Fun morning at AAM

ak6ar · 03-20-2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Nice! I also went with the G3's but got the Berk exhaust instead of the Stillen.

I was considering the Berk, but got a great deal on the Stillen so went with it.

I love how it sounds. In person I like how the tips look actually, they are growing on me.

eastwest2300 · 03-20-2012, 10:18 PM

Thats kinda the way I feel about my ARK, it just sounds mean, and it looks sharp on the Z.

ak6ar · 03-20-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Thats kinda the way I feel about my ARK, it just sounds mean, and it looks sharp on the Z.

Yeah the stock Z just doesn't sound right. As soon as you add that deep tone to the exhaust, the car sounds so much better.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-20-2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ak6ar

I was considering the Berk, but got a great deal on the Stillen so went with it.

I love how it sounds. In person I like how the tips look actually, they are growing on me.

Same reason I bought my Berk, I got a good deal on it

eastwest2300 · 03-20-2012, 10:40 PM

It looks like we all got good deals on our exhausts. Best investment made, hands down.

ak6ar · 03-20-2012, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

It looks like we all got good deals on our exhausts. Best investment made, hands down.

I agree it's totally worth doing it. Of course now the mod bug is starting to hit, have spent the evening planning out the next few mods. I am pretty sure suspension is next, need to drop the Z a bit (can't keep looking like I am driving the off road edition) have less roll and better turn in.

Adam@AAMComp · 03-22-2012, 12:27 PM

Akbar I am going to be putting together some suspension packages here shortly. Different stages 1-5 so to speak. I am flying home this weekend to Rhode Island so the time I am stuck at BWI waiting for my flight I will be working on this!

-Adam

ak6ar · 03-22-2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam@AAMComp

Akbar I am going to be putting together some suspension packages here shortly. Different stages 1-5 so to speak. I am flying home this weekend to Rhode Island so the time I am stuck at BWI waiting for my flight I will be working on this!

-Adam

Thanks Adam

supersic58 · 03-22-2012, 09:00 PM

Adam,

in an earlier thread that was posted within the mid-atlantic forum there was a fairly substantial debate over intakes and whether or not they are worth it.

I believe, but am being lazy and not searching for the post, that it was said by others (that are not vendors) that intakes are not worth the money to install and buy - that realized gains are small and that intakes are efficient in stock form.

Can you give your opinion here as I am looking into exhaust, HFC, intakes, etc. next.

thanks and apologies in advance if this hijacks the discussion.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-22-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by supersic58

Adam,

in an earlier thread that was posted within the mid-atlantic forum there was a fairly substantial debate over intakes and whether or not they are worth it.

I believe, but am being lazy and not searching for the post, that it was said by others (that are not vendors) that intakes are not worth the money to install and buy - that realized gains are small and that intakes are efficient in stock form.

Can you give your opinion here as I am looking into exhaust, HFC, intakes, etc. next.

thanks and apologies in advance if this hijacks the discussion.

You can do cost efficient intake mods if you don't want to do the full cold air intake setup. Post MAF tubes and drop in filters should run you around $200 I think and they're pretty simple to install yourself.

Adam@AAMComp · 03-23-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by supersic58

Adam,

in an earlier thread that was posted within the mid-atlantic forum there was a fairly substantial debate over intakes and whether or not they are worth it.

I believe, but am being lazy and not searching for the post, that it was said by others (that are not vendors) that intakes are not worth the money to install and buy - that realized gains are small and that intakes are efficient in stock form.

Can you give your opinion here as I am looking into exhaust, HFC, intakes, etc. next.

thanks and apologies in advance if this hijacks the discussion.

To be honest I haven't been around Z cars to much to give you a true professional opinion. We NEED to do some actual Dyno Testing here. Our Shop Z does not have a motor right now as we are in a developmental stage of building a a very efficient turbo setup for the 370z. The biggest thing is looking at Actual dyno graphs. When we did Akbar's 370z we did a full catback and stillen G3 intake and gained 20+ wheels through the entire power band. Moved the entire graph to the left which is amazing.

What can kill an intake is turbulence in the pipe. We are also building a intake kit right now that should work VERY well, more details on that when I have more information.

With the way technology with these cars has rapidly progressed over the last several years I can see it actually not working but I can also see it working. Drop in filters are GREAT and a bang for your buck. Hopefully we can get some testing done soon.

-Adam

Cristobal09 · 03-23-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

You can do cost efficient intake mods if you don't want to do the full cold air intake setup. Post MAF tubes and drop in filters should run you around $200 I think and they're pretty simple to install yourself.

Post maf tubes (mishimoto works just as well as the more expensive Z1 motorsports) and K&N drop ins from Jomer were well below 200 for me. They may not throw out as much power, but the extra few horses the G3 throws out, isnt worth the 200 dollars....In my opinion at least.

eastwest2300 · 03-23-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ak6ar

I agree it's totally worth doing it. Of course now the mod bug is starting to hit, have spent the evening planning out the next few mods. I am pretty sure suspension is next, need to drop the Z a bit (can't keep looking like I am driving the off road edition) have less roll and better turn in.

hahaha... nice, that damn mod bug.

eastwest2300 · 03-23-2012, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

You can do cost efficient intake mods if you don't want to do the full cold air intake setup. Post MAF tubes and drop in filters should run you around $200 I think and they're pretty simple to install yourself.

Mine was $260 out the door, from Z1 including the PVC tube upgrade.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-24-2012, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Mine was $260 out the door, from Z1 including the PVC tube upgrade.

So just $40 less than I paid for my G3's

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eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,972 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Thats kinda the way I feel about my ARK, it just sounds mean, and it looks sharp on the Z. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,972 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	It looks like we all got good deals on our exhausts. Best investment made, hands down. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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Adam@AAMComp Base Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Posts: 183 Drives: 09 GT-R Rep Power: 13	Akbar I am going to be putting together some suspension packages here shortly. Different stages 1-5 so to speak. I am flying home this weekend to Rhode Island so the time I am stuck at BWI waiting for my flight I will be working on this! -Adam __________________ Adam Correia AAM Competition AdamC@AAMCompetition.com AAM Competition Stage I Power Package

03-22-2012, 09:00 PM	#24 (permalink)
supersic58 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Owe Malley, MD Posts: 79 Drives: MB 370z 6MT Rep Power: 13	Adam, in an earlier thread that was posted within the mid-atlantic forum there was a fairly substantial debate over intakes and whether or not they are worth it. I believe, but am being lazy and not searching for the post, that it was said by others (that are not vendors) that intakes are not worth the money to install and buy - that realized gains are small and that intakes are efficient in stock form. Can you give your opinion here as I am looking into exhaust, HFC, intakes, etc. next. thanks and apologies in advance if this hijacks the discussion. __________________ RIP Marco Simoncelli #58

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