Cheaper than an K&N FIPK, and better designed IMO. So I think it was worth what's spent. But of course I got mine for a crazy deal in the For Sale section.
That is a myth...to an extent. All it takes is about a 5 minute idle adn maybe a normal 5 mile drive for the pcm to readjust the the fuel mixture and your set.
I would have to agree with you. The day after I installed (15 miles afterwords) it I started to notice more of a difference. I've noticed a slight increase in mid-top end acceleration and better throttle response and a great sound.
This comment, however, I disagree with. You must not understand the costs associated with R&D and the overhead that goes into producing a product and how the volume of sales affects the price. The equipment used to make the pipe, the wages paid to the operators, management, packaging, the electricity used to light the plant it was made in, and all the costs associated with developement have to be rolled into a product. Add that together with the fact that this probably isn't their most popular item, they have fewer intakes to spread that price out on.
I totally understand the whole cost involved in bringing a new product to market. I manage an automotive repair facility and I could break down costs alot more than what the average person may think is involved in running such a place, so I am not totally ignorant. My point is that I doubt that much R&D actually went into this product at all, I mean how much does it take to make a round curved tube, it's not like it is routed anyway special or has any certain features to it that make it stand out above the rest except maybe that it is plastic.
