What were the Nissan engineers thinking?

axmea? · 08-07-2014, 11:05 AM

Just poor design but not intended to fail. Just like any part that breaks down easy with our Z's.

Mitco39 · 08-07-2014, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

Just poor design but not intended to fail. Just like any part that breaks down easy with our Z's.

I 100% agree. Just look at our CSCs... ugh.

jckilla · 08-07-2014, 12:32 PM

I originally had K&N typhoon intakes that use different hookups for the breather than the Stillen G3s, when the installation was done the shop had to fabricate some hoses bound together with clamps to fit. I bought the Z1 breather hoses, swapped em out in 10 minutes, everything works perfect. I don't think Nissan made a design to intentionally fail, I think they just went with mass fabrication of plastic parts instead of silicone, which is more expensive. The Z1 hoses fit perfectly, I recommend them to anyone.

Tadpole · 08-07-2014, 01:27 PM

Simplicity over thought and engineered and built. Its best not to even try to think the way engineers do. You will go insane.

08-07-2014, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,238 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Just poor design but not intended to fail. Just like any part that breaks down easy with our Z's. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

08-07-2014, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
jckilla Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 46 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z TS AT Rep Power: 12	I originally had K&N typhoon intakes that use different hookups for the breather than the Stillen G3s, when the installation was done the shop had to fabricate some hoses bound together with clamps to fit. I bought the Z1 breather hoses, swapped em out in 10 minutes, everything works perfect. I don't think Nissan made a design to intentionally fail, I think they just went with mass fabrication of plastic parts instead of silicone, which is more expensive. The Z1 hoses fit perfectly, I recommend them to anyone. __________________ Stillen G3's - MotorDyne E370z CBE - MotorDyne ART V3 pipes - Z1 ported intake manifold - Z1 (34) row oil cooler - Zspeed V2 undershroud - 318 WHP (dynapack) 260 TQ after UpRev tuning by XactDyno here in Phoenix -

08-07-2014, 01:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tadpole A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lockhart, TX Posts: 1,082 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z A7 Rep Power: 18	Simplicity over thought and engineered and built. Its best not to even try to think the way engineers do. You will go insane. __________________ Takeda TR3009P Short Ram Intakes, Custom Dual Exhaust, X-Piped with 18" Resonators & TopSpeed Axle Backs. EVO-R Led Third Foglight,

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