Carbon Air Inducts - installed pictures

ChrisUR · 03-08-2011, 05:30 PM

Hello,

recently I was asking if anybody has already installed the Dual Carbon Air Inducts from the 350Z - because afaik nobody did that so far (except one Nismo guy) I was eager enough to give it a try today.

Here is the result - let me know what you think !

PS: I have installed the STILLEN G3 so thats why you see the piping behind the inducts but there is still a lot of opening for the air to get behind the upper part of the front bumper. For people having a short ram this mod will even be more effective as the air routes directly into the factory intake holes.

Chris

kenchan · 03-08-2011, 05:33 PM

looks good. isn't your air filter closer to the center?

Jordo! · 03-08-2011, 05:41 PM

How difficult was it to cut the bumper -- what did you use?

This would be a really nice mod for anyone using the OEM airboxes too.

Oh, can you confirm that these are the ones for the 350 and not the 370.

BTW, nice racing stripe

ChrisUR · 03-08-2011, 05:47 PM

yep, the air filters of the STILLEN G3 are in the center of the nose - but I had two reasons for not putting the air ducts directly in front of them.

1. it would look very ugly imho to have the ducts so close together in the center
2. I dont want rain or debris directly on the filter

so I decided to install the ducts in the place they are intended for - even though you should achieve a good circulation/intake of cold air in this more or less capsuled area.

Because the air is pushed inside the area above the front support it should create kind of an ram air induct situation.

Chris

kenchan · 03-08-2011, 05:53 PM

^^ sounds good. yah, i thought maybe it was due to rain.

Jordo! · 03-08-2011, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Oh, can you confirm that these are the ones for the 350 and not the 370.

ChrisUR · 03-08-2011, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

How difficult was it to cut the bumper -- what did you use?

This would be a really nice mod for anyone using the OEM airboxes too.

Oh, can you confirm that these are the ones for the 350 and not the 370.

BTW, nice racing stripe

cutting the front bumper wasnt a problem at all - but to answer your last question first, yes those are the 350Z ducts as tmk there are no ducts for the 370Z expect the very expensive varis units. The ones I used came from ebay for a very affordable price and as you can see they fit the 370Z almost perfectly !

along with the ducts you get a stencil - unfortunately only for the drive side but you can simply use it for the passenger side by putting it on in reverse.

I used a simple paper cutter to make the outlines on the bumper and then used a bigger cutter to get through the bumper - its not very thick so no problem !

later on I discovered that the stencil is not very accurate in terms of size so I had to modify the opening with the tool you see on the second picture but as a starting point the stencil is not too bad.

and yes, this mod would be very nice even for stock air boxes !

Chris

370Z JT · 03-08-2011, 06:30 PM

Looks good. I'd rock it.

TreeSemdyZee · 03-08-2011, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisUR

yep, the air filters of the STILLEN G3 are in the center of the nose - but I had two reasons for not putting the air ducts directly in front of them.

1. it would look very ugly imho to have the ducts so close together in the center
2. I dont want rain or debris directly on the filter

so I decided to install the ducts in the place they are intended for - even though you should achieve a good circulation/intake of cold air in this more or less capsuled area.

Because the air is pushed inside the area above the front support it should create kind of an ram air induct situation.

Chris

Trust me on this point. I sucked water into my 350 like this and killed the engine. I also had a tube connected to the back of the carbon duct routing air directly to the airbox. Unfortunately, water moved along the same path.

ChrisUR · 03-08-2011, 06:56 PM

I feel very sorry for you - but thanks for the info, that even makes me more satisfied with my decision to not moving the ducts directly in front of the filters.

Chris

Jordo! · 03-08-2011, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

Trust me on this point. I sucked water into my 350 like this and killed the engine. I also had a tube connected to the back of the carbon duct routing air directly to the airbox. Unfortunately, water moved along the same path.

Wow -- really? It managed to get drawn up through the OEM airbox? I didn't think that would happen.

TypeOne · 03-08-2011, 11:38 PM

No thanks... thanks for posting though.

TreeSemdyZee · 03-08-2011, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Wow -- really? It managed to get drawn up through the OEM airbox? I didn't think that would happen.

It was more than just a little water. We had a storm a couple of years ago that put down 6 inches of rain in a few hours. It was at night after spending 12 hours out-of-town cleaning out my parents' house. I didn't see the water and when I did, it was a wall of water that shot straight up and then got sucked into the intake and exhaust and...

quagmire87 · 03-08-2011, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisUR

Hello,

recently I was asking if anybody has already installed the Dual Carbon Air Inducts from the 350Z - because afaik nobody did that so far (except one Nismo guy) I was eager enough to give it a try today.

Here is the result - let me know what you think !

PS: I have installed the STILLEN G3 so thats why you see the piping behind the inducts but there is still a lot of opening for the air to get behind the upper part of the front bumper. For people having a short ram this mod will even be more effective as the air routes directly into the factory intake holes.

Chris

you should make CUSTOM black MESH GRILLS for those for bugs other then that i like it because it different and i might do it too!

Jordo! · 03-09-2011, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

It was more than just a little water. We had a storm a couple of years ago that put down 6 inches of rain in a few hours. It was at night after spending 12 hours out-of-town cleaning out my parents' house. I didn't see the water and when I did, it was a wall of water that shot straight up and then got sucked into the intake and exhaust and...

Ergh... that will do it...

Okay... never mind... this is not for me.

03-08-2011, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChrisUR Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 116 Drives: 370Z Black Edition Rep Power: 15	Carbon Air Inducts - installed pictures Hello, recently I was asking if anybody has already installed the Dual Carbon Air Inducts from the 350Z - because afaik nobody did that so far (except one Nismo guy) I was eager enough to give it a try today. Here is the result - let me know what you think ! PS: I have installed the STILLEN G3 so thats why you see the piping behind the inducts but there is still a lot of opening for the air to get behind the upper part of the front bumper. For people having a short ram this mod will even be more effective as the air routes directly into the factory intake holes. Chris __________________ ProStreet N1 exhaust \| ProStreet N1 Y-Pipe \| STILLEN G3 Intake \| NST Pulley Kit EIBACH Pro-Springs \| EIBACH Pro-Spacers \| EIBACH Sway Bars \| SEIBON GT2 Rear Wing MOCAL Oil Cooler 25row\| STILLEN TransCooler \| STILLEN PS Cooler \| STILLEN Front Fascia

03-08-2011, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	How difficult was it to cut the bumper -- what did you use? This would be a really nice mod for anyone using the OEM airboxes too. Oh, can you confirm that these are the ones for the 350 and not the 370. BTW, nice racing stripe __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 03-08-2011 at 05:46 PM.

03-08-2011, 05:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisUR Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 116 Drives: 370Z Black Edition Rep Power: 15	yep, the air filters of the STILLEN G3 are in the center of the nose - but I had two reasons for not putting the air ducts directly in front of them. 1. it would look very ugly imho to have the ducts so close together in the center 2. I dont want rain or debris directly on the filter so I decided to install the ducts in the place they are intended for - even though you should achieve a good circulation/intake of cold air in this more or less capsuled area. Because the air is pushed inside the area above the front support it should create kind of an ram air induct situation. Chris __________________ ProStreet N1 exhaust \| ProStreet N1 Y-Pipe \| STILLEN G3 Intake \| NST Pulley Kit EIBACH Pro-Springs \| EIBACH Pro-Spacers \| EIBACH Sway Bars \| SEIBON GT2 Rear Wing MOCAL Oil Cooler 25row\| STILLEN TransCooler \| STILLEN PS Cooler \| STILLEN Front Fascia

03-08-2011, 06:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	Looks good. I'd rock it. __________________ Click for My Journal Top Secret \| EVO-R \| Fujimura Auto \| Shine Auto \| Seibon \| MRWorks \| Swift \| SPC \| SSR \| UpRev \| Project Kics \| NST \| Titek \| Eibach \| Nismo \| Whiteline \| Quaife \| Invidia \| Fly1 \| CF Element \| Carbon Signal

03-08-2011, 06:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChrisUR Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 116 Drives: 370Z Black Edition Rep Power: 15	I feel very sorry for you - but thanks for the info, that even makes me more satisfied with my decision to not moving the ducts directly in front of the filters. Chris __________________ ProStreet N1 exhaust \| ProStreet N1 Y-Pipe \| STILLEN G3 Intake \| NST Pulley Kit EIBACH Pro-Springs \| EIBACH Pro-Spacers \| EIBACH Sway Bars \| SEIBON GT2 Rear Wing MOCAL Oil Cooler 25row\| STILLEN TransCooler \| STILLEN PS Cooler \| STILLEN Front Fascia

03-08-2011, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	looks good. isn't your air filter closer to the center?

03-08-2011, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	^^ sounds good. yah, i thought maybe it was due to rain.

03-08-2011, 11:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
TypeOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 2,682 Drives: BSM 370 Rep Power: 1851	No thanks... thanks for posting though.

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