Stillen is the best CAI
I have a question but don't know much about cars so please bear with me.
The stock air filter is replaced by the stillen(or whatever brand) CAI right? According to the maintenance schedule the filter is to be replaced after a certain period. Does the stillen CAI air filter have to be replaced too? or does it have to be oiled like the K&N.
The stock air filter is replaced by the stillen(or whatever brand) CAI right? According to the maintenance schedule the filter is to be replaced after a certain period. Does the stillen CAI air filter have to be replaced too? or does it have to be oiled like the K&N.
The new Stillen kit will provide you with a new intake port, which replaces your existing filter housing. It also will come with a new washable and reusable coned filter element, which needs to be washed and reoiled, as required. All of this ties into your existing intake tube, whether it be the OEM or a Z Tube, etc. 
The Stillen Intake DOES run a greater risk of hydrolocking, but not as much as one of those longer cold air intakes. If you install your Stillen and peel away your drivers side wheel shroud, you will notice the opening in the Stillen box. There is a large opening left of the stillen box that opens to the drivers side wheel shroud...this is where the "cold air" (or water!) gets sucked in...
here, take a look
so in a sense, it kind of is a "cold air" unit
When I installed it, I jacked up the car and peeled away that shroud in order to get that M6 bolt (which is very easy to do from the shroud...nearly impossible to do from top of the engine). I think I may be able to change the filter by removing the shroud...just like any other cold air unit.
here, take a look
so in a sense, it kind of is a "cold air" unit
When I installed it, I jacked up the car and peeled away that shroud in order to get that M6 bolt (which is very easy to do from the shroud...nearly impossible to do from top of the engine). I think I may be able to change the filter by removing the shroud...just like any other cold air unit.
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The only way you are going to hydrolock with a Stillen intake is if you decide to jump your G35 into a swimming pool. Then, YES.....you will hydrolock. Apart from that, you stand a 0% chance of hydrolocking.
There is no way possible that water will get into that intake from the wheel/well area. The Stillen also pulls area from the front of the car where the factory intake does. I have driven in heavy down pours and the Stillen Intake was completely dry.
Originally Posted by Neal376
The Stillen Intake DOES run a greater risk of hydrolocking, but not as much as one of those longer cold air intakes. If you install your Stillen and peel away your drivers side wheel shroud, you will notice the opening in the Stillen box. There is a large opening left of the stillen box that opens to the drivers side wheel shroud...this is where the "cold air" (or water!) gets sucked in...
here, take a look
so in a sense, it kind of is a "cold air" unit
When I installed it, I jacked up the car and peeled away that shroud in order to get that M6 bolt (which is very easy to do from the shroud...nearly impossible to do from top of the engine). I think I may be able to change the filter by removing the shroud...just like any other cold air unit.
here, take a look
so in a sense, it kind of is a "cold air" unit
When I installed it, I jacked up the car and peeled away that shroud in order to get that M6 bolt (which is very easy to do from the shroud...nearly impossible to do from top of the engine). I think I may be able to change the filter by removing the shroud...just like any other cold air unit.
Originally Posted by Neal376
hmmmm. I would say it will take a 3 and 1/2 foot pool to lock the stock airbox while it would only take a 3 foot pool to lock the stillen box 
Originally Posted by G35_TX
Actually, either intake will only take a foot or so of water. The car will act like a ram and when it hits the water it goes over the bumper into the intake track. Doesn't take much.
btw, tx, did you remove that water catch can? I used to have the power duct and the catch can removed on my stillen, but I recently replaced both and attached the the AC M6 bolt
Last edited by Neal376; May 20, 2006 at 12:31 PM.
i never did see the need for the m6 bolt in the lower part of the intake...i never took mine out to put it in the box...it just makes it a pain to get the filter out to clean....the one bolt on top is plenty to hold the box down
Originally Posted by g35rcr
i never did see the need for the m6 bolt in the lower part of the intake...i never took mine out to put it in the box...it just makes it a pain to get the filter out to clean....the one bolt on top is plenty to hold the box down
leave the lower bolt out so all you have to do is unscrew the clamp and remove the whole unit...then just unscrew the clamp that holds the filter to the velocity stack...a whole lot easier that way
Originally Posted by cloud
I have a question but don't know much about cars so please bear with me.
The stock air filter is replaced by the stillen(or whatever brand) CAI right? According to the maintenance schedule the filter is to be replaced after a certain period. Does the stillen CAI air filter have to be replaced too? or does it have to be oiled like the K&N.
The stock air filter is replaced by the stillen(or whatever brand) CAI right? According to the maintenance schedule the filter is to be replaced after a certain period. Does the stillen CAI air filter have to be replaced too? or does it have to be oiled like the K&N.