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Old 09-11-2005, 05:21 PM
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generice intakes for 20 bux

hey guys i have a 04 g35 coupe i wanted something in my engine to look cool not really for performance. i found thes egenerice cold air in takes or popchargers/ ztube they look good and chrome and they even promise more horsepower. all for under 30 bux. they are all over ebay heres some links to them:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03...99262341QQrdZ1




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bomz-...98683173QQrdZ1




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NISSA...99282193QQrdZ1



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/C-02-...99311727QQrdZ1




are these decent and can they cause damage to the car. i doubt they help performance but is it possible for teh m to make it worse
 
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i have an automatic by the way
 
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I wouldn't do it.
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 05:29 PM
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y not wat harm can they do
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 05:31 PM
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well usually if something is cheap its made of a cheap product which means it could be poor quality. I wouldent risk it breaking and your motor sucking in all kinds of junk.
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 05:42 PM
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Yeah, and those little resistors they sell on ebay guarantee +20HP too. You can afford a $40K car and can't be willing to save ~$70 for a z-tube. And it's not like it looks that "cool" anyways.
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 05:56 PM
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get a polished Ztube and a PC.
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 06:02 PM
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whats a pc
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 06:03 PM
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oh pop charger ya i guess but i doubt this product can cause harm it still has a good filter. oh ya and how about those staderd slide in high flow air filters u replace your stock ones with , arte those any good
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 06:13 PM
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lets see you own a g35 and can't afford a real intake? wtf lol I'm not trying to be an a*shole but um thats ghetto.
 
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i own a g35 and spend so much in to the body but i floor my car all the time and all the name brand intakes make a really lound noise over 4500 rpm this generic one stays as quite as the stock one and i hate the noice the realk intakes make so i figured id get something that looks cool. i jsut wanted to know if it can cause harm to my ride
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 06:33 PM
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it could cause harm. It wont if nothing breaks or anything, but something could break because its made of cheap materials. It will make a loud sound. The thing that keeps it quiet is the air muffler.
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 07:06 PM
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anyone used these yet
 
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Old 09-11-2005, 09:31 PM
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I haven't used one but....you spend 30 for the product, another 25-30 for shipping, that's 60. IMO...I would save another 10-20 bucks and get a z-tube. The ztube is something tried and proven to work, and not harm the car. The infiniti dealer even sells the z-tube. If money is that tight. You can buy the z-tube now and use it with your stock setup. Save some money and buy a pop charger (or a cone K&N filter) and install it.

Plus I wouldn't be soo worried about breaking something on my car. I would first be worried about fittment. There are already problems with the Injen and other CAI with rubbing on the air conditioner tube. These prob will be worse. Second, there have been some reports (not sure if they are true) of the Injen CAI causing the car to shut off. Now, not to say this intake will, but Injen is a big company that spends lots of money to make sure lawsuits don't happen. In reality, this company is prob some taiwan company that has a generic template and makes intakes.

To each his own...but be careful what you put in your car.

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Old 09-11-2005, 09:39 PM
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This guy is trying to sell stuff. Check out the name.

If not, why be so cheap with the G. If you want something that looks nice, get the CF Z Tube.
 


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