carbon air intake (ebay)

370z_2910 · 08-28-2010, 12:14 AM

3" Carbon Fiber Cold Air Intake Box Tube Ram Flex Pipe: eBay Motors (item 280549815762 end time Sep-15-10 15:48:15 PDT)

found this....

opinions on the performance.....

IDZRVIT · 08-28-2010, 11:27 AM

You'll lose 100HP with all that flex pipe!!!!!!!!!!

flashburn · 08-28-2010, 11:32 AM

WTF, that is just awful. Who could even look at that and think they would get performance out of that.

fullmonty · 08-28-2010, 11:47 AM

My god its a fail intake

ProfessorDave · 08-28-2010, 01:22 PM

I thought carbon fiber in any product automatically led to a gain of at least 20 HP?!?

kenchan · 08-28-2010, 01:28 PM

Looks like my shopvac.

LiquidZ · 08-28-2010, 03:41 PM

RS Type = Real Shitty Type

Modshack · 08-28-2010, 04:42 PM

Rip-off of the BMC intake system. May or may not fit on the 370...it's a unversal system....SKIP!

daisuke149 · 08-28-2010, 06:13 PM

hrmm. so theres a duct in front of the filter?

isnt that similar to the guys who are trying to use similar type piping to get more air up tot he gen III intakes?? if this design is 100% useless then so is their ducting.

flashburn · 08-28-2010, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daisuke149

hrmm. so theres a duct in front of the filter?

isnt that similar to the guys who are trying to use similar type piping to get more air up tot he gen III intakes?? if this design is 100% useless then so is their ducting.

It's not the same because this "design" completely encloses the intake filter except for the duct work.

Cmike2780 · 08-28-2010, 08:38 PM

If you honestly think a slinky and a plastic can is better engineered than the intake designed specifically for this car by actual engineers, then by all means try it out.

Jordo! · 08-28-2010, 08:58 PM

The best part of that is the coffee can wrapped in cf.

The filter they use is garbage.

The intake tube looks like cheap sewage ducting, and will not block out heat.

You could easily build something like this by hacking up your airbox for the MAF holder, a coffee can, some 3M cf rolls with adhesive backing, a decent K&N filter, and shopping around for half decent ventilation ducting to the front fangs.

daisuke149 · 08-29-2010, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashburn

It's not the same because this "design" completely encloses the intake filter except for the duct work.

granted.

but the idea that the ducting itself wont do anything means that the ducting to help the gen III's wont provide any benifits vs just having the gen III's themselves.

Jordo! · 08-29-2010, 11:15 PM

Also, the 3" diameter will completely fvck up MAF sensor readings.

08-28-2010, 12:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
370z_2910 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: BRUNEI Posts: 127 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 16	carbon air intake (ebay) 3" Carbon Fiber Cold Air Intake Box Tube Ram Flex Pipe: eBay Motors (item 280549815762 end time Sep-15-10 15:48:15 PDT) found this.... opinions on the performance.....

08-28-2010, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 27	You'll lose 100HP with all that flex pipe!!!!!!!!!! __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

08-28-2010, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
flashburn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,884 Drives: '12 Corvette GS 6M Rep Power: 19	WTF, that is just awful. Who could even look at that and think they would get performance out of that. __________________ Current Ride: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Centennial Edition Carbon Flash 6M Previous Ride: 2009 Nissan 370Z Sport Platinum Graphite 7AT

08-28-2010, 11:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
fullmonty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 7,762 Drives: 370 Touring/Sport Rep Power: 34	My god its a fail intake __________________

08-28-2010, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 19	I thought carbon fiber in any product automatically led to a gain of at least 20 HP?!? __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

08-28-2010, 01:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Looks like my shopvac.

08-28-2010, 03:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
LiquidZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,940 Drives: Mag. Black 2009 370Z Rep Power: 705	RS Type = Real Shitty Type __________________

08-28-2010, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Modshack A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenville NC Posts: 2,883 Drives: 370Z Sport Rep Power: 976	Rip-off of the BMC intake system. May or may not fit on the 370...it's a unversal system....SKIP! __________________ Steal my car! (SOLD)...Now Porsche Cayman S Oil Cooler DIY: Here!

08-28-2010, 06:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
daisuke149 My *** is famous! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alpharetta, GA Posts: 4,849 Drives: 2013 Boss 302 PW Rep Power: 31	hrmm. so theres a duct in front of the filter? isnt that similar to the guys who are trying to use similar type piping to get more air up tot he gen III intakes?? if this design is 100% useless then so is their ducting.

08-28-2010, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	If you honestly think a slinky and a plastic can is better engineered than the intake designed specifically for this car by actual engineers, then by all means try it out. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

08-28-2010, 08:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	The best part of that is the coffee can wrapped in cf. The filter they use is garbage. The intake tube looks like cheap sewage ducting, and will not block out heat. You could easily build something like this by hacking up your airbox for the MAF holder, a coffee can, some 3M cf rolls with adhesive backing, a decent K&N filter, and shopping around for half decent ventilation ducting to the front fangs. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

08-29-2010, 11:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Also, the 3" diameter will completely fvck up MAF sensor readings. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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