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I have been running this intake for about a month. Before i had the stock box with a k&n filter in it. It feels like the arc intake added throttle responce and a little more power throught out the power band.
I had it and sold it because of heatsoak in the NYC summertime traffic. Throttle response was improved and it sounded great. I didnt notice any butt dyno increase in power though. I got it used and its the only way id ever buy one. Definitly not worth the full price for a new unit.
You can use a strut bar with it. I agree with milkbubble completely -- no power increase, throttle response is improved and it looks/sounds really nice, but heat soak is a definate problem -- I live in FL and in the summer it heat soaks very quickly so I got rid of mine.
Looks great, sounds cool, absolutely no HP added. You might even lose a couple after driving for awhile because of heat soak issues. I definitely wouldn't recommend it, as the S has enough heat soak problems to begin with. I highly recommend the K&N FIPK. Comptech and J's racing are also very nice intakes.