K&N Fan no more
 

I know there have been some discussion on the K&N typhoon system. I recently did not want to think that they would leave there customers stranded. I got the typoon system a short time ago, and found it had all the usual issues. I have had K&N filters in everything for the last ten years. I have also loved there service til today. I have had the system for about 45 days, I have teseted it including on a dyno and found NO GAINS. I contacted K&N and told them of my recent findings. I sent them everything they asked for and worked with thier techs to find an issue. Well after all was said and done they told me to "sorry you need to buy the new system that will be out". I asked about this one and they said "sorry you need to purchase the new system". They stated they are offering no discounts or assistance to customers with the old systems. I have now removed EVERY K&N PRODUCT I HAVE IN ANYTHING WITH A MOTOR, including the lawn mower. I am can tell you first hand buy another companys product. :(

That is their so called "guarantee" in effect.

I did ask about that and it was said that they are not doing that at this time, "sorry you need to purchase the new system".

I have gotten my last e-mail from the techs at K&N. they say it is "Mazda's software that is causing the issue". They also informed me that any returns must be made through the place of purchase. I hate to inform them but most performance shops will not take an item back once it is installed.

Anybody have any ideas?

Sell it here on the forum. Just because it does not work for you doesn't mean it won't work for someone else.

Sorry to hear you bought a sucky product.

K&N is following a typical sales tactic of making it so difficult you finally throw up your hands and walk away. That is why they can put a guarantee on the box & never have to worry about it.

What was that guarantee quote from the movie "Tommy Boy"? It sure applies here.

Rather than stick someone else with a possilbe problem I will use it for designing my own intake system

Well I have got the new intake on my car.
It seems to work better and not be as loud
It feels better off the line and at high rpms

I have no dyno and no facts of course
but I think it was worth the 200
oh well

I look at this way the new ones are $200, the old one is $200. For that money I could have gotten a revi, I look at it this way burn me once shame on you , burn me twice shame on me. I will be attaching a different filter to the end and see what happens, Ther is a person that lives local(not on the site) that had the same issue and put an APEXI filter on and in fixed a few of the issues right away.

the immediate solution to that idling problem for the old typhoon filter is to put a mesh in the ram pipe before the sensor......

I have made it work, I put a screen it before the pipe, (thanks for the idea).I attached and extra metal lip to back of the heat shield and used an foam lip to seal it so it takes cold air from the front. time will tell. I can say the screen made a big difference in drivablity

You could take a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there, but, wouldn't you rather take his word for it?

Er, I mean...

You could take a good look at a BUTCHER'S ass by...no, it has to be YOUR bull.

FORGET IT I QUIT!

Tommy: Let's think about this for a sec, Ted, why would somebody put a guarantee on a box? Hmmm, very interesting.
Ted Nelson, Customer: Go on, I'm listening.
Tommy: Here's the way I see it, Ted. guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box 'cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside.
Ted Nelson, Customer: Yeah, makes a man feel good.
Tommy: 'Course it does. Why shouldn't it? Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted?
Ted Nelson, Customer: What's your point?
Tommy: The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Building model airplanes" says the little fairy, well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser and your daughter's knocked up, I seen it a hundred times.
Ted Nelson, Customer: But why do they put a guarantee on the box?
Tommy: Because they know all they solda ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That's all it is, isn't it? Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for now, for your customer's sake, for your daughter's sake, ya might wanna think about buying a quality product from me.
Ted Nelson, Customer: [pause] Okay, I'll buy from you.
Tommy: Well, that's... What?

the new one is supposed to be much better, but i think what that local of yours did (swap for a conical apexi) would be a good idea