After manipulating the throttle cables and vacuum hoses out of the way, we pulled the stock box of the way. | 
We then disconnected the battery cables and removed the battery for access to the inlet box. |
Look how trapped and restrictive the inlet box was, before any air even gets to the filter box. | 
One 10mm bolt later, the box was removed. |
Sliding the Injen-supplied silicone hoses onto the throttle body, the install was going nice and smooth. | 
Making the Injen intake legal in all 50 states, the original PCV valve was inserted onto the intake tube. |
After reinstalling the battery, we screwed the vibra-mount onto the stock battery hold-down stud and secured the intake tube to the mount. | 
One hose clamp holds the tube to the throttle body; the vibra-mount does the rest. |
Both vacuum hoses were connected to the intake tube and to the PCV valve to keep the emission police at bay. | 
The air intake temp sensor was installed to the Injen tube by inserting the supplied grommet and the sensor into the pipe. |
On the driver side, the horn was relocated to the outside of the fender to clear the filter. | 
Inserted into an existing hole in the fender, the vibra-mount was secured and the cold-air extension tube inserted to the hose clamp. |
We then installed the high-flow filter into place. | 
Here is a look at the filter drawing fresh, cool air from outside the engine compartment. |
Pop the hood and prepare to be impressed. The highly polished tubes and the Injen badges mean power ahead. | 
Removing the stainless steel exhaust from the box revealed a fully-polished exhaust system with high-flow muffler and a 3-inch tip. |
The factory exhaust was held on by two 12mm spring bolts and four factory rubber hangers. | 
Side by side, there is no comparison between quality and performance. Which would you rather have? |
After using the factory spring bolts, the Injen SES exhaust was installed by tightening the four supplied 14mm bolts with high-temp gaskets. That's it folks! | 
A glimpse under the Element shows the expert craftsmanship of the Injen exhaust. |
Stamped with its logo, the Injen exhaust is not your typical import-style exhaust. A throaty exhaust note with no babbling shows the engineers did their homework. | |
On The Dyno
We used the Dynojet 248C dyno at Brother's Performance in Corona, California, for our horsepower figures. We made a total of six runs: two stock, two with just the intake, and two with the intake and exhaust. Check out the numbers and give Injen a call to get more power out of your Element. Stock numbers revealed we were sporting 126.4 hp max with 128.9 lb-ft of torque. With the Injen intake, we upped the output to 127.2 hp and 138.2 lb-ft: a full 10 lb-ft improvement! Intake and exhaust, the dyno showed a max of 130.0 hp and 140.3 lb-ft of torque. The figures were on a completely reset ECU without any training time, so we're certain, given some miles, the numbers will increase even more. The total torque increase was almost 12 lb-ft.