Hello fellow 5th gen owners, I wanted to get some input on what you all think about the HPS intake for the N/A 5th gen legacy. I personally bought one a couple weeks ago, mainly for the sound, looks, and mild fuel economy/power boost. I know the gains in power are negligible at best but it was worth it for me in other ways, mainly having something to look at when I pop the hood and a fun install. I was wondering if anyone has had this product installed in the long term and if so what have you noticed? I have been told directly from HPS that their intake is perfectly safe to run and should cause no problems or long term damage, however, I have also heard from a local tuning shop and some friends that there is a potential for running lean and causing heat damage over time due to not enough fuel to cool things down. Has anyone experienced any such damage or anything else in the long term as I have only had mine on for a couple of hundred miles and all I notice is a slight boost to fuel economy and a little bonus on the butt dyno.
As an additional note, the same tuning shop that told me it could cause damage also has told me it isn't possible to tune my car due to the CVT, though I am unsure about this as I figured it could be tuned to at least inject more fuel to balance out any lean conditions, does anyone have any thoughts on the possibility of tuning a CVT? Once again I know this would not result in meaningful power gains and if I am to tune it that's not really what I'm after, as I mainly just want the intake and exhaust I have to function reliably and for the car to take into account these modifications.
Thanks for any feedback you can provide!