Dynoing out the myth of Intake mods: The Results
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You really did a great job on this project man, it helped me a lot. But what people need to understand is that the only benefit to going with a K&N panel filter is the ability to clean and reuse it instead of throwing it away. All of the test done on the K&N vs a new oem panel filter produced less than 1 hp on the dyno. The latest was done by DSPORTS. The oem filter is good for 20,000 miles depending on where you live and drive. I don't put that many miles on my car a year so spending $12 bucks a year on an oem filter is not bad, plus im not sure about the filtration of the K&N because you can see through the filter. They rely on there oil to stop most of the dirt. Don't get me wrong im not saying it's not a good filter from the start, but after so many cleanings and reoilings just how good is the filter?
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you can dress up a shielded intake and have good results performance and looks... The configuration I run has worked very well for me - and in fact, better than OEM.... The OEM box can even be prettied up to be worthy of a clean bay, I did it (with a revup box) - until I realized it wasnt worth it and ditched it.
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Derek, I sold the revup box (had it painted same color as the base color of engine cover and snorkel in pics below)... never took pics of it - I only have pics of the current setup... there are more pics of engine bay in my garage (in profile)... I dont really have that many pics of the actual intake
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What the original poster did for the community with this comparison is a great thing but I have a couple problems with it. Why was the aftermarket plenum installed so early in the tests? I feel that this renders the intake comparisons after the plenum install useless. Also the g35 is so sensitive to heat soak. I don't care how you try to cool the car down between runs, if it is strapped to the dyno all day it is hot and heat soaked.
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So my take is that without a retune stock is best, I should go for my 5/16 spacer and exhaust first? Would a cone filter on stock do anything or I've always read good things about AEM inductions? I just want to know what to do before a re tune. Any ideas on which company has the best retune? Sorry just bought an 06 G35 coupe 6 mt and I'm trying to get the most from it.
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So my take is that without a retune stock is best, I should go for my 5/16 spacer and exhaust first? Would a cone filter on stock do anything or I've always read good things about AEM inductions? I just want to know what to do before a re tune. Any ideas on which company has the best retune? Sorry just bought an 06 G35 coupe 6 mt and I'm trying to get the most from it.