hey guys, was thinking about buying intake for my 07 g35 sedan sport (2nd gen), already have stillen cat back exhaust and love the way it sounds. Can anybody give me some advice about the stillen gen 2 intake vs gen 3 or maybe injen cai? I live in vancouver and we get a lot of rainn, and i know the gen 3 and injen cai sit fairly loww and wouldnt wanna be splashing water on them for 3/4 of the year.

 

If you are worried, I would just get a Gen2 and be done with it. Not worth the gen3 or injen cai if you get lots of rain and you worry every time it does, whether it is safe or not.

 

yea its prb the safer bet, any idea how it sounds and hp gains?

 

Most intakes sound about the same: tame when driving around casually but roar when you get on it. The hp gains are likely modest (<10hp) if any.

 

the water isn't that big of an issue as long as you don't go around running into puddles on purpose, i can recommend R2C, they are a great company and the intake is really well made

 

how much is the r2c? and hows the gain in hp?

 

anyway i could get u to post a video of ur exhaust?

 

Stillen Gen 3 will give you the best gains by far, with the price of a more involved installation.

I'd avoid the Injen because of the rain. People have been having issues with water reaching their mass air flow sensors, screwing things up.

As far as short ram, I'd suggest R2c as well. As far as gains, most short ram systems are about the same. Not much hp gains on that engine. So what's left is the filters themselves. R2c filters are far superior to anything available for our cars. K&N (what Stillen uses) are good too, but you have to oil them when cleaning. R2c are dry filters, and all you need to do is blow air from inside out.

 

heres a youtube clip of the stillen exhaust

 

@efuseakay - doesnt the gen 3 sit infront of the radiator? does this mean its sucking in warm air durring idle?

 

Yup, that's where the filters sit. Right behind the grill. Nah. At idle, you're fine.

 

i so wanna get the gen 3s!

 

@efuseakay- is the install hard? cutting involved?

 

Cutting the stock intake openings is the hardest part really. If you have a friend to help you out, and the proper tools... a dremel or sawz-all highly recommended, it's definitely a DIY. First time you take off the bumper is a little scary, but just take your time.

 

@efuseakay- thx for the advice and support, reading up on some more reviews about it, some have said water can be still an issue even with the shield, at high speeds apparently water can still make its way up to the filters and dust too. any thoughts about this?