I have a dilemma on hand. Need ppls input on what are the advantages/ diadvantages of injen cold intake VS the z tube and pop charger.
Need all things considered HP, sound, appearance, and functionality ( is that a word?)

 

The oem factory system is about as good as you can get considering all aspects except creating noise and sucking in water in flooded streets.

Consider that the MAF is calibrated with oem design so changes can create errors in signals to ecu.

 

I think we should definitely discuss this subject more. 5 times a week apparently isn't enough. [img]/w3timages/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

 

I read them all but theres just not anyonw who has had both on or has heard them both side by side. As for OEM if you want to keep your car stock go for it. AS for the rest of the 20000 members of the board we are here to moda and showcase.

 

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I have a dilemma on hand. Need ppls input on what are the advantages/ diadvantages of injen cold intake VS the z tube and pop charger.
Need all things considered HP, sound, appearance, and functionality ( is that a word?)


I read them all but theres just not anyonw who has had both on or has heard them both side by side. As for OEM if you want to keep your car stock go for it. AS for the rest of the 20000 members of the board we are here to moda and showcase.

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No the vast majority of the members here mod with cause, a tiny fraction mod for looks only. So your not appealing to some vast group concerned about appearance only. You asked specific question's, but now your boil it down to sound and looks. In that case, get the Nismo gen II or the Injen.

Now as to the things you originally asked.

1. HP, not going to make a measureable factual difference.
2. Sound, they all add induction noise past 4k, pop charger requires that you replace the oem upper intake tube with a oem 350Z upper intake tube to really get the noise
3.Appearance, IMO the polished Injen hands down, I used to own one on my G btw.
4.Functionality, better then oem?,.......NO. Stillen would be most likely to be tops, but even so a recent dyno by Import tuner only showed a 1.4hp gain, again the oem system has excellent functionality.

Not to be a bit abbrasive, but this topic keeps on getting asked over and over and,...well you get the idea. If you really ran a search and really read text from that search, you'd already have your answer. It would have involved reading a lot of posts, lots of work, I know. Kinda like your asking someone else to do work in the form of replying.



"All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.”
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G35 6mt

 

In a way there is a conspiracy between aftermarket goody manufacturers, dyno manufacturers and the shops that buy dynos [to sell dyno runs to the public].

If you don't show improvements or at least some differences between products people won't buy the products and you won't be able to make the payments on the dyno from selling time.

ATL has 7 public [various quality] chassis dyno shops within 50 miles and another 6 private use very very expensive TOP of the line dynos [for race teams].

It would be interesting to take the same car to all 13 and do 5 runs on each and correlate the numbers.

How are they resolving to a 1.4 HP accuracy [a 0.1 HP accuracy?].............if a product doesn't show a 3% inprovement [6 RWHP] is it real or imaginary or just a creeping temperatre baro pressure variation..........or just the oils warming up?

 

ahhhh. i cant take it anymore. this topic is like the mail...it just keeps coming and coming. it never stops. relentless. i think im going to to postal if i see this topic again in the next week.

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