I did too, but Google instant changed things. Try this: 1) Set your search engine to Google (if it isn't currently) 2) Remove the search bar. 3) Press ctrl+k

I did too, but Google instant changed things. Try this: 1) Set your search engine to Google (if it isn't currently) 2) Remove the search bar. 3) Press ctrl+k (cmd+k) and start typing. You'll be searching on Google's site, by far the best search experience with Google Instant on. The only downside is that you need a reasonably fast, low-latency connection for it to work well[1]. [1] Fine with decent Internet service, but what a downside it is on a lesser connection. The ~0.5-1 sec delay was unbearable on a 3Mbps DSL connection with average latency.