should give you better throttle response, but may suffer when at low speeds due to excess heat buildup under the hood. I expect that the K-series motors are much better for heat soak than traditional honda engines cause the exh manifold is at the rear of the engine bay.