I am looking for the best sound possible out of an intake.

looking for a deep roar

Injen or Z-tube? or something else?

 

Can't speak for the Injen but the Z tube will not give you a roar. It will give a nice subtle growl though from about 3000 rpm up.

 

z-tube hands down much much louder than stock intake

 

Injen owns all in the sound department.

 

thats why he wants a comparison of the ztube and the injen CAI, not stock.

Ive never heard one in our cars but the roar should definitely be noticeable more in a CAI than a Z tube.

 

Both very good, but the INJEN might be a tad louder.
C.

 

Injen has a beautiful roar, but pretty much only at WOT and after 3500-4000 RPM.

 

Exactly....CAI is the way to go if you want that wonderful G sound to resonate. I have the Z tube and it's more mild...but definitely way better over stock...

It's a beautiful thing to have other people turn around as you approach them and just let them know w/ ur exhaust ....to "move..beaaatches...G is coming thru"

 

You know I'm down for a good sounding exhaust but for those of you who don't know the G stock gets loauder as you put more miles on it. My G exhaust if far more louder now that I'm at 18k mile than it was at 7k and 10k. I say this because some off you are going to get tired of it some will not. I'm happy with the stock exhaust note.

 

IMO... I've been in cars with both setups, and I don't think you're asking the right question.

Injen is louder than the z-tube... BUT

The z-tube and PopCharger is as loud as the Injen. The z-tube and P/C is also cheaper, easier to install, easier to clean, less prone to hydrolock, etc...

The noise really becomes more noticible once you remove ALL of the stock resonators in the intake and add in the x-factor of the cone air filter element. W/O the Popcharger, the Injen definitely sounds much meaner/louder than just the z-tube by itself.