Your take on an Intake...
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Your take on an Intake...
I am planning on installing an intake into my 2005 G35 Coupe and have cut my choices down to either an Injen Cold Air Intake or a JWT Pop Charger w/Z-tube. I keep hearing different ideas on both and can't decide. I heard the Injen has a really killer noise but lacks protection from water should there be scenario like that. I also heard the JWT Pop Charger has a killer noise as well, has a protected filter from water but is a waste of $$. I would appreciate any opinions or ideas on which intake I should choose...thanks
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just before i went for the injen cold air, i made a call to injen to confirm the spec for 05 6mt coupe. The reply from injen is that their current model works great with 03-04 model, it will fit 05 also, but the performance will not match the result on 03-04. The JWT/z-tube is probably the best choice now, until injen or someone else developed something new to fit with 05 model.
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You want an honest opinion? Intake and Exhaust are a waste of money on your G. You will see little gains at best. People are spending a grand on exhaust for what 4hp? Sounds like a waste to me. Get a plenum, go FI, something. The money you spend on breather add ons is generally a waste though. My $0.02. I've done it on enough cars to be over it. LOL!
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My take on an intake
While there are several good aftermarket intakes available I went with the Z air duct and Stillen CAI because:
1 - This is a reasonably "stealthy" system.
2 - Stillen's heat enclosure works better than many others.*
3 - The Z air duct and Stillen filter enclosure (heat shield) are "plastic" and therefore don't absorb (transfer) heat like bare metal components.*
4 - The air inlet remains above the grill. (Lower air temperatures at hood level than at road level and minimum chance of engine hydro-lock.)
5 - Added power with no loss of low end. (Based on dyno-butt, G-Tech and dyno results.)
*Posted test results on G35Driver
1 - This is a reasonably "stealthy" system.
2 - Stillen's heat enclosure works better than many others.*
3 - The Z air duct and Stillen filter enclosure (heat shield) are "plastic" and therefore don't absorb (transfer) heat like bare metal components.*
4 - The air inlet remains above the grill. (Lower air temperatures at hood level than at road level and minimum chance of engine hydro-lock.)
5 - Added power with no loss of low end. (Based on dyno-butt, G-Tech and dyno results.)
*Posted test results on G35Driver
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Originally Posted by DaveO
While there are several good aftermarket intakes available I went with the Z air duct and Stillen CAI because:
1 - This is a reasonably "stealthy" system.
2 - Stillen's heat enclosure works better than many others.*
3 - The Z air duct and Stillen filter enclosure (heat shield) are "plastic" and therefore don't absorb (transfer) heat like bare metal components.*
4 - The air inlet remains above the grill. (Lower air temperatures at hood level than at road level and minimum chance of engine hydro-lock.)
5 - Added power with no loss of low end. (Based on dyno-butt, G-Tech and dyno results.)
*Posted test results on G35Driver![Wink](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
1 - This is a reasonably "stealthy" system.
2 - Stillen's heat enclosure works better than many others.*
3 - The Z air duct and Stillen filter enclosure (heat shield) are "plastic" and therefore don't absorb (transfer) heat like bare metal components.*
4 - The air inlet remains above the grill. (Lower air temperatures at hood level than at road level and minimum chance of engine hydro-lock.)
5 - Added power with no loss of low end. (Based on dyno-butt, G-Tech and dyno results.)
*Posted test results on G35Driver
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