Intake Ducts?
 

Hey everyone!! what do you guys think about intake ducts? do you think the look compliments my car? Also, for the people who have these installed, what's the danger from water ingestion?

Photoshopped picture below.


http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...FEDBFF7E63.jpg

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...567A53A95C.jpg

they look terrible and ruin the lines of the car. if you track heavy and/or use your car for anything serious then sure i guess for performance reasons but for day to day (and weekend) use ... ugh.

of course if you like the look do whatever. water ingestion shouldnt be a problem as long as you're not doing silly things and/or driving through lakes :P

Thank you for your input

Yea it doesn't complement the bumper any where. Not sure why ppl like the mines.

Looks over done to much keep it simple.

Yes they look hideous

LOL thank you everyone! looks like the overal concensus is a "Nay" :roflpuke2:

If you are gonna cut your bumper, might as well get the stillen g3 and cut a slit on the area where you would hang your front license plate. Like what stillen did for their bumper.

More stealthy looking

I think they work quite well on EventHorizoN's 370Z. They blend well with all the other aero goodies.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6...9e9aecc1_b.jpg

if you want a more aggresive look maybe a hood would be a better option

Perhaps people were turned off by my photoshop abilities! :bowrofl: The actual ducts are smaller than my photoshot version which may change people's perspective.

I got the girlfriend approval on the look... so if your girl likes a mod... then you know it must look good. :driving:

Yes, eventhorizon's z is spectacular.. love all the aero parts :)

Thanks simota! I wish you would have sold the GTR hood to me! LOL

yeah... a nice camera makes a world of difference...
You can make it work like Jason, but right now your front looks distractingly busy.

um, your tow hook is crooked! :icon08:

LOL what's so busy about it? Or should I say, what's on my bumper that makes it more "busy" than Event's?

:tup: I like it little off center.. plus its screwed in really tight to prevent any would-be-passing thiefs :)

Can't stand mine....its hard to be a sleeper with these poking out of the front end but again; the A Pillar sticking out doesnt help either ..OK then again after replacement of front end with stillen with mishimoto intercooler is a died give away

It's the combo of the saggy Stillen lip with the CF fang covers with the crooked tow hook that doesn't work for me.
But as I said... a nice camera makes all the difference. Potato vs Canon

WTH? Saggy lip!? LMAO!! I think the "off center tow hook" threw your bearings a little off as you tried to flipping the image to try righting the hook the "common" way? Perhaps you stared at the picture upside down?

Thanks for your input anyways :)

Why do you think you need one? You did not explain that. If you are asking if it looks good, IMHO........ No, it does not look good regardless of your proficiency on photoshop..

Front air ducts/nostrils are for race cars.

If you are all "because race car" I can totally respect that, but I'm sure there are more sleeper ways to get the same results (such as Modshack's fang ducting for brakes).

As for hydrolocking, unless you're driving through a torrent and the intakes are directly behind the duct, you won't hydrolock. A "block off" like Stillen's G3 intakes does the trick; you still get cold air and most of the rain doesn't get to your intakes. Driving through lakes will definitely hydrolock, though. As a rule of thumb, unless you completely submerge the intakes, you will not hydrolock (no matter what intake you might have).

Boredom... that's all. I was toying with ideas. :)

Thanks for your input.

How can I put this?
 

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Ignore everyone who is saying that it isn't "sleeper" or that they are for "race cars" unless you are doing this to impress other people. The real question is do you like them? You obviously aren't going for a 'sleeper' look, but you seem to like the look of functionality, even if it is a little busy. (The answer to your question is that contrast also gives your car a busier look). Given that, I'd say go for it. It fits with the rest of what you've got going on. Not my taste, but seems to go with yours. Enjoy.

Thank you for your input Scribe. I do like the "function over form" approach as you accurately analyzed. I rather have a light and functional lip and canards than either a bulky snow plow looking lip or heavy aftermarket bumper of lower OEM quality just for aesthetic purposes. I do like the ducts primarily because they are 100% functional :)

Ducts coupled with K&N filters would provide excellent gains comparable to any aftermarket intake. There is no better intake system than the 370's OEM system at preventing heat soak thus increasing its efficiency.

The highest HP gains done with some of these aftermarket intake systems were achieved by removing the front bumper and with an open hood. The main restrictive element being the front bumper. All these manufactures play the numbers game of course, so they can sell their products, but with a simple bumper modification, you can achieve similar numbers as well.

Stillen is a fully functional bumper with brake ducts, but you weren't talking about stillen, right? beside I enjoyed my front vents with Gen 3 but love the Intercooler install much more..my custom vents with bumper going up for sale after the holidays ...fyi
Picture below ..are you sure those vents on Hood is functional

No problem. Here's something else for consideration, though I don't know of anyone in the aftermarket that's been smart and quick enough to start making these style of ducts.
http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/ni...102611_717.jpg

:bowrofl: when Michael saw that Toby came back! I love that show.

Nice car robones! It looks very nice as is.

Yes, Stillen's bumper is fully functional and it was designed specially for tracking enthuthiasts due to its brake ducting and its wide main opening also makes it easy to incorporate Stillen's own SC kit or any other FI kit for that matter. A lot of tracking folks are choosing the Stillen front facia over any other bumper due to its functional design. BUT its heavier than the OEM bumper. :ugh2:

Yes, but these will only work on the Nismo front facia and are only for routing cold air to the brakes not the intakes. I am not sure these are available as individual pieces however. These are included in the 370z Nismo RC spec only from what I've read.

:tup: :driving: Welcome to the forums!

:tiphat: thanks robones! (and I like the sideways tow hook!)

I was suggesting buying a Nismo front and routing the ducts to the intake. If you are looking for an off the shelf solution, this probably isn't an option for you.

You mentioned the Stillen being heavier, but there are two versions from what I understand; an older one that was multi-piece and a newer one that is a single piece. I could be wrong. Another thing to consider is the weight of the stock front with a lip, canards and ducts together versus the weight of the Stillen. And if we're talking a few pounds, it's probably not going to make a noticeable difference.

Thanks brotha! :tiphat:

Its like the famous "shocker" picture. For me it looks better slanted like this:

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs39/i/20...y_degraafm.jpg

THAN LIKE THIS:

http://stickerkings.com/images/shocker-sticker-75.jpg


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:bowrofl:

and FYI, nissan sells the nismo brake ducts for $620




A PIECE!!!!!

True and not true at the same time. If you were to run a NISMO Intake or possibly the AEM ETI, you could make the NISMO RC Brake Ducts act like intake ducts. It is all depending on where you direct the air.

The NISMO RC Brake Ducts are just ridiculously expensive.

The Mine's ducts look good with the right aero package. I am split. I like the ducts and then I also like the subtle look without them. EventhorizoN's car just looks awesome all around.

:roflpuke2::roflpuke2::roflpuke2: ^^^ thats so messed up man

you can always cut it urself man :tup: i still regret selling that hood though... :shakes head:

List is $612.00 :eek: