Does anyone know what the function of this part is?

chops · 09-23-2014, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370

The oem piece is offset though so a straight elbow may not fit.

Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk

straight L-elbow works just fine for me after mine broke. replace with new hose clamps if necessary

mayday813 · 09-23-2014, 12:48 AM

Not sure how many miles are on your 370z, but would the factory emission warranty respond to correcting the problem? I think that warranty may extend to upwards of 100k miles but I'm not certain.

BuckeyeZ · 09-23-2014, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayday813

Not sure how many miles are on your 370z, but would the factory emission warranty respond to correcting the problem? I think that warranty may extend to upwards of 100k miles but I'm not certain.

18k miles and I am guessing this is a 3yr/36k mile warranty item......so with a 4 year old car (even with low miles) I am pretty much screwed.

mayday813 · 09-23-2014, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BuckeyeZ

18k miles and I am guessing this is a 3yr/36k mile warranty item......so with a 4 year old car (even with low miles) I am pretty much screwed.

I would suggest that you check since I'm fairly certain that the emissions warranty lasts much longer than the drive train warranty. I don't have the warranty booklet handy right now. I seem to recall that it may be 4 years or 60,000 miles. May be worth a phone call to the dealer.

juld0zer · 09-23-2014, 11:14 PM

reason why it's completely clean inside is because it's the fresh air ducting for the CCV system - otherwise there would be a huge vacuum inside the crankcase. the filthy side is actually via the 3/8" hoses at the front of the intake manifold/collector

FLUJOKE · 09-24-2014, 11:52 AM

I've heard that piece acts like a "muffler" and actually dampens the sound of your intakes. I wana remove mine and make me st8 tube.

juld0zer · 09-24-2014, 12:24 PM

it does act like a baffle of sorts. how effective it is, i'm not sure.

but i'll give you my 2c. the Stillen G3 CCV barb on the right hand side pipe (bank 1) is narrower than the diameter of the stock accordion pipe's CCV pipe.
because of this, i had an idle which kept sagging when stationary. i cut off the Stillen barb and welded on a larger diameter barb and the idle was rock solid afterwards. No ecu resets or relearns were performed either.

so, if you plan on deleting the CCV barb on the stillen pipes, my suggestion is to not do it. after all, the ccv system on our cars works by drawing away the crankcase fumes and drawing in fresh air at the same time. that volume of ingested fumes is accounted for in the combustion calculations by way of the MAF sensor because the fresh air that gets drawn into the crankcase to displace oily fumes comes via the Stillen pipes. I hope this hasnt confused you too much

what i'm trying to say is that you dont want any unmetered air in the system (eg. by fitting a small pod filter and blocking the barb on the stillen

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
18s vs. 19s vs. 20s: Form over Function?	EndyKwon	Wheels & Tires	15	03-03-2013 03:17 PM
Search function	SPOHN	The370Z.com Feedback, Suggestions & Questions	4	02-25-2011 09:01 PM
Car Function Adjustments Available Only with Nav?	SoCal 370Z	Audio & Video	17	01-25-2011 05:25 PM
Zeal Suspension! Function-T and Function-A available!	corner3garage	Suspension/Brakes	7	12-07-2010 08:15 PM

09-23-2014, 12:48 AM	#17 (permalink)
mayday813 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 143 Drives: 11 370Z spt tour 6mt Rep Power: 14	Not sure how many miles are on your 370z, but would the factory emission warranty respond to correcting the problem? I think that warranty may extend to upwards of 100k miles but I'm not certain.

09-23-2014, 11:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
juld0zer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sydney Posts: 428 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 139	reason why it's completely clean inside is because it's the fresh air ducting for the CCV system - otherwise there would be a huge vacuum inside the crankcase. the filthy side is actually via the 3/8" hoses at the front of the intake manifold/collector

09-24-2014, 11:52 AM	#21 (permalink)
FLUJOKE Track Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: earth Posts: 770 Drives: car Rep Power: 2067	I've heard that piece acts like a "muffler" and actually dampens the sound of your intakes. I wana remove mine and make me st8 tube.

09-24-2014, 12:24 PM	#22 (permalink)
juld0zer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sydney Posts: 428 Drives: 11 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 139	it does act like a baffle of sorts. how effective it is, i'm not sure. but i'll give you my 2c. the Stillen G3 CCV barb on the right hand side pipe (bank 1) is narrower than the diameter of the stock accordion pipe's CCV pipe. because of this, i had an idle which kept sagging when stationary. i cut off the Stillen barb and welded on a larger diameter barb and the idle was rock solid afterwards. No ecu resets or relearns were performed either. so, if you plan on deleting the CCV barb on the stillen pipes, my suggestion is to not do it. after all, the ccv system on our cars works by drawing away the crankcase fumes and drawing in fresh air at the same time. that volume of ingested fumes is accounted for in the combustion calculations by way of the MAF sensor because the fresh air that gets drawn into the crankcase to displace oily fumes comes via the Stillen pipes. I hope this hasnt confused you too much what i'm trying to say is that you dont want any unmetered air in the system (eg. by fitting a small pod filter and blocking the barb on the stillen