Got my K&N V2 Typhoon installed...
 

Love it! love the sound the feel the look and the pull at WOT!!! :smoker:
Videos will be up soon.

Nice, how much did it cost you and wehre'd you buy it? So far the cheapest I've found was here http://www.jscspeed.com/rx8/intake.htm

i got mine for 259... http://www.ajusa.com/details/index/138/KNF/7762/0/0/0/KNF%2069-6030-1TFK/0/0/RX-8;%201.3L%20R2%20F||I?sid=5f4a072ad297cffd8f0887bf 83aa3713

i have a v2 intake on my 8 and now my car is making a weird like flapping/ sputtering noise in the high rpm range, it just happened tonight so i have not been able to get it checked for any engine codes at the dealer yet, and it had tons of oil and the engine light hasn't come on. its a 2008 6mt and had just over 2000 km on it, i checked for a tear in the filter and any loose parts and couldn't find anything. please help if anyone info on a similar problem

oil in the intake? either u have too much engine oil. or you didnt use a long funnel on your last oil change, the oil pour into the breather tube and flow back into your intake.

what flapping noise u're talking about, I never got any flapping noise. (over 1 yr of K&N V2)

haven't had an oil change yet, theres only 2100 km on the car, I've only added engine oil, my mechanic said to kick the exhaust a bit to see if there was any rocks stuck in like a heat shield. it only makes the noise when under heavy acceleration and over say 7800 rpm

mine does that, it gets really raspy. I noticed that mine does it more as I get higher in elevation, wierd observation but how high up are you?

when u say "u love the feel" what exactly are u talkin about cause there are soo many threads about how an intake adds nothing but noise so im just wondering what ur feeling

well you can feel the noise

like above sea level? not that high i live in central newfoundland so not too much off sea level. i got the car on the diagnostic computer yesterday and no codes showed up at all so its nothing thats a big problem. i'd describe it like some one clearing their throat sort of like rolling their "R's" past 7800 rpm and only under full throttle when accelerating hard, and its not overbearingly loud, couldn't even hear it on a road test yesterday cuz it was raining. its going in the shop again today so hopefully it will get figured out

I wanna ask if any of you actually own this intake ?

No, I was just answering his question. Really just being sarcastic hehe, since whare are you feeling and you can feel noise so question answered. But I would like to own it :)

I own this intake and it is definetely as loud as everyone says, if you have the windows down it sounds really good. In my case if i have the windows up the loudness of it causes some of the interior parts to rattle or vibrate, does anyone else get this?

ya i get that, but i think whats going on with mine is the stupid heat shield is rattling

i have the same problem too, i got my k&n two weeks ago and last week it started to make the same noise. i think it is the dash or the defoster strip or even a part of the left over clamp hanging loose. if you get it checked out post it so we can know what it is.

my flapping noise was part of the heat sheild of the intake, put on a few rubber bumpers on and it worked fine, but there is still other noises, the intake is sooo loud is makes other parts of the car like the roof and pillars and dash resonate just slightly and the only way to fix that is put the stock one back on

put it is also a good idea to make everything under the hood thats left kinda loose neat, i zip tied the hose and other minor things aswell

I've had this as well and figured it was due to either heat soak or a problem delaing with drawing too much air for cumbustion. The later issue I assumed was due to poor ignition timing at high temps and high rpms that was explained to be the lack of power issue in the MSP16 service bulletin. This also spurred somewhat of a lose of power feeling, high RPMs(7000-9000) just taking forever to climb so this I attributed, or mis diagnosed as 'loss of power' to my dealer. I demanded the MSP16 and a decarb, this seem to have fixed the issue, however a few days latter I also recharged the filter just in case. Haven't had the problem since. I have still yet to figure out if any of these symptoms are related or just meer coincindence.

yea, mine does it after its really warm. I notice a slight loss of power attributed with it. Im not worried about it. Its just like other 8's in hot climates that lose power when really warm. Im going to do a TB bypass when I get a chance and see if that helps.

Mine makes noise too. Where did you install rubber bumpers on?

i love my k&n intake never had any probs with it and its easy to clean.

so is this "throaty" sounds and associated problems made any of yall reconsider the purchase of the K&N? Jus curious as im looking at intake options

here my sound clip w/ k&n typhoon
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QPJBUlS5w1Q

I wanted to echo some thoughts of Rotr8 as well...

I've had the K&N V2 since I bought this car in 2005...I had the stock intake in the car probably about 3 days and then installed this intake. I'm not going to go as far as to say that this intake is crap...cause it's not. I think it looks good under the hood, is easy to clean and yes it makes a lot of noise. I can hear it pulling air at idle, even more so with my vented hood.

I recall when I first got it that at times I could hear the intake above my own exhaust. It helped, along with the exhaust, to remove some of the sluggish feeling from the car when I first purchased it.

Still, after installing diagnostic equipment I started to realize how dangerous this intake could be for anyone dealing with hot climates. The overall design is supposed to seal the intake area from the rest of the motor, but sadly it doesn't. Even more so if you don't run the engine cover like myself.

I've seen intake air temperatures as high as 175 to 180 degrees...that's got detonation written all over it. It's more of a danger for those not running 91 octane or higher fuel. The IAT's are better during cruise or higher speed driving but they are till 20, 30 or even 40 degrees higher than ambient.

Still, it's cheaper than a CAI which was the selling part for me.

The only thing I have not done is experimented with a racing beat air duct to see if that has any impact on the IAT's.

Like I said, I'm happy with mine but I know I'll have to switch to a CAI sooner or later.

If you enjoy it, awesome! If not, I share your concerns.