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Negative about the Z tube?

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Old 01-15-2005, 10:31 AM
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Its bad coz u are not faster than a Z
 
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DISCLAIMER----------

This reply is not meant to start a flame war. Do you own research and reading. It's your car and you make your own decision.


I have been involved in the motorsports industry for over 15 years. My partners and I own a very successful company that builds engines for Sprint Cars, Big Block Modifies, and Late Model Dirt Cars. If you have ever been to a main event at a sprint car race you know that I know a few things about engines, horsepower and dirt. Our company has NEVER suggested or recommended K&N filters to our customers.

The K&N marketing machine is very impressive, they spend millions on advertising a product that does not deliver what they claim. We have NEVER ran a dyno test that showed a K&N product creating more power in any application. Further more we have seen the use of a K&N product not properly filtering dirt many times.

Here is are two links for information. Take the time to read the research and make your own decision.

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Old 01-15-2005, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Wingsprint
DISCLAIMER----------

This reply is not meant to start a flame war. Do you own research and reading. It's your car and you make your own decision.


I have been involved in the motorsports industry for over 15 years. My partners and I own a very successful company that builds engines for Sprint Cars, Big Block Modifies, and Late Model Dirt Cars. If you have ever been to a main event at a sprint car race you know that I know a few things about engines, horsepower and dirt. Our company has NEVER suggested or recommended K&N filters to our customers.

The K&N marketing machine is very impressive, they spend millions on advertising a product that does not deliver what they claim. We have NEVER ran a dyno test that showed a K&N product creating more power in any application. Further more we have seen the use of a K&N product not properly filtering dirt many times.

Here is are two links for information. Take the time to read the research and make your own decision.

Tset

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I just had a Blackstone oil analysis done on my 14-year old Nissan 300ZX, which has a K&N Filtercharger. They remarked that "the air and oil filters were working well, as shown by the levels of silicon and insolubles". I didn't tell them what kind of filter I was using.
 
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Old 01-15-2005, 10:33 PM
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does not void the warranty
miller infiniti is going intall my z tube/stillen intake
 
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Old 01-15-2005, 11:48 PM
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Anyone know any infiniti dealer in my Bay area do the Z tube or okay with Z tube.
 
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Old 01-16-2005, 03:42 AM
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according to the dyno graphs i seen, the z tube actually LOSES quite a bit torque on the lower rpms. do a search its on this forum.
 
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Old 01-16-2005, 05:51 AM
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if any thing the z tube should increase mpg, if the driver continues the same driving habit... less restriction on intake, is more power freed up... so better effiency = higher mpg... in theory...
 
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Old 01-16-2005, 09:32 AM
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Please help me out and reference where you saw this graph?
 
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Old 01-16-2005, 02:21 PM
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does anybody know of Tustin Infiniti warranties you even if you have a z-tube??
 
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Old 01-20-2005, 02:32 AM
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Anyone know any infiniti dealer in the Bay area do the Z tube or okay with Z tube.
 
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Old 01-20-2005, 06:54 PM
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If anyone has experience of Infiniti of Raleigh (Capital Blvd Raleigh, NC) and the Ztube please let me know. I have one to put on, but I don't want them to void my warranty if I come in for my free oil change. I know the law says they cannot, but there is enough talk on the board to make me concerned.

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Old 01-20-2005, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by s4m222
if any thing the z tube should increase mpg, if the driver continues the same driving habit... less restriction on intake, is more power freed up... so better effiency = higher mpg... in theory...
no not true. more air = more fuel
 
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Old 01-20-2005, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SixFive
Please help me out and reference where you saw this graph?

i saw the dyno graph on a post on this board somewhere. use the search button.

heres a link to help you with the search

www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
 
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Old 01-21-2005, 09:23 AM
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saw the dyno graph on a post on this board somewhere. use the search button.

heres a link to help you with the search

www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting.php
Every graph I've seen is good to the Z-tube - dropping torque using a tube DESIGNED for this engine and applied in the Z makes me wonder what kind of post ***** you are. Back it up - there is no graph - and if there is it's not the z-tube that causes the torque drop.
 
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Old 01-21-2005, 10:09 AM
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first off, are the gains significant enough to want to put it on? I havent done the search since I am not interested enough in the Z tube to get it, but I do pose that question.
 


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