Yup pics would be appreciated, especially take pics of where those damn filters sit, cheers

 

The stock tune leaves plenty of room in either direction for air density. Your MAF, provided the diameter hasn't changed from stock, will continue to have an accurate reading of the true amount of airflow the intake is permitting.

Since they've accounted in the stock tune for more air density, even with just an intake, you'll still be safe.

If the intake messes with the MAF Diameter or the design of the intake is so bad, that there is turbulance which throws off readings, that's when you'll have problems. If the diameter has changed, for any given volumetic amount of air, it'll see higher or lower velocities and falsify the reading...which is why AFR's can change with a poorly designed intake. Many times the AFR will lean out and you'll make more power, but that power is being made without safety in mind. Changing AFR means a required change in tune to maintain the same safety from the factory ECU.

 

Glad to hear the intakes aren't messing up the tunes in our cars.

I was speaking about how they "can" in some cars in general.

But, these intakes are a bit expensive for my taste. I don't want to pay $100/hp for anything.

 

Agreed. Coming from a long history of previously turbo cars, I'm used to picking up 30-40 hp with a 500-1000 dollar engine management system and exponentially increasing power with simple mods.

On these cars it's just hard to justify 6 or 7 hundred dollars for a 10 - 15 hp gain. You can't hardly even feel that kind of increase.

 

This product should not cost more than $300-$350...What the hell, for some simple mandrel bent steel intake runners for $600? Damn a BORLA catback thats all stainless for my cobra cost less than $600...

def not worth it.

 

We all need to suck it up, bolts on wont ever do anything for this car but alter the sound a little. I will not buy an intake anytime soon. saving my funds for FI!

 

I can't believe all the bitching about $500 when you bought a ~$35k car. I'm guessing you are the same people bitching about gas prices too...waaaaaaaah.

 

We bought a 35,000 dollar car because the money went a long way and many functional characteristics are reflected in that investment. Its a wise financial decision. 500 dollars in addition for aftermarket parts adding negligible performance and primarily appealing to the boy racer mentality is not a logical arguement...

 

To each his own.

For me, I fell in love with the sound of my FX and would absolutely pay $500 to get even close to that sound again. For some people, performance is more important but for me I'm not going to pay so much more money for better performance because it is plentiful for me already but the sound isn't. So my money will go towards recreating that Fx sound first then performance second.

Like I said though, to each his own.

 

Any Infiniti is not a wise financial decision as they are not collector cars and will depreciate in value each and every day. But, way to go.

Intakes on a NA car aren't worth much, but one comes along that makes more power than any other on the market and is priced slightly higher than the competition. Its a choice you get to make, but its as wise a financial move as buying the G.

 

Why everyone gotta be logical and be complicated about this???

If you like it, you buy it... if you don't or can't afford one... you don't.

It's just that simple.

 

Same as buying a twin turbo kit... is it a wise financial decision? Probably not... but why do people want it?? Cuz they like it.

 

True. But, one bad investment doesn't deserve another.

Just because "that's what they're charging" for aftermarket parts on this car doesn't mean we can't complain about the price when it's unjustified.

A rip off is a rip off. Even if "everyone" is ripping us off for performance parts on this car. It's a bit frustrating when you buy a car like this and the performance parts offer LESS gains for MORE money compared to other cars.


At least when buying the G you get more performance and features compared to the competition for the price. Buying a G could easily be argued as "smarter" than buying an overpriced intake.

 

Pretty much buying ANYTHING (aside from food) could be argued to be a bad financial decision.

But, when you make any purchase, it helps to make an informed purchase decision.

If turbo kit A makes more power and costs less than B, wouldn't you want to know? Same thing if turbo kit C makes very little power and only sounds cool.

 

Maturity would do wonders for you.