I installed mine today with the help of a friend. While not terribly difficult it took roughly 3.5 hours as my friend tried to get it into position for 45 minutes but was afraid he might scratch the point. In the end I gave it a shove and it popped right in after about 15 seconds with a cut on each index finger knuckle as a prize. I really enjoy the sound and don't find it terrible loud or annoying, I drove a Neon (not an SRT-4) with a ram-air intake that had a much louder and deeper sound when getting on the gas. This, however, does sound like a jet engine. I forget who said it here but the comparison of the sound it makes while on the freeway to sitting on an airplane behind the engines as it's cruising at altitude is perfectly apt. I love it but the super high pitched squeal it constantly makes as you lightly accelerate at highway speeds will probably get old after a few weeks. I will investigate some sound deadening in the future for sure but so far it's great!
My notes:
1. The stock MAF sensor screws absolutely did not fit in the new MAF location holes on the intake. The threads were completely different, luckily I have a box laying around with 20+ years worth of random screws and found two that threaded in perfectly.
2. We put the big hose on the turbo side first, slid both clamps down onto it then finessed the intake in. Once in position we slid the clamps up onto the hose and tightened the lower one first, put the filter on the intake, cut the hole in the lower cowl cover, bolted it in, then tightened the last clamp on the hose.
3. The MAF harness extender is worth it's weight in gold due to the time savings and plug'n'play functionality. Highly recommended if you're squeamish about cutting and rewiring it yourself.
4. I opted to get the water-sock but it has not arrived yet, I imagine that it will be needed for sure in more rainy climates. I live in southern California and still feel like it's needed, very worth it for a little bit more peace of mind.
All in all I think it's a great product but the disclaimer 2J Racing makes in saying that it's loud is definitely true, if you don't want to live with much louder than average turbo noises at almost all times then I'd say stick with the stock unit. If that doesn't bother you then I think this is probably your best bet in terms of bang for your buck performance. I will be working on sealing up the area around the lower cowl where the intake tube passes through then doing some logging to see what my temps are like.
Pictures and videos:
Taking off from a stop:
[video=youtube;Z51XMMf48ko]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z51XMMf48ko&feature=youtu.be[/video]
On the freeway around 75MPH in 6th:
[video=youtube;4ix14HBn4k8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ix14HBn4k8&feature=youtu.be[/video]