The piping itself has a sparkly metallic paint that is inherently a little reflective due to the metal flecks in it. Being perfectly sideways seems a little bit if a fashion no-no for an aftermarket intake, but alas you also get used to seeing it that way since it's ?different?. If you're like me, you're generally used to your intakes facing towards or angling towards the front of the car. I also had to get a different hose to fit said fitting, but I'll provide a separate thread on ISG disabling caused by the K&N intake for those interested in turning it off.
K AND N TYPHOON INTAKE HOW TO
The good news is: I now know how to disable ISG relatively easily! It also seems K&N was aware of this because I had to use a fitting that was not listed anywhere in the installation instructions but was included in the box. ***UPDATE - I figured out what caused ISG to stop working and applied a fix. I am surprised no one else has reported it, but it could very well be one of those ?mileage may vary? luck-of-the-draw situations. I have figured out the particular problem, but have not created a solution for it quite yet.
While for some of you this is great, I do a lot of driving and this feature actually adds up to being beneficial for me. It seems that the intake has caused ISG (Idle Stop and Go) to stop working***. I've now had the K&N Typhoon intake installed for a couple hundred miles, and not all is smooth sailing.