Intake Manifold Worth It?

joshs09slvrZ · 02-19-2012, 07:46 PM

So I have the Stillen G3s, Berk CBE and Berk HFCs with an UpRev tune. I'm looking to get a set of Stillen sway bars, but then the IM caught my attention.

Is that a mod worth doing or should I stick with the sway bars?

370Z JT · 02-19-2012, 07:51 PM

its a debated mod. Some ppl get gains some ppl lose power, and some say it did nothing for them. I took mine off this weekend, in prep for Friday (dyno) to see if it made a difference.

I gained 10-12 hp/trq mid range, lost 2hp peak when I was untuned and had Exhaust and ART pipes.

joshs09slvrZ · 02-19-2012, 08:01 PM

Hmm...not sure if the money is worth that...plus I'd have to get retuned too...

ZDreamin · 02-19-2012, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ

So I have the Stillen G3s, Berk CBE and Berk HFCs with an UpRev tune. I'm looking to get a set of Stillen sway bars, but then the IM caught my attention.

Is that a mod worth doing or should I stick with the sway bars?

what kind of numbers do you put up with a set up like that? do you have a sound clip?

joshs09slvrZ · 02-19-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ZDreamin

what kind of numbers do you put up with a set up like that? do you have a sound clip?

My last dyno put out around 312 (305 after SAE correction) to the wheels. I do have a sound clip...I put up a CBE install thread.

joshs09slvrZ · 02-19-2012, 10:00 PM

So after some research...it doesn't look like an aftermarket IM provides any true gains when you're already tuned (which I am).

Sway bars it is!!!

whoLEEoh · 02-19-2012, 11:31 PM

it made a difference for my car...i think its worth it u gain midrange which is very important since we have top end already

Rooskey · 02-19-2012, 11:40 PM

I also gained midrange power from my intake install. I could tell instantly. Made the car feel more torquey for sure. If your driving from 3-5000rpm most of the time I would get it. If you stay around 65-7500rpm all the time then no.

Hammtastic · 09-23-2014, 09:03 PM

Bringing this thread back from the depths. Has this changed any? Just wondering if the consensus is still the same.

Megan370z · 09-23-2014, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Z4U2NV

Bringing this thread back from the depths. Has this changed any? Just wondering if the consensus is still the same.

still hasnt changed a bit..

the longer intake runner of the Hr intake manifold will still move the powerband to the right by giving it more torque/hp Vs the VHR intake manifold IF none of them has been modified other than fitting the HR one on the VHR lower intake manifold.

Peak power by itself is still very similar.

02-19-2012, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 16	Intake Manifold Worth It? So I have the Stillen G3s, Berk CBE and Berk HFCs with an UpRev tune. I'm looking to get a set of Stillen sway bars, but then the IM caught my attention. Is that a mod worth doing or should I stick with the sway bars? __________________ Stillen Gen3 CAI\|Berk HFC and CBE\|UpRev\|15mm H&R front spacers\|20mm Ichiba rear spacers\|Stillen front and rear sway bars\|Yokohama S. Drives\|Swift springs\|JDM Blinking Fog\|8000k HIDs\|9% window tinting, 47% on full windshield

02-19-2012, 07:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
370Z JT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: United States Posts: 2,905 Drives: 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 378	its a debated mod. Some ppl get gains some ppl lose power, and some say it did nothing for them. I took mine off this weekend, in prep for Friday (dyno) to see if it made a difference. I gained 10-12 hp/trq mid range, lost 2hp peak when I was untuned and had Exhaust and ART pipes. __________________ 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

02-19-2012, 08:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 16	Hmm...not sure if the money is worth that...plus I'd have to get retuned too... __________________ Stillen Gen3 CAI\|Berk HFC and CBE\|UpRev\|15mm H&R front spacers\|20mm Ichiba rear spacers\|Stillen front and rear sway bars\|Yokohama S. Drives\|Swift springs\|JDM Blinking Fog\|8000k HIDs\|9% window tinting, 47% on full windshield

02-19-2012, 10:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 16	So after some research...it doesn't look like an aftermarket IM provides any true gains when you're already tuned (which I am). Sway bars it is!!! __________________ Stillen Gen3 CAI\|Berk HFC and CBE\|UpRev\|15mm H&R front spacers\|20mm Ichiba rear spacers\|Stillen front and rear sway bars\|Yokohama S. Drives\|Swift springs\|JDM Blinking Fog\|8000k HIDs\|9% window tinting, 47% on full windshield

02-19-2012, 11:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
whoLEEoh Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 647 Drives: 2010 370z NISMO Rep Power: 16	it made a difference for my car...i think its worth it u gain midrange which is very important since we have top end already __________________ 2013 Boss 302

02-19-2012, 11:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rooskey Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 974 Drives: 2014 Alpha7 GTR Rep Power: 16	I also gained midrange power from my intake install. I could tell instantly. Made the car feel more torquey for sure. If your driving from 3-5000rpm most of the time I would get it. If you stay around 65-7500rpm all the time then no.

09-23-2014, 09:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hammtastic Base Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NC Posts: 113 Drives: '14 370Z MB 7AT Rep Power: 11	Bringing this thread back from the depths. Has this changed any? Just wondering if the consensus is still the same.

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