Poor man's intake - Page 2 - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

Dec 5, 2010 | 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal376

well.

There are two pieces in each cat. The material in front of the o2 sensor is ceramic, and the material behind the o2 sensor is metal. you can only punch out the ceramic material...i guess making it a 1/2 cat.

when i found this out, i just bought test pipes. to remove the metal material, you would have to cut the cat open and reweld it back together afterwards

hmmm... interesting.

Dec 5, 2010 | 05:26 PM

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Good stuff, If I had extra boxes I would do this!!

Dec 6, 2010 | 10:48 AM

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interesting. i just want a sound increase and wonder if this will do it for such a low cost.

any loss in power?

Dec 6, 2010 | 11:21 AM

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This is a neat idea.. Best bang for your buck.

The cat concept is interesting. Do you still pass emissions?

Dec 8, 2010 | 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by theophilus

interesting. i just want a sound increase and wonder if this will do it for such a low cost.

any loss in power?

No loss in power at all, if anything you do get a slight gain but the noise is really where its at. I think I am going to wait until after winter for the K&Ns tho. They will be starting to salt around here and the dust can be easily sucked up by less restrictive filters.

Apr 30, 2011 | 03:16 PM

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omfg i just did this ... and wow the sound is amazing !!
I didnt cut as much as the whole front but about a hand size cut next to the stock little vent hole.

wow ... and i did feel like the car accelerated a bit quicker ...

Apr 30, 2011 | 06:26 PM

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Show us the pix!!!!!!

Jun 3, 2011 | 01:41 AM

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That's Awesome, im doing this tomorrow! I wonder if a knife will do or if I need to go buy a saws-all

Jun 5, 2011 | 09:39 PM

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Omfgwtfholy**** lol that's awesome! Such a huge increase in sound its so awesome! It roars like a **** haha defo no decrease in power

Jun 5, 2011 | 10:05 PM

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Omfgwtfholy**** lol that's awesome! Such a huge increase in sound its so awesome! It roars like a **** haha defo no decrease in power

what tool did you use???

Jun 5, 2011 | 10:23 PM

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Used a big drill bit to start a hole, then used a saws all (reciprocating saw). Took less than 5 mins per box lol

Jun 14, 2011 | 07:00 PM

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From: soulcal (sd to la)

kind of confused where to cut, complete noob here

is it the side of the air box facing towards you when standing in front of the engine bay?

thanksss

Jun 14, 2011 | 07:49 PM

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Yeah its just the side facing you, think about the way the air would flow in...straight from the front of the car

Jun 15, 2011 | 03:44 AM

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thought so, thanks for confirming. Gonna start with a small hole and go from there depending on how it sounds

Jun 24, 2011 | 03:37 PM

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Hmmm.... this is a great idea for people on a budget. HAHA!