Well polished aluminium pipe vs polished aluminium pipe with black silicone couplings looks the same to me. This isn't a 3k Honda but spending $500+ for pipe that you can't see half of it because its in the front bumper is crazy. The Z1 post tubes and exposed pipe will look nice and its cheap.

I have K&N's.....With super awesome dryer duct in the front grill that feeds air to the air boxes. Goes through the lower corners of the fangs. Put some funnels that go into the dryer duct directly into my K&N intake boxes. It looks terrible.....so what? Wanna fight about it?

with the thread title the way it is has anyone made a your mom joke yet?

well i was going to make a your mom joke, but she was too busy sucking

THIS

after every N/A mod someone can do, the most anyone will make is 230whp give or take

Which intake should I buy?
 

First of all, thank you everyone for replying and giving your input on a few previous threads. After long thought and research, I ordered the FI exhaust system. I did not order the RHFC yet but am 90% sure I will before my exhaust ships in 7 weeks.

Having said that, the only mods I will do for performance will be exhaust, rhfc, and maybe intake. After hearing feedback from last thread concerning the intake, I figured this was worth starting a new thread.

I have narrowed the I takes down to the following.

1. Injen sp1989. $490.00
2. Injen sp1990. $499.99 (what's difference?)
3. Stillen generation 2 $422.00
4. Stillen generation 3 $535.00

Questions:

1. How much estimate hp will these add?
2. Which ones require removing the front bumper? And is it the full actual bumper that has to come off?
3. Which ones are easiest to install and maintain (changing filters )
4. Do these filters last similar to regular air filters
5. If I do the intake as well as other mods, do I need a tune? I have heard no and yes. Some say you can lose hp if tune isn't necessary.

Thanks for all your help

Also, if there is a better intake system out there let me know. Not set in these, they just seems to be the best ones I saw online. Don't care if I spend a few more bucks to get a good one.

either buy the Stillen G3 or get a set of silicone MAF hoses and K&N drop ins. Stillen for the most power, or drop ins so you don't have to pull the bumper to clean the filters. Do not buy any intake that pulls air from the engine compartment. If you're not willing to pull the bumper (a 15 minute job) then go with drop ins.

How long will generation 3 filters last?

Forever. They're K&Ns. Buy the cleaning kit and wash them every 10-15k like you would with the drop ins.

Also what do Stillen maf hoses do and how much less hp than gen 3?

Stillen doesn't make them. Do some searching for people's results.

Probably worth mentioning that installing the Gen 3 requires some slight modification (dremel preferred) to the radiator support brackets. Not a huge deal but it is something that is unreversible.

Pulling the bumper to clean the filters is cake once you've done it once.

Z1 Silicone Post-MAF Intake Hoses

These are the MAF hoses you want. If you buy the Mishimoto ones you make baby Jesus cry.

I heard that the Stillen Gen 3 air filters last 20k miles, but I guess it really depends. I would definitely think b/w 10-20k miles, so I would go for the avg. (15k).

^^ I took this advice and have no regrets at all. I did make Jesus cry however (my lawn guy, not the son of god guy).

In theory, every 50k miles, but some $20 hydrophobic socks, 100k




Get the Stillen G3's or a similar equivalent
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I vote for R2C intakes. They look great, easy installation. The filters are super easy to clean because they are dry and do not have to be oiled. and the biggest plus I saw was NO BUMPER REMOVAL.

Bumper removal is way too easy to use that as a reason not to get a CAI. It's a fifteen minute job.

If you can't get the filters out of the engine bay getting an intake is worthless. Pick up the silicone intake pipe and drop in filter combo from the Z1 link a few posts up and call it a day

So in order for me to properly install the gen I have to mod the radiator ?

Is there some problem with the Mishimoto post-MAF tubes … inferior quality, poor fit, whatever???

Also, will the gen 2 really not give me more hp?

Just go with the Gen 3

No the plastic support on the side. there's instructions in the diy section that I'm sure has a picture of it.

Build your own :)

Z1 post tubes
OEM MAF housing cut off of the OEM air box
2.5-2.5" straight coupling
2.5" piping, about 8"
2.5-2.5" 45 degree coupling
More 2.5" piping, about 7"
2.5-2.5" 90 degree coupling
More 2.5" piping, about 4"
2.5-3" reducer coupling
3" piping, about 3"
K&N filter same as stillin

About $200 or so spent. Silicone is better than all aluminium for coolness and where a coupling is, it's slightly bigger inside to run more air. Doubt it does anything power wise but I like it.

I saw a post from Ak370z about installing gen 3. I am probably not going to out that one on. How do the tubes add hp?

Also, will adding a k & n really add hp? For motorcycles, k @ n are crap. Cars they are better??

http://www.the370z.com/intake-exhaus...bes-worth.html
http://www.the370z.com/south-east-re...se-thread.html

I have Stillen G3 and it's been great


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+1......... :iagree: I'm not a genius nor am I an idiot, but the stats definitely speak for itself on what to go with..... STILLEN GEN 3.

takeda long tube intake

$400 and provides the same gains as stillen gen3s

why ruin the stock box, just buy these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RED-fit-2009...7b2181&vxp=mtr

basically its a maf adapter for $60, just throw away filters or sell them on craigslist or something, some idiot is bound to buy them

Next time your thinking of starting a thread, please use the advanced search first as they are tons and tons of beaten to death threads such as this.

I did read the threads. Then I posted this. This is a forum for feedback. Things change and so do the members.

Excellent post. Good info.

I have the takeda long tube CAI and I love them. No cutting and they fit right where the G3s are. They might deliver 1-2hp less but who cares they look great. And best part is they have a dry filter. You never have to clean them unless you want to. Just my input on this. :tup:

AFE Takeda Stage 2 CAI. You have to pull the front bumper but no other modification required, unlike the Stillen G3.

Good info. Wonder if produce same hp?

I admit, leaning toward g3 but don't want to mess with all the modification needed to mount it. This may be a good alternative.

Don't let the "modifications" required scare you. Theres a hole in the plastic radiator support that needs to be a touch bigger to fit the piping. It's a ten minute job with a Dremel. It's not something that's going to damage the car.

All the modification?
If you have a Dremel you can cut the radiator bracket in...45 seconds...
And no way it makes as high of HP just because it will have turbulent airflow, but it's negligible

Bastard beats me to the punch every time...