Can you post the pic here?

 

if you have the money to throw def go with the Kinetix Manifold.............i recall g352nv not being too fond of it..........but if not then crawford all the way

 

I wonder if anyone here has the sport Z magazine. There was a plenum shoot out between the Angled plenum, Kinetix (plenum, not manifold), Crawford and the Motordyne spacer. The simple Motordyne spacer actually did amazingly well against products costing twice its price. Not to mention you can do a stealth install with the spacer.

I've heard mixed reviews regarding the Kinetix SSV. It yields significant gain with FI applications especially turbos. However in NA form it seems to actually lose a lot of power and torque in low and mid range. Looking at the design that's pretty apparent though. Nissan didn't put those long complicated intake runners into the plenum for no apparent reason. I am not an expert on 'engine bay style,' so I kind of prefer to have the stock engine cover left in place.

 

I am not an engineer here, so I will not try to make any claims that I am, but when you compare the design of the manifolds, the plenum seems to have a more general equalibrium of air to pull from with its larger round design. In the SSV, I could see how the cylinders furthest down the row would get less air due to having to pull air from the same narrow tube that the first 4 cylinders (further up the tube/ closer to the source) take from.

I think at this point, I will go with the plenum and call it a day. But, if you do have any more info to discuss, please go right ahead.

 

I cant say if its great or not. I still havent dyno'ed the car. I plan to next month but the dyno will show all my mods not just the IM. As far as looks go its the best out bar none! Fit and finish was also top notch! If I was to gain 10hp with the thing it would be enough for me.

 

man the SSV looks hot!...a great show piece....but if you dont plan on showing your engine bay, then id go for crawford...

 

I'd personally go with the Crawford cast plenum. I've seen the SSV on 350z on a dyno and there wasn't much of a perfomance increase (until he sprayed his 100 shot ). The SSV does look pretty though.

 

Would it be good to do crawford cast plenum with motordyne spacer (5/16) and motordyne lower plenum? would that yield the greatest results

 

No, mixing does not work. One or the other. And its simple....plenum spacer, not new manifold, for the greatest gains.

 

^^unless you have a rev-up, then it's spacer and MREV2.

 

wtf the bump! I was reading how people were saying nobody has the SSV yet and I was confused as hell until I looked at the year lol

 

So dont do crawford just do the spacer?

 

Forget all that. Install an eBay turbonator electric supercharger. It gives great gains after redline and +20mpg at idle.

 

Spacer or Kinetix V+ plenum....Kinetix SSV gives basically no gains and is VERY expensive. I've heard okay things about Crawford plenum, but its expensive.